- Joining in the party at New Orleans’ Mardi Gras or Rio’s Carnaval; will it be catching beads or sampling the samba?
- Floating over New Mexico’s high desert at Albuquerque’s hot air Balloon Fiesta
- Braving the firecrackers and embracing the fervor at India’s Diwali, the Festival of Light
- Downing a few liters of beer (and dancing on the tables) at Munich’s boisterous Oktoberfest
- Getting splattered by fresh tomatoes and then plastering others with same at Spain’s one-of-a-kind La Tomatina
- Running with the bulls (if you dare) at Pamplona’s notorious San Fermin fest
- Grooving to the vibes at Montreal’s Jazz Festival
- Taking in the spectacle of lion dances and marching bands at San Francisco’s colorful Chinese New Year celebration
- Bathing in mud at South Korea’s Boryeong Mud Festival
- Absorbing the local culture at Mexico’s Cinco de Mayo or Day of the Dead festivities
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