Posts Tagged "Travel"

Music for your Travels

Posted in Music, picky Picks

 

Melanie Pain  -  Peut-etre pas  –    French Pop

Dove   –     Jetstream    –    Alternative

Azymuth     -      Amazon Adventure    -  Brazillian

Butterfly Boucher    -    A Walk Outside     –     Rock

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Experience the Land of Enchantment

Posted in picky Picks, Travel

 

Santa Fe, New Mexico Creative Tourism

 

“Experience the Land of Enchantment in a truly hands-on manner while getting to know the city’s art, culture, history, heritage and people. Santa Fe Creative Tourism and The Inn and Spa at Loretto have partnered to present our DIY Santa Fe – 2012 Spring Break Package, featuring fabulous workshops, classes and experiences taught by local community members in vibrant artists’ studios and other settings. From painting and glassworks, writing and journaling, to photography and crafts, experiencing Santa Fe through this exclusive DIY Santa Fe opportunity will create a vacation to remember!”

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Travel Music to Download

Posted in Music, picky Picks

 

 

Maccabees   -    Toothpaste Kisses   –   Alternative

Panoptica      –         Pluma       -        Latino Electronic

Jill Scott     –     Spring Summer Feeling   –   R&b/soul

Gary Clark Jr.        –     When My Train Pulls In    -    Solo Acoustic

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“Around the World the Frangipani (plumeria) is called”

Posted in picky Picks, Travel

  • The Aztec word is Cocaloxochite.
  • Tipanier in Tahiti.
  • Dok jampa  or Dok champa in Laos
  • Pomelia and Frangipane in Italy
  • Couleuvre, or Snake Tree in St.Barths Bois
  • Kemboja kuning in Malaysia
  • Pansal Mal in Sri Lanka
  • Jepun in Bali, Indonesia
  • Flor de Mayo in Yucatan, Puebla, El Salvador
  • Flor de la Cruz in Guatemala
  • Pumeli or Melia in Hawaii
  • Amapola in Venezuela
  • Kang Nai Xin in China
  • Phool in India
  • Hoa Su (Southern ), Hoa Dai (Northern) and Hoa Su Ma (ghost Plumeria) in Vietnam
  • Kalachuchi in the Philippines
  • Flor de Cebo in the Canary Islands
  • Sacuanjoche in Nicaragua (the name is derived from the word “xacuan” from a native language called náhuatl and means “precious yellow feather or flower”.
  • Common names are Temple Tree or Pagoda Tree in India and the Far East, Graveyard Tree in the Caribbean Islands, Temple Flower in Sri Lanka, and May flower (for the time of flowering) in Nicaragua.
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Music – Dining, Traveling, or Relaxing

Posted in Music, picky Picks

 

Cassandra Wilson   – Blue Skies    -    Dinner    –   Jazz

Paolo Nutini   –   Chamber Music    -    Relax   -      Pop

Adanowsky    -       J’aime Tes Genoux  –     Travel     –   Latin Rock

Taken By Trees   –   Watch the  Waves      -   Relax/Travel  –   Alternative

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