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Saint John Carnival 4th of July Celebration 2011

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I think I made it Saint John for the first time on the absolute best day to be there all year — the 4th of July for the last day of Carnival.

Here are a few photos to give you a flavor of what we experienced:

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Saint John Carnival Schedule for the 4th of July, 2011

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From VINow.com

St. John Festival 2010
St. John, Cruz Bay 4:00am
Event: J’ouvert, One of the most popular events of Carnival. It is an early morning party as thousands of people dance through the streets behind their favorite bands while others stand on the sidelines and enjoying the music. Starts outside the National Park Visitor Center.

St. John Festival 2010
St. John, Cruz Bay 11:00am
Event: Parade, The parade is one of the biggest events of the St. John Festival. It takes place in Cruz Bay and includes thousands of participants and thousands of viewers that line the parade route. Come see mocko jumbies, carnival royalty, listen to bands play while colorfully costumed troupes dance along. Some troupes include masqueraders wearing from the smallest costumes of bikinis with beads to elaborate, large costumes that stretch the width of the parade route. The parade route starts at the National Park Visitor Center entrance and runs through Cruz Bay.

St. John Festival 2010
St. John, Cruz Bay Harbor 9:00pm
Event: Fireworks Display. Fireworks over Cruz Bay Harbor.

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Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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La Tomatina Camping in Bunol for Those on a Budget

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While supposedly camping in Bunol is not allowed for the La Tomatina festival, five of us spent 2 nights camping for the 2010 festival yesterday. We slept in two different spots. The first night we slept down a driveway in a field (take a left at the roundabout at the bottom of the hill and walk about 20 meters). The 2nd night we walked halfway up the main hill toward the train station and set up our tents in the park to the left (if walking up) of the main road. The ground there was extremely hard, but the place was lit and fairly secluded. Whereas the first night, we spent all night listening to raging techno music from a nearby club — the 2nd night was actually quite peaceful with a water fall right next to our camping spot in the park.

So it is possible to stay in Bunol for La Tomatina — you just have to be resourceful and willing to tough it out in the wild. If we had to do it all over again, we would have slept in the park both nights of course, and would have brought more padding to sleep on top of so our backs didn’t ache so bad in the morning. Oh well; live and learn.

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Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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La Tomatina Backpacker Meetup 2010

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Are there any backpackers heading to the La Tomatina festival in Valencia in late August? I’m flying from Dublin down to Valencia on August 18th and planning to meet up with the DriftingDuo, Brad and Chelsea, who I met early this summer during their stay in Santorini as well as a few other backpackers from New Zealand who lived on Santorini this summer (but don’t blog or tweet)!  From the Travel Twittersphere, I believe @camorose (C’est Christine), @suzyguese (suzyguese), and maybe @cailinoneil (TravelYourself) are making the trip.

Anyone else making the journey? Should we organize a backpacker get together somewhere a day or two prior to the actual La Tomatina Festival? If you’re familiar with Valencia and have a suggestion for a meeting point on the 23rd or 24th, leave it in the comments!

PS – We may be venturing to Ibiza for a couple days sometime between the 19th and 23rd if you’re interested.

Photo courtesy of SMH.com.au

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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