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September 21, 2016 - Fall Festivals in the US AND Around The World

9/20/2016

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Elisa's Daily Scoop
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Fall Festivals Around the US

​Happy Hump Day!!

How is your week?  Well, as you guys know by now, Tanya and I are going to be doing some "Cousins" travel next month (Disney World!) and then again in April (London!).  

It feels so long since we’ve all been on a trip together, and I guess it has been - last July (2015) to be exact, when our gangs went on our Niagara Falls/Toronto Road Trip.
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Niagara Falls on The Maid of the Mist - July 2015 (c)travelincousins.com)
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So much to look forward to in the coming months!!

And as you might have noticed, Tanya and I have been working much more closely over the past few months, to coordinate our blogs for a greater impact regarding particular topics and destinations.

We hope you have been enjoying our new streamlined approach! 

W2GW...Today!
Tanya came up with a great idea - to feature Fall Festivals!


I'll be covering three popular ones here in the U.S. and Tanya will cover a few happening internationally around the world.

1. National Apple Harvest Festival  ​
Arendtsville, PA
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Each year during the first two weekends in October, the National Apple Harvest Festival takes place in Arendtsville, Pennsylvania.

This year will mark the 52nd Festival, which will be  held on October 1 & 2 and October 8 & 9, with the gates opening at 8am.

The festival celebrates beautiful crafts, great music and wonderful food. There is something for everyone with hundreds of arts and crafts dealers, demonstrations, contests, food stands, and entertainment.


2. Albuquerque International Balloon Festival
Albuquerque, NM
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The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly festival of hot air balloons that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico during early October.

​The Balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event, and has over 500 balloons each year.​

This year it will be happening from October 1 -9, 2016.
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At Balloon Fiesta in Oct 2014 (c)travelincousins.com
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I can tell you from first hand experience just how exciting this event is!  The cousins spent two full days at this festive celebration during our New Mexico Road Trip in 2014. 


​Wellfleet Oysterfest
Cape Cod, MA 
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Wellfleet, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has been considered the home of one of the world’s great oyster beds for generations.​

Wellfleet SPAT, Shellfish Promotion and Tasting, Inc., is a non-profit organization chartered in 2002 – the year after Wellfleet’s first OysterFest. SPAT is devoted to sustaining Wellfleet’s shellfishing and aquaculture industries.

Each October, on the weekend AFTER Columbus Day weekend, Wellfleet’s town center comes alive for this two-day family festival that brings together locals and visitors for a weekend full of food, art, music, fun and games. 

The Wellfleet OysterFest celebrates the town’s famous oysters, clams and its deep-rooted shellfishing traditions and takes place this year on October 15 & 16, 2016.


Super fun festivals for the month of October!!

Check out Tanya's blog for more happening around the world!!

Well, sorry this is a short one folks, but I have to get shakin'!

Back tomorrow!!

-E
xoxo
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Tanya's Daily Scoop
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Fun Fall Festivals Around the World

Greetings to one and all!

It's September 21st and the last day of summer. WooHoo - but I wish that meant something more out here in SoCal...

As I'm sure you probably have noticed, I haven't really been complaining all that much about the HOT weather recently. Well it's because the temps had cooled down and it's been quite comfortable.

That was until yesterday(ish), and nooooo we're not talking extreme temps here, but instead of the temps going down, they've gone up and the humidity has also gone up and that is NO BUENO!
YUCK


Although who am I to talk?!
I about to take a trip to Florida and the Bahamas where we all know that the humidity is always oh so icky and it makes you oh so sticky! BOO

Well I've only got 3 more days here, and then we'll be off once again. Cosette and I managed to pack her luggage yesterday, and at this point there are only a few items left to toss in there, plus I still need to organize the wardrobe for the itinerary.

And I've got my bag left to pack which is always the most difficult. Hopefully I can get to it tomorrow.

Today is pretty jam packed, plus I need to take Cosette to go visit Dream and I have an appointment at the hair salon later this afternoon. It's that time again when I'm gonna change it up!
Hopefully I remember to take a few pictures and then you'll see what I'm talking about. 

I went with Cosette yesterday to go pick up Mika from school, and boy is the traffic around schools a huge mess or what?! Obviously you know this isn't something that I'm use to doing...
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Mika & Cosette (c)travelincousins.com
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On the drive back home (c)travelincousins.com

Since today is Wednesday that makes it W2GW (Where to go Wednesday) here on Travelin' Cousins and boy have we got a fun one for you guys today!

Elisa and I are each featuring different Fall Festivals both Domestic (USA) and International. I don't know about you, but I love a good festival and I travel the world to go to some of the best!

One that Elisa is featuring -
The Albuquerque International Balloon Festival was something that we did together as a cousins trip and had the most fantastic time.    It was wonderful experience and I for one can tell you that I'd be game to do it again sometime!!
Be sure to check out Elisa's column for more information.

And since we had so much fun in Albuquerque at the International Balloon Festival it got me thinking about other Balloon Festivals around the world and although this one isn't technically a Fall festival, it is one that I would highly consider going to:

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in the United Kingdom (I actually almost went to this one in 2014).
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Credit: TheGuardian.com
Okay okay obviously you can tell that just the mention of a Balloon Festival got me all excited...I kinda side tracked here!

Let me focus and tell you all about festivals that are coming up:

Of course the BIG one in the fall is OKTOBERFEST
Held each year in Munich, Germany, Oktoberfest is the world’s largest beer festival.
The 16-day festival has been an annual tradition in Germany since 1810. This celebration of Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen included horse racing. Some years later the horse racing aspect of the celebration was dropped and the festivities evolved into a several-day-long event for consuming beer. (Credit: weather.com)
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Credit: Oktoberfest.net
We had actually published a past feature on Beer FACTS and different Beer festivals around the world - check it out:

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50 Historic Facts about Beer

Now let's take you Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada for the 
Spirit of our Nations Cultural Celebration & Pow Wow
Each year the the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations convenes in a colorful celebration that includes traditional dancing and events to honor their heritage.
Pow Wows are the Native American people’s way of meeting together, to join in dancing, singing, visiting, renewing old friendships, and making new ones. This is a time method to renew Native American culture and preserve the rich heritage of American Indians.
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This year’s festivities will be held from Nov. 13 to 15.

The next ones I'm gonna feature  are Domestic ones with an International flair!

The first being Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, of which Elisa and I along with our gang of cousins with be visiting in just a few short weeks!!

Celebrating its 21st year, the 2016 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival will be held from September 14-November 14, 2016. Special kiosks are set up around the World Showcase with food and drinks that reflect various countries. Activities also include concerts, books signings and cooking demonstrations by international chefs. And if that isn't enough and you still aren’t full of Food & Wine festivities there are plenty of extra events that Disney is only too happy to allow you to pay for. *Seminars and exhibitions that are very popular and sell out quickly.
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2012 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival (c) travelincousins.com

Lastly, not leastly, but very local is the
IRVINE GLOBAL VILLAGE FESTIVAL happening this Saturday, September 24th from 10a-6p and which the kids will be performing at before we head out to the airport - I actually scheduled our flight around this festival!
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2014 Irvine Global Village Festival (c) travelincousins.com
The City’s signature event, this Festival continues to highlight Irvine’s vibrant and diverse community and has grown to include more than 115 musical, dance and demonstration performances on five stages, and features a variety of international cuisine, kid’s crafts and activities, cultural and world religions exhibits and a global marketplace. 2016 marks the 15th anniversary of the Irvine Global Village Festival.
If you are in the neighborhood - I hope to see you there!

And that's gonna be a wrap folks. 
I'm outta here,
​-T
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