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Jose Balido
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About José Balido
On the travel side, he has worked primarily with Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel and
Diversion magazines, both of which have also published his photography, as well as the New York Post.
On the entertainment side, he has written scripts for daytime television programs such as All My Children, Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live, and ECTV's European soap, Riviera. More recently, he executive-produced and wrote the story for Sony Pictures Mexico's acclaimed box-office hit Niñas Mal.
Truly bilingual in English and Spanish, José also speaks French and Italian fluently,
communicates in Czech, can wiggle his way through German and Portuguese, and after all these years can still startle the staff at Chinese restaurants with his Mandarin.
Currently he is president of Tripatini.com, a position he loves, as it pulls together all his eclectic interests.
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- Are you connected to the tourism/travel/hospitality industries or travel media in any way? If so, please specify how.
- Yes
- On which destinations & travel topics can you advise members especially well?
- Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, Cuba, Peru, Florida
- What destinations are you most interested in learning about?
- Tibet, Mongolia, but really, all
- Other travel / language expertise?
- freelance travel writer
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Could Calle 13 Become Latin America's Musical Conscience?
Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:00pm 0 Comments 7 Likes
Oh sure, there's Shakira, Paulina, Thalia, Camila, Juanes, Marc, Ricky, and other popular poppers, God bless 'em. But ay, bendito, the sensation of the 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards earlier this month -- as it was at the same awards in 2009 -- was the Puerto Rican duo Calle 13, nominated for ten awards, and bringing home nine, breaking Colombian singer…
Continue Cabarete, Adventure Sports Capital of the Dominican Republic
Posted on October 14, 2011 at 10:05am 0 Comments 4 Likes
A 40-minute drive east of Puerto Plata, Cabarete’s a phenom that started blossoming as a destination in the mid-1980s, as…
Turkish Pop Music Heartthrob Tarkan Still Popping
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:14pm 0 Comments 3 Likes
German-born Tarkan Tevetoğlu, 37, has been compared to a cross between Turkey's Elvis and Michael Jackson in terms of his impact on his country’s pop music scene, and he’s achieved a measure of fame abroad, as well, particularly in Europe. The dude garners A-list coverage from Turkish media, of course, for almost everything he does, whether it’s verbal gaffes; groundbreakingly racy video scenes; temporary military draft-dodging; shilling for Pepsi-Cola; scary run-ins with the paparazzi; a…
Continue Pop Goes the Traditional Filipino Nipa Hut
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 8:00pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
I recently came across and was charmed by this late-2009 hit from the Philippines' popular band Hale celebrating nostalgia for this sprawling archipelago’s countryside whence most Filipinos come, at least within a generation or two. Bahay Kubo is the sweet, laid-back lead single from this four-year-old band’s fourth album, Kundiman. It’s a bit of a departure for this foursome — their first entirely in Tagalog and focusing on purely Pinoy themes. With a simple story line starring…
Continue A French Café, Better than France in South Florida's Coral Gables
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 8:17am 4 Comments 1 Like
Dining in Miami just keeps getting better. Just this morning, on the way back from an appointment, we were looking for a place to have a quick, simple lunch, and settled on a French café that opened not too long ago on Miracle Mile, in the heart of chichi Coral Gables…
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Hi Jose
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Hola Jose, Have you filled the position for Mexico blogger? If not, please send me the details. Gracias!
Saludos, John
I think there should be a mechanism to send a message to a fellow member without becoming friends. (Your current rule is: "You and x must be friends before you can send messages. X will have to confirm your friendship.") I have had some people ignore my message, presumably because they did not want to add a friend just for a one-time conversation. Or, perhaps others wanted to message me but did not want to request friendship. Thanks, Buzzy
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