Tripatini's Blog – December 2010 Archive (4)

The Tripatini Traveler's Top Ten New Year's Resolutions

It's that time of year again, when we all resolve to lose a little weight, gain a little muscle, spend more time with friends and family... And this year, we really mean it. Right? Well, regardless of your success rate with past New Year's resolutions, here's a list for the traveler in you that shouldn't be too hard to keep.

1. Pack light.

2. Travel more.…

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Added by Tripatini on December 31, 2010 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Panama Celebs Give Christmas the "We Are The World" Treatment

Navidad de color (A Colorful Christmas) is a simple yet slick, formulaic yet moving singalong from 2008, sponsored by outgoing (as in, leaving office) first lady Vivián Fernández de Torrijos. Singer/songwriter/producer Alfredo Matheus Diez and actor Fernando Carrillo, both Venezuelan, crammed the Teatro Nacional (National Theater) in Panama City’s beautiful colonial quarter with several dozen local celebs (Matheus is the dude in the red shirt, BTW). Stars… Continue

Added by Tripatini on December 24, 2010 at 10:10am — No Comments

Costa Rica Music Group Malpaís a Mellow Charmer — Not Unlike the Country Itself

by Tripatini staff

Tiny Costa Rica holds a very special place in Latin America — largely literate and completely armyless as well as beautiful and exciting. And Malpaís, a six-dude band named after a remote beach area at the end of the road on the Nicoya Peninsula coast (literally, the word means “badlands”), is an unmistakable product of the Tico culture and ethos, fusing jazz and rock with local musical and folk…

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Added by Tripatini on December 5, 2010 at 11:08am — No Comments