Blog Detail

Farsighted Fly Girl

http://www.rosalindcummingsyeates.blogspot.co…

Farsighted Fly Girl features thoughts on travel, fashion and culture and how they all relate.

Added on: Aug 21st, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Fly Girl
Listed in: Travel Cultural
Tags: travel fashion cultural history world cuisine global music latin/caribbean travel

Recent Posts

Taste Trippin\' Part Four

Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 15:10 in jamaica, jamaican jerk chicken, global cusine, utopia international caribbean cuisine, brownstew chicken

It's November in Chicago. This is the time my mind turns to thoughts of island life, not that it doesn't most times but now is when I really focus. So I grabbed a quick excursion to Jamaica. Of course, I'm not talking about a physical jaunt but a gas...
Bahia Bounty

Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 22:25 in bahia, candomble, bahia culture, brazil travel, tourist activities

I've never been a fan of shopping as a travel activity. Generally, I'm quite allergic to shopping malls, department stores and the special hell that's called warehouse clubs. I don't experience any pleasure from wading through mounds of generic, mass...
Browsing through Bahia\'s Mercado Modelo

Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 11:35 in bahia, mercado modelo, brazil travel, tourist activities

I think the term "shop til you drop" was created with Bahia's Mercado Modelo in mind. Over 300 handicraft stalls cram three levels, along with a colorful collection of bars and restaurants. Although the Mercado is filled with authentic Bahian culture...
Bom Dia From Brazil

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 18:59 in brazil travel, brazil culture, brazilian phone booths

Brazilian creativity is legendary, fresh ideas and innovations just seem to flow with the ease of samba on a sunny day. So you think Brazilians would speak on ordinary public phones? Please. Brazilian phone booths are called orelhao (big ear) because...
Anti-Terrorist Fashion

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 19:08 in pakistan, global fashion, fashion week pakistan 2009

With the Taliban hovering in the background and located just two hours from al- Qaida headquarters, Pakistan hosted its first fashion week in the cosmopolitan city of Karachi last week. It might seem like a frivolous choice at a time when violence an...
London Love and Thornton\'s Toffee

Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 16:58 in London, global cusine, thorton's toffee

I love London. The energy, the quirkiness, the music, the markets, excite me. I never sleep when I visit, there's always something happening and some place to be. I also rarely eat when I'm there. If there's no curry shop or Jamaican eatery nearby, f...