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Bahamas, Junkanoo In July
A Travel Blog by dmbtraveler195
A national 38th birthday celebration.
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Junkanoo, who?
A Travel Blog entry by shaanandkate from Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
... 's Eve, we went to the Bahamas! Here are some highlights: 1. Staying up all night on New Year's Eve, observing the Junkanoo parade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkanoo), walking around the streets of Nassau 2. Laying about at the beach, playing ...
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A Car-Ni-Val Kinda Ting!
A Travel Blog entry by dmbtraveler195 from Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
... a nation and the celebration is three day long weekend affair. This morning from 2am-9am I join in the festivities as “Junkanoo In July” takes place downtown on Bay Street. For me, Junkanoo is always a nice reminder of my heritage and the ...
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The Island of New Providence, The Bahamas
A Travel Blog entry by analuzanta from Nassau, Bahamas
... all islanders and is expected to defend the crown by next year's celebration. Each island holds it's own JUNKANOO parade annually, however Nassau holds the biggest and usually Island winners go here and competes with the ...
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Outer Island & Paradise
A Travel Blog entry by katmatu from Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
... who played with fire, she got the guys into the act with her sensual dance moves and beat. Next was the anticipated Junkanoo parade. The costumes were very colorful and elaborate the music lively and the parade participants encouraged all to join in the ...
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Nassau
A Travel Blog entry by heidi.brown from Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
... and you’ll see it. It’s kind of eerie looking right up on the beach. Because it was Easter, the Junkanoo bands were gearing up for a celebration. I guess the Junkanoo band that won in Nassau was in Alicetown for the Easter ...
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Fortunate Discoveries
A Travel Blog entry by spsadventures from Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
... diving, I slept on the bus ride back to the hotel. I was going to take a nap there, but instead we headed to Junkanoo beach, which is the beach within walking distance of downtown Nassau. We grabbed a couple of Bahama Mamas from the stand on the ...
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Lucky?
A Travel Blog entry by spsadventures from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
... . We wandered around town, doing a little shopping for souvenirs. We happened upon a mall that was decorated for Junkanoo. The Junkanoo stuff was really colorful and exciting. Eventually until we found ourselves near some of the tourist sights, so ...
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Some more fun sites and sights...
A Travel Blog entry by anne531 from Nassau, Bahamas
... Year's festival in the Bahamas, and a main part of the Bahamian culture. Johnny Canoe's at Cable Beach has Junkanoo festival performers put on a show during dinner for the guests; one of the few times one can see it aside from New ...
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Compass Point Hotel Nassau
West Bay Street, P.O. Box CB 13842, Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
... storm shutters with bug screens, so you can never really "shut out" the world. It wasn't unpleasant though. We loved the Junkanoo colors of the resort. The floors are natural wood with white-washed walls. Bathroom is awesome (my wife's words). The ...
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Junkanoo Expo
Prince George Wharf, , Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
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Museum showcasing the costumes and floats from the annual Junkanoo parade.



