The Red Boot Diaries

I Hate Loud Music: Carnival in Trinidad

Imagine the Academy Awards, New Year's Eve and World Cup Soccer, all rolled into the most important day of the year. It’s …

Join us on our new Culture Travels Podcast at 10 am EST on Friday July 9th, 2021 as Texas Canadian Melissa Drake teaches us how to …

Living in downtown Phoenix, Arizona I have witnessed and participated in the local Black Lives Matter protests that have marched …

Alex recently did the research and wrote a letter to a loved one about Systemic Racism, Police Brutality, and the positives that …

Imagine for a moment, a lemon. A bright yellow, cut freshly from the tree lemon. You can smell its distinct summery freshness …

A Culture Filled March Weekend in Bern Back in 2014, I was fortunate to end up in Bern, Switzerland on Museum Night - …

An Unexpected Bit of Pre-Dinner Fun ... Sometimes the best fun is the 'out of the blue' completely unplanned kind. My family …

My thighs burn as I trudge up the steep sand dune and squint into the blaring sun. Mimicking Mads, I hold my board across my …

The barren border crossing building at Paso de Jama, between Chile and Argentina in the Andes, has a distinct lack of noise as …

What Did I Get Myself Into!?! I see a few rocks falling down the mountainside towards me and my heart rate picks up speed. I …