with the bold text in the example below: The Skychi Travel Guide : April 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Celebrity Apprentice Showcases South Africa: Are You My Zulu Dancing Man?




Celebrity Apprentice selected South Africa Tourism to judge a travel experience expo about "The Top 5" experiences of South Africa. The teams had a choice between Romance or Adventure experience. Lil Jon of Team Power choose the Adventure experience because he believed a safari would be the adventure experience. He was surprised to learn that safari was not on the list. Instead the adventure experience included glamping, surfing, golfing, zipling, and cage shark diving.



Celebrity Apprentice Lil Jon and Marilu Henner
Celebrity Apprentice Lil Jon and Marilu Henner


 Penn Gillette of Team Plan B  showcased South Africa's food, wine, sites and culture with Zulu Dancers. They even added a spa experience to the list.

I won't tell you who won the challenge. You have to watch the episode to see what happens. Click here to watch now.

My "Top 5" experiences in South Africa are  ziplinling, cage shark diving, spa, food and wine. Thanks to this challenge I view South Africa in a different light.

What are your "Top 5" experiences to do in South Africa?


Written by Janice Temple

Thursday, April 11, 2013

5 Places I've Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)


Traveling Brown Girls Blog Carnival
Traveling Brown Girls Blog Carnival +OneBrownGirl +AbsoluteADT +CarolACain +MoniqueRubin +BrownGirlsFly

I am joining in on the Traveling Brown Girls Blog Carnival hosted by my friend of +BrownGirlsFly.

Five Places I have Never Been

1. Tobago
I am a jazz lover so I am really excited about visiting Tobago for the Tobago Jazz Experience April 20 -28, 2013. I am so stoked that India Arie who will be performing in Tobago on April 28. 2013 liked my pinterest pin. Dionne Warwick and Melanie Fiona are also performing.



2. Tortola
A few years back I met a pilot in Miami who was flying home to Tortola. He shared with me his photos of his family and Tortola. This simple conversation created a desire in me to want to visit Tortola. So, I was excited to hear the news that there is an upcoming B.V.I. Music Festival being held in Tortola May 2013.

3. Spain
I discovered that Spain hosts a Black Music Festival. I found it interesting that Spain celebrates Black Music. I would love to experience that celebration in the Spanish culture.

4. South Africa
Recently in Lagos, Nigeria I attend a Naijazz event during Social Media Week Lagos. I had a sampling of Naijazz or Nigerian Jazz and loved it. I would love to attend the Naijazz Festival held in South Africa.

5. Montreal, Quebec Canada
I celebrated the Toronto 25th Jazz Festival
by seeing Return to Forever IV.
Last year I attended the Ottawa Jazz Festival with Janelle Monae, Trombone Shorty, Kevin Eubanks, Dave Holland. The Soul Rebels, Alain Toussaint and more. It was an intimate jazz festival but the creme de la creme of Canadian Jazz Festivals is the Montreal Jazz Festival. The Montreal
Jazz Festival is on my Jazz Festival bucket list.

So give me so great jazz music and warm weather. Those are great reasons for me to travel.


This month’s host:
Blog:  Brown Girls Fly (Chelle and Crystal)
Twitter:  @BrownGirlsFly
Carnival Post:  5 Places we have never been and why we must go 


Participants:




Blog:  One Brown Girl  (Tracey Friley)
Twitter:  @OneBrownGirl
Carnival Post:   Five Places Calling My Name

Blog:  Lola Akinmade (Lola Akinmade-Åkerström)
Twitter:  @LolaAkinmade
Carnival Post:   Five Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Blog:  Mom’s Guide To Travel   (Tawanna Browne Smith)
Twitter:  @WorldTravelMom
Carnival Post:   Travel Bucket List: 5 Places I’ve Never Been And Would Like To Go

Blog: It’s All Bee  (Bianca Malata)
Twitter:  @itsallbee
Carnival Post:   Travel Envy: 5 Places On My List

Blog:  Inside Journeys  (Marcia M)
Twitter:  @InsideJourneys
Carnival Post:   5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Blog:  Me & My Passport (Natalie)
Twitter:  @me_n_mypassportCarnival Post:  5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Blog:  A Day In Your Shoes (Lisa Lightner)
Twitter:  @LisaLightnerLL
Carnival Post:  Our Travel Bucket List – Traveling With A Child With Special Needs

Blog:  Traveling Latina (Ana Serafin)
Twitter:  @travelinglatina
Carnival Post:  5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Blog:  Globetrotting Mama (Heather Greenwood Davis)
Twitter:  @GreenwoodDavis
Carnival Post:  5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Want To Go To Now)

Blog:  Travel With Eva (Eva Jordan-Johnson)
Twitter:  @TravelWithEva
Carnival Post:  5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Blog:  The Ski Chi Travel Guide 2 (Janice Temple)
Twitter:  @skychi_travels
Carnival Post:  5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Blog:  This Diva Travels (Aliah)
Twitter:  @ThisDivaTravels
Carnival Post:  I Want To Go To There: 5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I HAVE To Go)

Blog:  Robins Have Wings (Robin Bennefield)
Twitter:  @RobinsHaveWings
Carnival Post:  5 Places On My Travel Bucket List … For Now

Blog:  Oneika The Traveller (Oneika Raymond)
Twitter:  @oneikatraveller
Carnival Post:  5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Blog:  Wonderlusting (Lynda Daboh)
Twitter:  @LyndaDaboh
Carnival Post:  Travel: 5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Blog:  Girl Gone Travel(Carol Cain)
Twitter:  @CarolACain
Carnival Post:  Oh, The Places I Should Go!

Blog:  Mo Travels (Monique Rubin)
Twitter:  @Monique_Rubin
Carnival Post:  5 Places On My Travel Bucketlist

Blog:  Absolute Travel Addict (April D. Thompson)
Twitter:  @AbsoluteADT
Carnival Post:  Five Destinations On My Travel Bucket List

Blog:  Ad-lib Traveller (Colleen Williams)
Twitter:  @AdlibTraveller