[EDITOR’S NOTE: Portions of this travelogue were previously published in 2009.] USAG BAVARIA-GARMISCH, Germany – For those who live in Garmisch, the winter season might seem to last forever; for a ...

Although accounts on the exact start of the Venice Carnival vary–some attribute it to the 11th century while others claim it began in the 12th–most agree it was a celebration of the incognito. With a ...

With suitcases full of handmade dresses, skirt supports, petticoats, corsets and wigs, Taylor Shelby and a group of five friends flew to Venice’s Carnival in February with one goal in mind: to live ...

VENICE (Reuters Life!) - The head of state of a Gulf country partied dressed like a catholic cardinal in Venice this weekend, his identity disguised beneath a carnival mask. He was one of the 400 ...

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The opening weekend of Carnival in Venice culminated with a water procession along the Grand Canal that finished in front of the Rialto Bridge with a flourish of colorful ...

Ornately costumed partygoers have showed up in droves for the Carnival of Venice, a centuries-old, annual festival, which began as a way for Venetians to let loose in the days leading up to Lent, the ...

“We’re going back next year!” Jeff Buege exclaimed with a smile on his face. Buege and his wife Janet flew to Venice, Italy, for the 2019 Carnevale di Venezia. But this was not your average overseas ...