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Martinique Carnival is a bit unique among West Indian Carnivals. The fete here continues an extra day after it ends in Trinidad and most everywhere else.

Halloween always reminds me of St. Martin Carnival as it marked the first time that I really got made up for the revelry.

Sadly, we missed out on all the fun of Spicemas in Grenada yet again this year, but I'm more determined than ever to make it down there for 2019.

French-Side St. Martin Carnival is small and intimate, with a decidedly communal vibe that's more about family and community than all-out debauchery.

One thing that all Caribbean Carnivals have in common is color, each festival bursting with the wildest display of brightly exotic chromatic chaos.

It's dirty, often drunken, grimy, hot, sweaty, and sexy. It's j'ouvert, the wildest good time you can ever have to start the day anywhere in the world!

Longing. Heartache. Depression. Trinidad Carnival Tabanca is real. Here's 14 ways to cure your case of the post-carnival blues.

Canboulay is the 100 year-old story behind the music, feteing, rum, and fun chronicling a community who rose up and fought for their right to party.

This year, my Trinidad Carnival dreams came true. Next year, I hope to do it all again!