01 ngo-08
Isingeniso Senganekwane Yenganekwane
I-Fantasy Fest 2011: Ama-Revelers agqitshwa njengejellyfish ehambisa i-Lodging Association yeFlorida Keys ne-Key West float ethwele "iNkosi Neptune" phansi kweDuval Street. Isithombe © U-Andy Newman / Florida Keys News Bureau Ama-Mardi Gras eNew Orleans angase abe amadala futhi amakhulu, kodwa ama-Fantasy Fest ku-Key West yiyona nhlangano engcono kunazo zonke e-US, ikakhulukazi uma ukuthanda kwakho kugijimela ekuhlukaneni kwelanga, isiko sobulili, nokubukwa okunamandla kwamagumbi angabonakali.
Egcinwa minyaka yonke cishe ngesonto ngaphambi kweHalloween, iFantasy Fest iyinhlangano yokugqoka ingubo engekho, nakuba eziningi 'zezingubo' ziqukethe ukudweba okungaphezulu komzimba. Kusuka ekuthobekeni okuthoma eminyakeni engaba ngu-30 eyedlule (lo mcimbi wadalwa ukuletha abantu edolobheni ngesikhathi sokuhamba kancane ngonyaka), Fantasy Fest isiye yaba mecca hedonistic ukudweba amashumi ezinkulungwane izivakashi unyaka ngamunye. Leli qembu liphelile ngokungahambisani ne-no-hold-down-down ngaphansi kweDuval Street ngoMgqibelo, egcwele ukugeleza okudabukisayo kanye nababukeli bezindleko zabo zonke izinto ezicatshangelwayo.
Izwi kubantu abahlakaniphile: Uma ucabanga ukuthi uzoya kwi-Fantasy Fest, ngeke ukwazi ukubeka ukulala kwakho ekuseni kakhulu. Amakamelo agcwalisa ngokushesha!
I-Fantasy Fest akuyona wonke umuntu. Uma ubunqunu bomphakathi nokuphuza kukucasula, lokhu akusona isimo sakho. Cha, awudingi ukuzitholela uhamba ngezindwangu, nakuba izingubo zendoda ethile zikhona ngokusemthethweni. Uzobona abantu abaningi begqoke ama-thongs nezikhumba, nabesifazane bezintambo noma upende lomzimba, nokunye okunye. Ngokuya ngezintshisekelo zakho, ungakwazi ukuya esikhwameni se-tame esendaweni yendawo yokugqoka noma izenzakalo ze-wilder ukuthi, futhi, zizobonisa imizimba ehlukahlukene enkazimulweni yabo engezansi noma ukuhlangabezana nezilwane ezihlukahlukene zobulili. Uye waxwayiswa / ukhonjiswe!
02 ngo-08
Abantu Ukubuka
Ukudweba komzimba okufisa umfutho: I-Cat Lady. © Andrea Chung Esinye sezizathu ezinhle kakhulu zokuya kwi-Fantasy Fest ku-Keys kufanele kube ngabantu ababukeleyo. Kukhona okuthile okuthakazelisayo mayelana nokubuka indoda eyedwa noma owesifazane odweba kusuka ekhanda kuya emlenzeni odweba umzimba. Imibala eminingi, izithombe, nezindikimba, ezivela esifuba esigcwele izimbali kuya emaphethini esilwane, ama-superheroes, ngisho ne-KISS - isithombe se-band.
Umphumela wokuphela wukuthi indaba ibukeka igqoke ngokugcwele amehlo - ngaphandle uma ubheka ngokucophelela.
Ngokusemthethweni, ubunqunu bomphakathi abukho emthethweni emigwaqeni ye-Key West, ngisho nangesikhathi seFantasy Fest. Umthetho wendawo usho ukuthi ukudweba komzimba akubhekwa njengokugqoka, futhi abathintekayo bakhuthazwa ukuba bagqoke isembozo. Lokhu kungase kube umthetho ohlukumezeka kakhulu kuFantasy Fest, noma kunjalo.
03 ngo-08
Ukugqoka kanye nezindleko
Lezi izingubo ze-pirate ku-Fantasy Fest ayishiyi okuningi emcabangweni. Isithombe © Dshfl ngeFlickr Qiniseka ukuthi uletha izingubo - noma izingubo - ku-Fantasy Fest! Wonke umuntu uzofuna ukuthatha isithombe nawe. Yebo, i-paparazzi ikhona yonke indawo, ufaka, futhi uma uyidlala kahle uzokwazi ukuthi ikuthandwa kanjani ukuba udumo olubeka amakhamera.
Ku-Fantasy Fest, ukushisa ama-costume, nakakhulu uzothola ukuma futhi ulandwe. Sebenzisa inkululeko yokuhamba nanoma yimuphi intombazane noma umfana futhi ucele ukuthatha isithombe sakho nabo - ngeke ube nalesi sikhathi futhi kuze kube yisikhathi seFantasy Fest ngonyaka ozayo! Abantu abaningi banobungane kakhulu futhi bajabule ngendaba yakho.
Ucele ngaphambi kokudubula, noma kunjalo. Akuwona wonke umuntu ofuna ukuba nezithombe zawo ezingenasici ezingabanjwanga kalula kwi-intanethi!
04 ngo-08
Hlela amasu akho okuphuza futhi uzivelele!
Ukuphuza kuDesval Street ngesikhathi seFantasy Fest. Isithombe © Ottofocus nge-Flickr Phuza abathengisi bazobe bethengisa izidlo zonke izinyathelo ezimbalwa, ngakho ngeke ube kude nokuqabuleka ngisho nakulezo zikhathi ezingavamile ku-Key West uma kungekho ibha ngokushesha eduze . Zizwa ukhululekile ukuhamba emigwaqweni ngesendebe esandleni, i-Key West ingenye yezindawo ezimbalwa lapho ukuphuza komphakathi kuvunyelwe khona - okungenani ngaphakathi "Indawo Ezingqayizivele" (egxile kwiDuval Street) ngesikhathi seFantasy Fest! Ungagcina imali ethile ngokuletha ubhontshisi wakho ku-canteen; libophe kuze kufike okhalweni lwakho futhi uthenge abaxube njengoba uhambahamba.
I-Fantasy Fest igcina isonto lonke, kodwa konke okudingayo ngempela yizinsuku ezintathu ezinhle futhi cishe ugcwale ukugaya, ukuphuza, ukukhishwa ngamanzi echibini lakho ozithandayo, umculo ophilayo, nokubuka indawo. Zama nje ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awuphuthelwa umcimbi omkhulu ngoMgqibelo!
Ngosuku lwesibini, abaningi abaye bahlala baxoshwa futhi bahlaselwa amanzi kanye neTylenol. Ama-veteran aphuma bedla ibhulakufesi elihle futhi athole ukuthi imisebenzi yamanzi eseduze kangakanani yezemidlalo ikhona. I-Key West inikeza izinhlobo eziningi zemisebenzi; Uma ufuna isinyathelo, isenzo, isenzo, ungase ubheke ku-Fury, ene-jet skiing, para-navigation, ne-snorkeling combos ukuthatha yonke intambama.
Uma ufuna ukusetha ijubane lakho futhi ungabi namandla aphezulu, zama i-kayak enhle noma uhambo lwe-paddleboard. I-paddleboarding ngesivinini sakho emanzini ikunika leyo mzuzu okwesikhashana ukuba utholakale ekuphileni, umoya, ilanga, nosawoti. Futhi ungase ubone i-manatee noma amabili. Ungakwazi ngisho nokupakisha kuze kube yilapho ibha yomgwaqo wamanzi ibhiya - ungakhohlwa isikrini sakho socingo noma isihe. Uma unesimo sengqondo sobusuku obuseduze, thola ukuvakasha komkhumbi we-sunset clipper.
05 ka-08
Ukulalela Ukuphila Umculo
I-Hog's Breath Saloon bar, i-Key West. © Hog's Breath Saloon Ngesikhathi seFantasy Fest iningi lamabha aphile ngosuku lwesonto nebusuku. Ezinye zezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu yi-Hogs Breath Saloon, uSloppy Joe's, uRick's Bar. Awukwazi ukuhamba ngaphandle kokuzwa umculo ophilayo ovela endaweni. Akukho lutho olunjengomculo omncane obukhoma ukuze uphephe umphefumulo futhi ulayishe amabhethri ngenkathi unesidlo sasemanzini sendawo kanye neziphuzo ezindala. Okuthandayo iziphuzo ezipholile, ama-tunes amnandi, nesimo sengqondo sokwamukela yi-Parrot Green.
06 ka-08
Jabulela Ukudla Kwezitaladi
Ukudla komgwaqo ku-Fantasy Fest. © Andrea Chung Ukudla emigwaqweni emangalisayo kungenye yezinto ezivelele zokuya kwi-Fantasy Fest njalo ngonyaka. Uzothola isiShayina, isiGreki, isiNtaliyane, isiLatini, zonke izinhlobo ze-skewered inyama, i-burger, i-arepa, i-corn-on-a-stick, futhi masingakhohlwa izinja zezinkukhu ezingaphezulu - yum. I-Greek Gyro ethandwayo iza no-anyanisi, ulethisi, utamatisi, kanye ne-yogurt yesiGreki, yakhonza ukushisa i-grill ngesinkwa se-pita. Yidla ukudla kwasemini ukuze ukwazi ukujabulela izinto ezimbili noma ezintathu ubusuku bonke!
Izinto zokudla kwesitaladi ngokuvamile ziyi-$ 10 noma ngaphansi. Uma othile ezama ukukuthengisa i-arepa ye-$ 6 bayakuqeda - ungesabi ukusika phansi intengo. Abathengisi baphuma kusukela ntambama kuze kufike emahoreni ekuseni, nsuku zonke zeFantasy Fest.
07 ngo-08
Yiya ezingxenyeni ezipholile kakhulu
Ababukeli be-Head Headress Ball 2011. © I-Key Key Business Bild Ukuhlelwa kweMgqibelo kungase kube ukukhanga okukhulu kweFantasy Fest, kodwa kunomthokozo oholela phambili kuwo, kusuka emaphakathini okugqoka ama-dance-to-show embukisweni wezingqungquthela, amaqembu ama-fetish kanye nemicimbi ehambisanayo lapho kudingeka khona izingubo.
Ezinye izinto ezivelele zihlanganisa i-Gay-tastic Headdress Ball, i-Irish party e-Finnegan's Wake (ukugqoka okuluhlaza ukuze ungene mahhala), iqembu elimangalayo kuCaptain Tony's, noCowboy Bill "amaCowboys namaNdiya". Futhi hlola iqembu le-redneck ku-Lazy Gecko, iWharfstock engama-60 e-Schooner Wharf, i-party ye-Toga eyaziwayo e-Sloppy, nokunye okuningi.
Njalo ubusuku beviki kunezambatho-izitsha zokuzikhethela ophahleni lwe-Garden of Eden bar. Hlalani nibheke abesifazanekazi bakaCaptain Morgan, abagqoke izingubo ezishisayo ze-pirate futhi bangakutshela ukuthi yiziphi izinhlangano ezishisayo.
08 ngo-08
Ukuzungezela
I-Key West Old Town Trolley. Isithombe © Twodolla nge-Flickr Ngesikhathi semini, basebenzisa ngokunenzuzo abantu basalindile emibhedeni yabo bese bekhala emakamelweni abo. Yenza ibhawuni ebhayisikili-ukuqashwa, isithuthuthu, nabathengisi bemoto kagesi. Isexwayiso: awukwazi ukuphuza nesithuthuthu. Kodwa-ke, ungahamba ngebhayisikili futhi uphuze ("binking"!) I-Bar hop, uthatha ukudla kwasemini, ubambe umculo ophilayo, bese uvakashela i-Key West ngebhayisikili - ibanga elingamakhilomitha amane ubude namamitha amabili ububanzi.
Ukuqashwa kwebhayisikili kunengqondo kakhulu .. Izimoto zivame ukunikeza amabhayisikili nabahamba ngezinyawo, okuvumela indawo yokuhamba ngebhayisikili ephephile kakhulu.
Enye indlela ejabulisayo yokujabulela i-Key West iyi-tour trolley: hamba, uhlale phansi, uphumule futhi ujabulele ukufunda ngesimo nomlando wezinkinobho. Vula futhi uvale izikhathi eziningi njengoba uthanda, banezinsuku ezilodwa nezinsuku ezimbili.
Iningi lamahhotela linikeza isevisi yamahhala yokuhamba, kepha ngokuvamile kuphelile phakathi kuka-1 ekuseni no-2 ekuseni Ukubamba i-cab kungaba isipiliyoni, ngoba i-Fantasy Fest idonsa abantu abangu-50,000+ esiqhingini. Kungase kuthathe imizuzu engama-30 ukubamba iklabhu.
Ngesinye isikhathi izakhamuzi ezinezincane zinikeza ukugibela ukuya nasezindlini ngamanani ashibhile kakhulu. Qaphela, kodwa amazinga angahle abe ngaphansi kwe-$ 10 ye-van egcwele abantu, noma i-$ 5 umuntu. Uma ku-3 ekuseni, ukhathele, mhlawumbe i-tipsy ne-cabs encane ayikho nxazonke, lokhu kuyathandeka kakhulu. Uma unenhlanhla okwanele yokubamba iklabhu, abashayeli bavame ukukunika inombolo yabo futhi banikeze ukukukhetha futhi bakuyise ekhaya, ngakho cela ikhadi lebhizinisi.