In part 2 the celebration continues with great food, colorful costumes, music and dance.

Learn about the culture and history of the traditional, Mexican masks sold at the Galeria Arts & Jewelry in Playa del Carmen. See more at PlayaDelCarmen.com

If you visit Venice you probably leave with your own story of disorientation among the canals and foot streets. Confused wandering can be frustrating, but getting lost offers certain rewards.

Highlights from the 2006 Tri Cities, TN Dragon Boat Festival. A team sport that promotes team spirit and camaraderie, dragon boating is heralded as "the next big thing," according to a Time magazine article. The 2007 race is scheduled for September 15, 2007.

Feb. 17, 2007. Carnaval in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.

We were the first gringos to show up at a cockfight in this isolated town in the mountains of Dominican Republic. We were looking for some real local flavor, and we definitely got it. Cockfighting is still 100% legal in a handful of countries around the world, and advocates of this blood sport would think we were crazy for raising an eyebrow about this worldwide obsession. It is valuable insight into a culture, but definitely a little disturbing.

India is a country of ancient music forms,The sithar,violine.Mridangam,Ghadam,Tabala,Chenda,and many.PANCHAVADYAM is a great combination of five instruments called mddalam,Thimila,edakka,kombu and kuzhal along with a few others.This is perfomed as a ritual and considered to be for Gods worship in Kerala. The same has been performed in many events in the world also.The ultimate performace happens to be associated with Trissur pooram in the month of April.For more in worlds nine languages at www.connectingindia.in

While visiting Galway, Sean visits Michael Vignoles, professional Irish instrument maker. While there, Michael demonstrates a set of uileann pipes he's making and procedes to create a pen from ancient bog oak on the spot. Sean Lightholder is an amateur videographer and resident blogger at BootsnAll's www.irelandlogue.com