New custom WordPress blog theme: Art Nouveau Absinthe! Naomiyaki illustration...
La Carmina (blog) got a makeover! Behold, my new custom WordPress theme — inspired by Art Nouveau Absinthe — by Naomiyaki Studios. Isn’t my First Mate a marvelous illustrator? She designed the theme...
View ArticleBerlin Goth shops, clubs & bars: Germany Gothic video! Potsdam Rococo...
Are you ready for a scandalous video about Germany’s Goth scene? Watch me and Yukiro explore Berlin’s darkest clubs and fashion, on Huffington Post Travel — CLICK! We nightcrawl a fetish party, Last...
View ArticleThe Doctors TV show guest: Japanese Bagel Head body modification! La Carmina...
As you may have deduced, I was in LA… to be a guest on The Doctors! The hit CBS daytime TV show, which tackles medical and health topics, has 14 million viewers per week and airs in USA, Canada,...
View ArticlePop tART Gallery Los Angeles: alternative art of Franz Szony. Crazy Hook...
I’ve been Art Nouveau obsessed ever since my travels to Berlin and Prague. In Los Angeles, I nearly lost my head over this gilded corset! Pirates, Rococo, and death? What is this marvelous place? Pop...
View ArticleHong Kong food video & travel tips: best interational restaurants. The...
If you enjoyed my Hungry in Hawaii travel video, then you’ll drool over my latest Huffington Post Travel episode — a foodie’s tour of Hong Kong! “Travel TV host La Carmina eats her way through Hong...
View ArticleHello Kitty sweater: Forever 21 Sanrio capsule collection. DJ Cat Scratch...
Ready for a Hello Kitty outfit post, and video of my cat being a DJ? Let’s do it. During the holidays, I test-drove my new sweater from the Forever 21 x Sanrio collaboration. This black and white...
View ArticleArt tutorial video! Anime pop printmaking with David Manje, Mesa Arts Center...
Why am I splattered in paint? Because I’m now contributing to Huffington Post Arts (in addition to Travel and Weird News). My debut piece is about my J-pop printmaking adventure. During my Arizona...
View ArticleTravel video: Art Deco Weekend 2013! The Betsy Hotel review, Miami...
Do the Charleston, the Charleston! I’m very happy with my latest travel video, about Miami’s Art Deco Weekend, now published on Huffington Post Travel. This episode recounts my Miami adventures, from...
View ArticleNakano Broadway anime & manga: Tokyo Otaku shops! Omega Algea Goth cafe, Dai...
Me, an eggy frying pan, and six boobs. Only in Nakano, Tokyo! Yukiro and I are back… with a funny new video about this Japanese geek-pop district. We visit a Goth cafe, encounter aliens, and get chased...
View ArticleWatch Oddities TV show, Season 4: La Carmina guest star! Obscura Antiques,...
I know you’ve been waiting for this… La Carmina on Oddities! My TV show appearance premieres June 8, 9pm ET/PT on Science Channel, and then airs on repeat. My episode is called “The Mummy Returns”...
View ArticleMaldives travel video: Pirate Style! Five star resort Gili Lankanfushi...
I’m pleased to present my travel team’s latest video… about our Pirate adventures at Gili Lankanfushi in the Maldives! We’ve come a long way with our filmmaking, and are very proud of this latest...
View ArticleIs this the cutest cat breed in the world? Adorable Scottish Fold kitten...
Are you ready for the weekend? Let’s get it rolling with a cute new video of my Scottish Fold cat, Basil Farrow. See my fuzzy kitten scratching a pole, playing with a toy, squishing into a box… and...
View ArticlePirate Theme Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan! King of the Pirates, Odaiba Aqua...
Avast, Captain Carmina commands ye to walk the plank! Keep yer eyes on this post for a Piratical adventure, and the premiere of Yukiro’s glam-horror-diva movie, Sandless Days (I’m in it!). My crew...
View ArticleMontreal’s best bagel, St Viateur or Fairmount? Festival Kinetik 2013 video:...
It’s the return of the bagelhead! Enjoy my spanking new travel video about the edgy, kooky attractions in Montreal, Quebec. The episode features magic shops, pop art, and Daniel Graves — vocalist of...
View ArticleLavish Dubai & Abu Dhabi travel video! Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Arabian...
Are you ready for my travel team’s newest video? You’re in luck: our Dubai and Abu Dhabi episode is published on Business Insider, one of the world’s most-visited news sites! In this 4-minute webisode,...
View ArticleWe sewed a man’s lips shut on German TV! Lip sewing body modification, Joko &...
A meditative moment at the beach? Not quite. I’m surrounded by TV crew cameras, and about to force a German man to stitch his mouth together with needle and thread. I appeared on the popular TV show...
View ArticleA Gothic Fairy Halloween! The Lovecraft Bar Brickbat club, Lincoln Restaurant...
The Old Ones have woken in Oregon… and I’m about to have my spookiest Halloween yet! Thanks to Travel Portland, my film team and I got to dance with monsters at Lovecraft Bar, and dine at Andrew...
View ArticleTokyo Christmas Lights display: Shinjuku southern terrace bakery. Vienna &...
‘Tis the season to be jolly! I had a wonderful time in Tokyo, working on a European TV shoot. During my downtime, I took photos of the city’s Christmas light displays and cute holiday gifts, which I’ll...
View ArticleTravel hosting in Zagreb & Belgrade: wine bars, a comedy club & Slovenia...
I’m smiling wide… because my travel episode about Belgrade and Zagreb is out! Watch the third and final installment of my Eastern European journey, featured on the front page of Business Insider. In...
View ArticleMy Thailand Luxury Travel Video! Bangkok pop culture at boutique hotel,...
I loved getting to know the glam side of Bangkok, thanks to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. There’s so much more to this city than backpackers, banana pancakes… and dare I mention ladyboys? See for...
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