Posted in Activities, My Trips, Travel Recommendations on 14. Oct, 2010
Hi all, So the gang returned safely from our trip to Bonito. The weather wasn´t the best – clouds covered large swaths of southern Brazil, including Mato Grosso do Sul. Still, we managed to get in a few activities. Without question the most adventurous activity was our visit to the Anhumas Abyss. The abyss is [...]
Posted in Activities, My Trips, Travel Recommendations on 30. Sep, 2010
Hi all, The year has flown by. Recently when my buddy Damon asked if I´d be interested in going on a trip somewhere, I realized that I hadn´t been on a trip since returning from the US in January. Now that it just wrong, to live in this beautiful country and not explore it. Originally [...]
Posted in My Trips, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 06. Sep, 2010
Hi all, As nice as Rio is, sometimes you just want to get out of the city. One popular destination a bit over an hour away by car is Prainha. Prainha, which means “Little Beach”, is just that: a simple little beach at the end of the road. It is the sort of place favored by Latin [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, Travel Recommendations on 10. Aug, 2010
Hi all, I am still without video editing software as I survive using my netbook. I am hoping that Greg, Jim, or Van can bring me a new computer with editing software soon. Meanwhile, I will provide links to some Brazil-oriented videos posted by others. I get frequent requests for more pictures & videos of Brazilian girls [...]
Posted in Activities, My Trips, Travel Recommendations on 30. Jul, 2010
Hi all! If you will recall, my MacBook Pro died recently (motherboard issue), which hampered my efforts to do, well, just about anything. I am pleased to announce that with the help of a friend who also owns a (functional) MacBook Pro, I was able to recover most of my data, including a ton of photos – although [...]
Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations, World Cup 2014 on 16. Jun, 2010
Hi all, First, my apologies to Ben Ellis and others. I shot lots of footage yesterday during the World Cup match between Brazil and North Korea, but due to some technical difficulties in trying to load the raw footage into iMovie this morning, the video isn’t yet available. Look for it in the next couple [...]
Posted in Activities, Brazil Facts, Travel Recommendations on 02. Jun, 2010
Good chilly morning, all! What, chilly in Rio? Actually, yes. It has been delightful late-autumn weather here in Rio this week. You’ll recall that in the southern hemisphere the seasons are reversed. Actually, I guess we are slipping into winter now. Before making the move down south, I lived for several years in south Florida. [...]
Posted in Activities, Travel Recommendations on 02. Jun, 2010
Hi all – Oops, like like this post didn’t post on Monday! Excuse the delay. *** Hi all, Hope that you had a good weekend. We had a marvelous one we, sunny during the day and just a bit cool at night. Today’s video is about something uniquely Brazilian: Capoeira. Defining capoeira is a bit [...]
Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 28. May, 2010
Hi all, I hope that you had a good week. Maybe you are planning a big night out. One of the hottest areas in Rio for a big night out is Lapa. It’s a funky area full of restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. You often find musicians playing in the streets. It adjoins downtown and also [...]
Posted in Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 26. May, 2010
Hi all! Ok, so you’re finally coming to Brazil! Good for you! I can almost guarantee you that you’ll have a lot of fun and have a memorable time. You have your passport, visa, and airline ticket. You’ve rented an apartment in Ipanema. You’re ready to live large. Now it’s time to pack. Then it [...]
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