WanderingWhy…

I won! I won! I won!
One of my favorite travel websites has a daily photo contest. WD was nagging me to submit some of my travel photos so to pacify her, I entered one of my better pictures. It seems she was right, check it out here at Gadling.com.
The winning photo was [...]

About three years ago I was lucky enough to take a trip to Brazil with a couple of friends, but only for about nine days. Nine days is nothing in this country, just a peak in the travel brochure. I am so excited to be back here for a month to experience this [...]

I have a new addiction here in Rio, and I was actually in a panic I would not be able to fuel my addiction back in the United States. But I confirmed with my friend Josette that yes, you can purchase it at health food stores in the US.
It is ACAI. Acai is [...]

Rio is growing on me. I think I told everyone before we left that this was one destination I was not looking forward to in South America. From what the guidebooks said, I was sure that I was going to get mugged the moment I stepped off the bus. But our apartment [...]

After visiting the Brazilian side of the falls, we needed to decide how we would spend our time in the country. Tired of constant movement and dying to train Jiu Jitsu, I voted to just head to Rio de Janeiro and get a place to stay for our last month. Thankfully, WD agreed [...]

As WD already explained, getting her visa for Brazil at the border of Iguazu Falls was no trouble. Thankful to have that over and done as soon as we arrived, we headed for the famed Iguazu Falls.
Our old travel friend Rick recommended Iguazu over Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. This was nice to hear [...]

After my visa fiasco in Buenos Aires (did I mention I loved BA?), I was pretty nervous about trying to get my Brazilian visa in Puerto Iguazu. We took an overnight bus to Puerto Iguazu from Buenos Aires with the intent on being at the Brazilian Consulate when it opened at 8am. I half expected [...]