It’s hard to believe our month in Brazil is already over. We’ve had a great time here thanks to a couple people who were kind enough to help out these wanderers. When we first arrived, we were stuck in the typical dumpy hostel in an area of Rio I had no plans of staying in. [...]
I imagine my old buddies back at home checking this blog and thinking: “Well you idiot, how was the training?!” Oh yeah… my whole reason for wanting to come to Brazil. I apologize to all my Brazilian jiu jitsu friends back home for not posting about training sooner. I was so busy training I had [...]
This post is a supplement to WS’s ten observations of Latin travel as we prepare to leave South America. 1. If you find a bathroom with soap, toilet paper, AND papertowels, you are probably not in South America. 2. Always carry toilet paper. See observation #1. Consider hand sanitizer as well. 3. The further south [...]
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 actually [...]
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 country in [...]
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 a [...]
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 is in a [...]
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 and we [...]
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 since [...]
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 [...]
