Buenos Aires, parte 1: Pampas y Gauchos!
Our host, the owner of La Mimosa, a cattle ranch (since 1869) located about 2 hours outside of Buenos Aires. A gracious hacienda, with...
Utopian Uruguay, the ‘Switzerland of South America’
January 23, 2019, Montevideo, Uruguay — Go get another cup of coffee. This is a long one. Especially considering Uruguay is the second...
Brasil, parte 3: ‘Bem-vindos’ a Rio de Janeiro
January 19-20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — ‘Welcome’ to Rio. People born here — known by the native word ‘Carioca,’ which translates as...
‘Bom Dias’ da Brasil, parte 2
January 18, Amaçao dos Búzios — I could have chosen to pay for an optional tour and snorkeled off a catamaran but instead I did the...
‘Bom Dias’ da Brasil, parte 1
January 16-20, Brazil — We were originally going to five Brazilian ports until the first one, Recife, was cancelled — which is why, at...
J’accuse Henri Charrière.
So, the other day I mentioned Papillon. Did you get the hint? Oui, I recently spent a couple hours on Devil’s Island, the infamous French...
You say Grenayda and I say Grenahda
January 8, St George’s, Grenada — This is the largest in the Grenadine island chain, in the collection known as the Windward Islands....
