Boi-Bumbá!
December 30, 2019, Parintins, Brazil — Parintins — say ‘pahr-een-chintz’ — is named for the original tribe of indigenous people who...
Oi! You Caught a Piranha!
en route to Lake Maica... note the hammock on the porch December 29, 2019, Santarém, Brazil — ‘Oi!’ is not pronounced like ‘oi veh.’...
Addendum: More on the Rainforest
If you can access this, it is an infuriating and heartbreaking photo essay on what’s going on in the Amazon rainforest......
Brazil, In a Nutshell
December 28-January 4, 2019, along the Amazon in Brazil — I have to say ‘in Brazil’ because this 4200-mile river has its headwaters in...
Travel Trivia: ‘What is the world's largest rainforest?’
December 28, 2019, somewhere near the Amazon rainforest — I subscribe to a site called Travel Trivia. Of course I do! It’s one of many...
Housekeeping 101: How to Comment
December 28, 2019, somewhere along the Amazon — A few of you have sent emails and asked, ‘Why can’t I comment?’ I know that anyone who...
‘Now, Where Was I?’ I didn’t know!
December 26, 2019, Île Royale, French Guiana — When I was a high school student dreaming of the day I would travel abroad, I never dreamt...
