The original plan for today was to fly out from Recife at 7am and arrive in Salvador by 8:30am, with an entire day’s worth of exploration ahead of us in a new city (and maybe even a nap). Of course, given our luck on this trip, and the ongoing theme of “We have no choice,”…
Month: June 2014
Costa Rica vs. Greece…who would’ve guessed?
When we originally made our plans, we were really stoked about staying in Recife long enough to catch a Round of 16 match between the winner of Group D and the runner-up for Group C. With England, Italy, and Uruguay all being in Group D, it was guaranteed to be a match worth seeing, despite…
A Crash Tour Through Recife & Olinda
Having seen most of Porto de Galinhas, we thought today would be a good day to check out the neighboring bigger cities of Recife and Olinda. There was one small roadbump though – right in the middle of the day was the Brazil-Chile game. Not only was the entire country going to shut down for…
Sand, Sun, and Snorkeling at Porto de Galinhas
As I was researching where to go during our Brazil trip, I was urged by a Brazilian friend to try the beaches of the Northeast. We’ve all heard that the beaches of Brazil were legendary, but I never understood why. After our stay in Porto de Galinhas, I now know what the hype is all…
USA-Germany and the Great Flood
There is nothing quite like staying on the beach and going to a must-not-lose-too-badly World Cup match and waking up to…pouring rain?! Not a good start. With the game slated to kick off at 1pm, we had plans to leave the hotel with a whopping 4 hours to travel the 30 mile distance. What we…
Like Oil & Water: The Meeting of the Waters
We made it out of the Amazon alive! Sounds obvious now, but there were definitely points during our stay where I questioned whether we would. We packed up our bags and left the lodge first thing in the morning so that we would have enough time to stop by the famed Meeting of the Waters…
“Wild on E” Audition Reel – Day 2 in the Rainforest
If we thought the Amazon was wild yesterday, we were in store for a treat today. It was a back-to-back lineup of animals, adventures, and more animals. Some were planned encounters, and others, not so much… We woke up nice and early at 5:30am to catch the sunrise over the river. Normally, this would be…
Welcome to the Jungle
Today was the day we said goodbye to luxury – or even basic civilization – and said hello to the deep, dark jungle. Despite the extensive research we did about various jungle tours, nothing could truly prepare us for the experience we lived through in the heart of the Amazon. We booked our tour through…
First World Cup Game: USA-Portugal
Gameday is finally here! In an effort to get back to Manaus as early as possible, we took the first taxi out the next morning at 7am. Three (sleepy) hours later, we got dropped off at our hotel which was a ways out from the center of town. No one seemed to have heard of…
River Cruising in Novo Airao
We had our first experience of how Brazil does breakfasts this morning at our pousada, with a wide spread of various sweet cakes, fruits, breads, plantains, and donuts. Since we wanted to catch the World Cup games in the afternoon, we opted to sign up for a quick 2-hour boat tour of the Anavilhanas archipelagos…
JFK > Manaus: The Adventure Begins
After 4 years of saving and 6 months of planning, the day had finally come for us to leave for our World Cup adventure. And boy was it an adventure from the moment we arrived at the airport… It was confusion from the start, as our flight magically changed times (only by 10 minutes) and…
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