With a relatively lengthy process to return to the main pier, we decided to relax on the beach by our hotel with a nice breakfast and time to finish our postcards. We actually woke up to pouring rain, so we really had some pretty limited options in terms of outdoor activities anyhow. Our original plan…
Category: Brazil
The Worst Experience Ever
Warning: this is not for the faint of heart, or weak of stomach. I know I have a few friends who have supported my efforts by reading my every blog post, but to those friends – you are under no obligation to read this one! Doug and I have had a number of amazing, memorable…
Beach Hopping at Morro de Sao Paulo
After just a few hours back in Salvador, we were back at it again and off to our next adventure. Today, we were off to Morro de São Paulo (no relation to the city of São Paulo), a collection of beaches on the island of Tinharé off of the Bahia coast. While the most direct…
Paradise Found
On our one and only day in Mangue Seco, we wanted to make sure we had enough time to take full advantage of everything it had to offer. Since we went to bed so early last night, we actually naturally got up super early and decided to wander around to get our bearings straight. Upon…
The Coconut Highway to Mangue Seco
We had two options for getting to Mangue Seco. The first one entailed a 6am bus, and the second was an 11am bus. Given the general lack of sleep we’d been experiencing, we opted for the normal-time bus. Probably a good call because we still had to get up at 8:30am in order to even…
Party in Pelhourinho! (and USA-Belgium)
Given that today was our first and only real day in Salvador, we wanted to make the most of the situation by checking out the Pelourinho, the old pedestrian neighborhood now known for being a UNESCO World Heritage site. Before we headed out, we had to check out the spread of freshly baked goods available…
Recife > Salvador aka “The Lost Day”
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,”…
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When we originally made our plans, we were really stoked about staying in Recife long enough to catch a Round of 16 match between the winner of Group D and the runner-up for Group C.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…
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