In 2013, the Cristalino Jungle Lodge was selected as one of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s 25 Best Ecolodges.
Time to check it out!
Brazil Travel
An Ultimate Way to Visit São Paulo – Meet Locals & BossHouse B&B
Throughout our more-than-10-year
While we love the sightseeing and roaming-the-countryside aspect of traveling, our warmest memories are always related to people.
As happened in São Paulo
Pousada Vila Bela Vista in Jericoacoara, Brazil
At 6 am, the sun is rising rapidly above the horizon yet not burning fiercely as it will in a couple of hours. I stroll over the sandy plain dotted with shrubs that feed the local horses and donkeys. Behind me is the village of Jericoacoara, along Brazil’s northeast coast. In front of me are only dunes.
They attract like a magnet.
Relaxing at Pousada Vila Bela Vista in Preá (Northeast Brazil)
I am lying stretched out on a wooden bed covered with a brightly striped bath towel. The sun prickles my skin and a breeze caresses my body, preventing me from overheating.
Note to self: next time slather myself in sun lotion before lying down.
Pousada Portal do Vento Along Brazil’s Kitesurfers’ Beach
At the end of a long day of exploring Brazil’s beaches, Coen and I are in search of a place to spend the night. We drive onto Tatajuba Beach and see the sky filled with a dozen colorful kite sails: with wind force six the skillful kitesurfers put on a fantastic show of sailing at enormous speeds including spectacular jumps.
We are in for some weeks of magic!
5 Places in South America to Stand in Awe Before Forces of Nature
In South America we often feel overwhelmed by our surroundings, marvel at views, camp in grandiose terrains, and feel dwarfed by canyons and mountains. Among the well-known spectacular sceneries on the continent are the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina, Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, the Lake District in Patagonia, the colored lakes of Sud Lipez in Bolivia, and Valle de la Luna in Chile.
Let’s explore some of the lesser-known forces of nature.
An Act of Kindness (day3+4): Going Downtown Corumbá
These are days 3 and 4 in the 30-day series “An Act of Kindness by a Stranger”. We are camped in the harbor of Corumbá, on the Brazilian border.
An Act of Kindness (day 1): Handing a Seat and a Cup of Coffee
This is day 1 in the 30-day series “An Act of Kindness by a Stranger”. Today I did not encounter 1 but 2 friendly gestures worth sharing, which I consider a positive omen for this project.
What happened?
An Act of Kindness by a Stranger
So often we encounter kindness, and so often from
No, the idea is not entirely mine…
The Story of Limes and a Church – Making Caipirinha in Brazil
What were we going to do with 100 limes? An hour ago we thought we were going to be stuck with a bottle of cachaça and a kilo of sugar which had become useless as the main ingredient for our favorite cocktail had been missing: limes.
And now we had 100!
Watching a 360-degree Waterfall in Iguaçu National Park in Brazil
The waterfalls of Iguaçu have been credited with all kinds of superlatives: the best, the highest, the largest, the most spectacular, the deepest, the most impressive.
So, what are they?
Watching Seahorses in Brazil
I can’t remember ever having seen one before. No matter how I turn the bottle, this water creature keeps its head turned from me. Later the opposite happens with another one and I figure that maybe they prefer facing` towards the sun.
In wonder I am staring at a gray-colored seahorse.
Allowing a Place to Unfold – Tatajuba Beach (Brazil)
“I have some chicken on skewers left. Would you like one?” Marcel asked.
I looked at Coen. We just had noodle soup for dinner and aren’t hungry.
“With peanut sauce,” Marcel’s wife Sandra added with a smile.
Is Tourism Welcome? – Tourism vs. Traditional Life of Bartering
“We would leave on Monday, be gone the entire week fishing in either the lakes or if there was not enough water we’d go out on the ocean and return on Saturday. We’d have one day at home and we were off again.”
With his six brothers and parents, Marinaldo lived on fishing. Day in, day out.
5 Places in South America to Listen to Silence
“The sound of silence”
~Paul Simon
My parents had an album by Simon & Garfunkel. I loved listening to it and when I started learning English in high school, one particular song triggered me: The Sound of Silence.