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Author’s grump helps us avoid fatal gun-fight

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 12, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Brazil

Exaggeration is part of travelling. The waves were 15 foot tall; this coat only cost £3; the lightning was 10 metres away. However, we had a close call last Friday 8th June without knowing it…

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Days 13,14 – grey Rio fails to subdue the spirits

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 9, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Brazil

Rio. PARTY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹 You know Rio. The most famous beaches in the world, basking in sunshine and full of party people dancing and surfing and drinking and laughing. Right? Er, not quite. […]

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Day 12 – transitions

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 9, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Brazil

Hi Am having a hate-wordpress moment as the web version and the app version overwrite each other. Hmm. I put captions against all these but it’s late and we get up at 5am tomorrow.

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Day 11 – joining the Brazilian passion for sunsets and selfies

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 8, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Brazil

“They love sunsets, they just do, they can’t help it.” So says our new friend Fabricio, who we met in Fernando, about his fellow Brazilians. He says his countrymen go crazy for the end of […]

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Day 10 – good old fashioned tourism in the world’s kite surfing mecca

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 6, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Brazil

This is Jericaocaora on the north coast of Brazil. A tiny village which used to be 4 hours drive from an airport and cultivated a loyal following from the backpacker community.

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Day 9 – 2 – street art and graffiti from Olinda

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 5, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Brazil

And yes that house is for sale. Some amazing artwork on show

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Day 9 – 1 – a short walk around hungover Olinda

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 5, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Brazil

The girls in Carnival masks made by local artist Serge Vilanova. This firm sells tattoo suppliers, so of course they need a roof-rack. Why are the locals drinking Heineken? This troubles me and should trouble […]

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