Today is our first day in Rio and the temperature is about 80 degrees. The flight was uneventful and as soon as we landed we were harrassed by 6 taxi companies to go with them. I was in awe with Joe's fluency in portuguese and his ability to negotiate. Finally we stuck with the green cabs and paid 75 reais (about $40) which was a little more tha...

I'm finally here, after years of wanting to do something like this, and a couple months planning. Well, no planning really (more on that later), but purchasing the ticket and visa. The trip went pretty smoothly for the first two legs to Lima and Sao Paolo, due in part to the fact that I'd taken a triple dose of sleeping pills and slept through m...

Arrived in Rio yesterday after the overnight bus finally got us out of that blackhole. Possibly one of the eeriest bus rides ever, as we were the ONLY people on it. and the road to Rio is less than a highway, weŽll say through bumpy roads inthe woods... so there we are, two gringos, alone on a bus with a driver we cant understand int he middle o...

Rio is the most beautiful city I have ever seen. Beautiful location. Beautiful people. But most of all it has a beautiful way about it. Typical Brazilian friendliness with a thumbs up here and there combined with the nearby beaches where locals surf, tan and play football all right next to a bustling metropolitan area. While I was in Rio I staye...