Rio de Janeiro Trips

Almost 8 years ago, while I was on a trip to Brazil with my wife, I got a call from my friend Eric. "Are you in Rio?" He asked. “I will be in 2 days” I replied. “I need a helicopter shot of Christ the Redeemer for 'Alias'”. I, of course, jumped o …

For latest update please refer to:http://www.sony5.com/d610/ Brazil trip report #1: TAM, Safety, Preparation- TAM I traveled from New york to Sao paulo with TAM (usd $520), and then use the TAM travel pass ($550) to visit Iguacu fall, Rio, …

Carnival in Salvador, we bought tickets to join the blocos "Balada". Basically what happens when you buy a ticket is you get a special shirt called a camarote which is your actual ticket, this shirt allows you to get inside the rope surrounding …

After suffering a miserable 40 (I'm not exaggerating) days of rain and grey skies in Northern California during the spring of 2006, stepping off the plane in Sao Paulo brought a sigh of joy. We met clear blue skies, a sultry 75 degrees, and …

Well the flight did not take long at all NOT! We have checked into our hotel, verylittle room and the area is full of africian americans and Latinos although close to some attractions. this price says it all cheap. And there was a fat lady …

Packed, made cookies and picked Karen up at the Airport. Karen and I work up. I did last minute packing, turning off my computer, turning off heat, We went to Starbucks and got coffee. I talked to Debbie the Barista about our trip to Brazil …

no sleep. packed bag 5 times. still couldn’t fit everything in. finished packing in time to run out the door – bag ended up weighing over 25kg! blizzard began 4am. left house 0530 to have ticket machine swallow debit card. back across the road & …

So, I haven't even made it to Japan and started my JET position yet and I'm already planning what I'm going to be doing AFTER my contract ends. Even though I will be touring many parts of Asia during my stay, there are many more places around …

***My E-mail is UrbanDozer@yahoo.com for those who want to contact me.*** I am sitting alone here in Belo Horizonte's airport - the constant sound of jack hammers and the glow of airline monitors my only company. I'm not even sure where the …