In Russia with Champagne

Traveling on Transaero can only be recommended. The plane was basically empty. We each had a row to ourselves. Plus…

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Porto Alegre grows on me

Foremost and most important today was to get some cash. Drawing cash in Brazil has turned quite into an odyssey.…

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Brasilia

5:30 alarm again, we are getting used to it by now. Or so it seems. The cab was almost on…

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Into the wild

Our cab driver was right on time. 4:30am sharp and we were off to the airport. Had a very interesting…

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Up north to Salvador, Bahia State

We had a relaxed evening with Rod, driving around Rio in the early evening and he showed us Barra. Another…

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Sambadrome & the girls from Ipanema

We didn’t meet up with Rod and his family cause we already had a delay getting on the metro. Just…

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Cristo Redentor

We had a lovely evening with Rod’s family and enjoyed seafood risotto and some kind of vegetarian risotto. Rod’s family…

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Rio, hot & sweaty

We made it through the first night with a lot of tossing and turning. At least I did, Sylvia just…

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Marrakesh again

Of course the day we left Essaouira the weather was gorgeous. Blue sky and sunshine, and guys in shorts. Lots…

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Essaouira

I arrived 2 days ago in Essaouira and already feel like a local. The Medina is quite a small contained…

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