Tag Archives: Brazil

Our 15 favourite trips, time for an update

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

Four years ago I wrote a post that captured our 15 favourite trips of all times – at that time. It took us quite a while to come up with only 15, but we did it. As it turns out, … Continue reading →

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There is so much more the Olympics could have taught us about Brazil

Posted on August 28, 2016 by

It’s now one week since the Rio Olympics wrapped up. There definitely has been a little bit of “what will we do now?” in our house. I don’t know about the rest of the world, but we enjoyed every minute … Continue reading →

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The parade of nations: a brief moment of Olympic idealism

Posted on August 7, 2016 by

I fall for it every time. The Parade of Nations that is one of the main features of every Olympics Opening Ceremony never ceases to fill me with the sense that we human beings, for all our flaws, have the … Continue reading →

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A virtual cruise around South America

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

One of the #10s on our 15 favourite trips list. Two years ago my husband and I joined two of our favourite couples and 2600 others for our first large-ship modern day cruise.  We know many people for whom “cruising” … Continue reading →

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