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The World Cup
A CUPO DO MUNDO It goes without saying that it’s a dream come true to be at the World Cup. If I could pick the most ideal location on earth to attend the World Cup, it would probably be Brazil. The soccer/football culture here is unparalleled. So are the beaches and nightlife. And the women […]
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The W (part II)
January 13, 2014
DAY 1 When trekking the W circuit, one can embark from the West and travel East or vice versa. On the East side is the actual Torres del Paine, the triple peaks that offer arguably the park’s best view – the “summit” if you will. It was raining buckets when I arrived so I decided […]
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The W (part I)
January 13, 2014
When I first arrived in Patagonia I heard through the grapevine that the biggest and arguably best trekking experience was found in Torres del Paine, a huge national park in Chile. At first I didn’t think it was feasible. It seemed like a massive effort, involving tons of logistics and gear I didn’t have, not […]
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El Chalten
January 3, 2014
El Chalten is a small mountain town 3 hours north of El Calafate and to my knowledge the only inexpensive popular destination in Patagonia. Not only was accommodation cheap, but the trekking was incredible and totally free. Pretty much all of the treks in the area can be done in about 8 hours or so. […]
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Glacier trekking in a blizzard
January 3, 2014
El Calafate is a major destination in Patagonia, very popular among vacationing European couples and as a result not the cheapest of backpacker hubs. The main draw is Perito Moreno, a giant 100 square mile glacier in the South Patagonia Ice Field, a place whose importance cannot be overstated as the Earth’s third largest fresh […]
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Patagonia
January 3, 2014
After about 7 weeks in Buenos Aires I was struggling to decide where to go next. My main priority in South America is to learn Spanish, a language which I’m confident will serve me well in the ever-changing stateside demographics. That said, the Castellano dialect spoken in Argentina is an often rapid and blurred Spanish […]
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Brazil
December 5, 2013
I landed in Natal in the early afternoon and was greeted by my parents, my sister Haley, my soon to be brother-in-law Rafa, and Kate, my sister’s best friend from college. I hadn’t seen my sister in a year and it was great to be with the family again. Seeing Kate was nice too I […]
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When Haley met Rafa
December 1, 2013
Rafael and my sister met each other one lonely, gray afternoon on a website called Chat Roulette. They had each been perusing the site for hours, praying that somewhere in the mangled hodgepodge of misfits and perverts they might stumble on another lonesome soul with whom they could share companionship… maybe more. They were losing […]
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This is not a drill
December 1, 2013
My trip from Boston to Natal, Brazil, had stops in Atlanta and Rio. I had a 2 hour layover in Atlanta, so I wasn’t worried at first when my flight was delayed 1 hour, but soon an announcement was made that the delay would last an additional 90 minutes, meaning I would miss my connecting […]
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Change of Plans
October 24, 2013
As I set my bags down in a bungalow on Koh Samui it was a relief to finally be oceanside after months of romping around Burma and India (not that I’m complaining). I had tentative plans for the next few months. Armed with a work visa, I would fly to Australia in a few weeks […]
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