Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…it’s learning to dance in the rain – Vivian Greene If the reality of the highly anticipated spectacle of watching the Carnaval festivities starting around midnight and carrying on through the night wasn’t enough, the skies were also in full downpour when we left to go to the show. We were...
Rio was a pretty amazing place to be. It has sooo many landmarks and it is a big city, but it doesn’t feel too crowded. I even went out IN the waves! I never do that! I also loved seeing the other half of Rio, the favelas. Everyone thinks that you’ll get robbed or shot in the favelas, they were wrong. And...
The newspaper ran an article at the beginning of our trip that the 62 richest people in the world now have the same assets as the poorest HALF of the world. This was one of the goals of our trip, I think I periodically need a reality check of what life really looks like for the majority of people...
Rio has some of the best beaches on this trip. Comparing Rio’s beaches to La Paloma is like comparing a dragon to a rock. Everything is better, such as it is not windy at Rio’s beaches, the water is warmer, and the sand is so much better. And all of the beaches in Rio had fun things to do, from being crushed...
We slowed it down here in Rio and it has been great. It was a natural destination to chill since the beach dominates the pulse of the city. We love the greeting they use instead of “Have a good day”, it is “Have a good beach”. We made our reservations long ago and were advised that during the high...