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599 Blog Entries
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Trips:

South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia (2004)
Bhutan and India (2006)
Around the World (1987)
Australia (1990)
Turkey and Greece (1996)
Morocco (1991)
Portugal (1995)
Antarctica and South America (1992)
Greece (1993)
Spain (2001)
Italy (2002)
France, Belgium and London (2003)
Western Caribbean (2008)
France, Austria and Russia (1984)
Europe (1980)
Peru (1989)
Israel, Jordan and Egypt (2008)
Alaska (2005)
All Around The Country (2011)
Belize, Guatemala and Honduras (2009)
Riviera Maya (2012)
Art in Amsterdam (2012)
Curacao (2010)
Cuba (2017)
Northern European Captials (2017)
Medellin (2017)
Borneo and South Korea (2018)
Central Mexico (2018 - 2019)
Tanzania (2019)
Panama (2021)
Madrid and Valencia (2022)
Paris and Western Europe (2021)
The Caucuses (2022)
Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia Herzegovina (2013)
Iceland (2013)
Southeast Asia (2012)
Tunisia (2022)
Camino de Santiago (2023)
Bermuda (2015)
Central Europe (2015)
Berlin (2014)
Dublin (2010)
Ecuador (2016)
Costa Rica (2011)
Italy (2016)

Shorthand link:

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Welcome to my travels. On this site you'll find recent trips and some very old trips. You'll note that for some trips I wrote very detailed reports (at least in the beginning), for others, I didn't even take notes of where I was on what dates. Nevertheless, I've done my best to document, to the extent I can, all of my major trips.

Day 23

Ouro Preto, Brazil

I recovered and spent the day walking around, taking pictures mostly of all the fountains ... they're everywhere here. Quite lovely. I like this place a lot.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 22, 1992 from Ouro Preto, Brazil
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 24

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A last night in Rio before heading home.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 22, 1992 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 22

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

A change of transportation here -- I recall Belo Horizonte as being pretty ugly and I feared that Ouro Preto would be the same.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 21, 1992 from Belo Horizonte, Brazil
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 22 (continued)

Ouro Preto, Brazil

Ouro Preto is nothing like Belo Horizonte, but instead just as the guidebook promised. It's charming, which amazing architecture, perched high in the mountains. I found a lovely guest house but arrived sick as a dog -- very sick. I was sure I had malaria.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 21, 1992 from Ouro Preto, Brazil
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 21

Buzios, Brazil

Another day trip -- Buzios is a small fishing village but also well known for its beautiful beaches. If I recall correctly, I went on a boat that took us snorkeling.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 20, 1992 from Buzios, Brazil
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 20

Petropolis, Brazil

my thoughts upon looking at the (very few) pictures I took --

This was a day trip from Rio. A colonial town with canals and magnificent architecture.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 19, 1992 from Petropolis, Brazil
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 19

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

At this point in the trip I stopped journaling, but my pictures reveal that I spent the day in Rio. I took the cable car up Sugarloaf but a hazy day made the view less than stunning -- one could barely see the Christ the Redeemer statue that is so symbolic of this city.

I walked around some, taking in the architecture and I remember going shopping at a great place, where I picked up a basket, a mask, and some small clay figures (which have since broken beyond repair and been discarded).

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 18, 1992 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 18

Puerto Iguazu, Argentina

This morning I went to the Argentine side of the falls, which was far more spectacular than the Brazilian side. First I did the "interior circuit," a trail which wanders through the jungle, passing under, over and through some of the falls. I also took a boat ride to the base of several of the falls, which was pretty spectacular. Unfortunately, by the time I began to return, the tourists had arrived. This made the remainder of the circuit, as well as the "superior circuit," which goes over the falls, a pain. Most spectacular, however, was "devil's throat," not even the other tourists could spoil looking down that raging water.

After the falls, I took a bus to the airport and flew to Rio. (At the bus station I had an interesting conversation with a Frenchman and an Argentine graphic designer).



permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 17, 1992 from Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 18 (cont.)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Upon arriving in Rio, I checked into a great hotel in Copacabana which actually cost less than the guidebook said!

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 17, 1992 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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Day 17

Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

After cashing a traveler’s check (with some difficulty re: matching signatures), I met Matthew for our trip to Foz de Iguazu. The bus was easily identified and we stopped at the border for passport control as Matthew did not intend to return. While we were quickly able to catch the next bus, we were not as able to find the right place to get off. So, instead of ending up at the bus terminal, we wound up at the bridge leading to Paraguay.

The border guard was quite nice and stamped my passport without charging the usual $3.00. Good thing too, as our stay was less than 1/2 hour. Needless to say, the comparison to Tijuana is highly unflattering to Mexico. Ciudad de Este (or whatever it is called) is a pit in the truest sense of the word. Matthew and I couldn’t even find a slum to have a beer in. Needless to say, we hightailed it out of there rather quickly and made our way to the center of Foz.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 16, 1992 from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)
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