Whoa! I can't believe it's taken this long to get back here, to these "pages", I mean. I had every intention of throwing o...

As soon as you drive into Rio from the airport, you notice the city is dotted with a number of tall, stony peaks jutting out from the surrou...

I've got lots more to say regarding Brazil, but I'm still recovering from the journey home which took over 30 hours, door to door, a...

(This was written on 12 October, but only posted today, so "last night was really two nights ago) In real time, fast forward some….I...

Eight tonight. Airport. My plane for the States takes off from Rio. I'm mostly packed, and I'll have about eight hours to kill onc...

I've had some nasty stomach problems since Thursday night. Cramps and more. No details, please.  Let's just say that my food and bee...

It's still raining, outside the hotel, and, in a manner of speaking, in my room as well, the bathroom, I mean. Ate something the other d...