Three Long Buses and a Couple of Stops Inbetween

Sunday 07th February 2016 – I’d only spoken to him a couple of times before, but it turned out Halabi was leaving for Puerto Madryn on the same day. Trying to not to sound offensive, I’ll say, to my surprise, that there’d been many Israelis at the hostel in Buenos…

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Christmas Carols Are Out – Christmas Caipirinhas, On the Other Hand…

Monday 28th December 2015 – I never really took to Florianopolis, and Isla Santa Caterina as a whole, like I did Paraty, despite my setbacks in the latter. I don’t mean to sound morose, I certainly enjoyed myself, it was just missing something. Perhaps the relaxed vibe, the feeling of…

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Fatality Conspiracies and Favela Reputations

Friday 04th December 2015 – Again, it took over a day to reach my next destination. The twenty six hours to Rio de Janeiro matching my previous journey record, only this time the bus was slightly comfier. Not as much as I’d have liked, but comfier nonetheless. Through incidental conversation,…

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