The Best Swimsuits & Beach Gear for Travel
I’ve never been into swimsuits. I’ve always had too many insecurities about my body to feel confident strolling the beach in a suit, whether…
I’ve never been into swimsuits. I’ve always had too many insecurities about my body to feel confident strolling the beach in a suit, whether…
What is Brazil like? One of the best ways to see real life in Brazil is to spend some time on the beach. Brazilians…
Packing for Brazil is not an easy task because there is such a range of activity there–the cities demand that you dress up, but…
The street art in São Paulo is one of the best things to do in this overwhelmingly huge city. São Paulo, Brazil is a…
(Things to see and do in Ouro Preto below, and resources for hotels and guidebooks at the bottom of this post.) Before leaving on…
While planning what to do in Minas Gerais before our road trip there last year, I was surprised to find something right up my…
I knew the historic towns of Minas Gerais, Brazil, would be nice, but I didn’t expect the special atmosphere and beauty that we found in each…
One of the pleasures of travel is that you never know what you will find. I’d heard about the small town of Tiradentes–that it was…
São Paulo is the world’s 9th largest city by population and also happens to be where my husband was born and raised. It’s a…
When traveling to Brazil to visit family, one of the things that I look forward to the most is the fruit in Brazil. Not…
As soccer fans begin to rain down on Brazil for the Olympics, they need to know what to eat without spending a fortune. Many…
Most people don’t realize that Brazil is a very artsy place. When I first went there, I was surprised to see art everywhere…from the…
…a.k.a. “reasons to get inspired to visit São Paulo” because this is one cool city! If you are looking for things to do in…
In a way, Brazil is my second home. All of my husband’s family lives there, and we visit them about once a year for…
If you haven’t heard of Oscar Niemeyer architecture, you probably won’t forget him after this post, and you might even start making plans to…
Brazil was watched by the entire world as it hosts the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016. These events are…
Why visit MASP, the Museum of Art in São Paulo? Every time we go to São Paulo, Brazil to visit family, I make a…