Category Archives: Brazil

The Smoking Snakes

Posted on 2018-05-29 by

Just a few weeks ago, on 8 and 9 May, Eurocentric Europeans celebrated the end of World War II, although in Asia, that show didn’t get cancelled until a few months later. The surviving US-American, British, French, Belgian, New Zealand, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil, History, Italy, Military, Politics, World War II | Tagged | 18 Comments

New Business Cards

Posted on 2018-04-22 by

It’s so easy to tell a professional from a non-professional. The former have business cards. After my first set of photo cards was exhausted – and because I have a new phone number and new URLs for my blogs – … Continue reading →

Posted in Abkhazia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Easter Island, Georgia, Photography, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 23 Comments

Random Thoughts (18)

Posted on 2017-11-30 by

“Time is more valuable than money could ever dream of being.” (Dan Kieran in The Idle Traveller) Thanks to Thomas Kuban for pointing me to The Ultimate Productivity Blog. Thanks to Priscila Serrano for the book 60 Degrees North, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Brazil, Europe, Germany, North Korea, Religion, Romania, Time, UK | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Ayahuasca – no thanks!

Posted on 2017-06-24 by

“I am a very logical person. You could say I am left-brained.” When I heard that remark, I already knew I wouldn’t need to take the guy behind me in the queue at Lima airport seriously. And indeed, he went … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil, Death, Food, Health, Life, Peru, Travel | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Why I will return to Europe

Posted on 2017-04-12 by

Originally, I had planned to spend several years in Latin America to take the time to explore every country from Argentina to Mexico. As an advocate for constant change, I have however scrapped this plan and I will return to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Easter Island, Ecuador, Europe, Health, Life, Mexico, Peru, Photography, Religion, Travel, Venezuela | Tagged | 67 Comments

Coca Cola is everywhere

Posted on 2017-04-02 by

There are not many things that I am addicted to. I can go without cigars for months. Chocolate is a different issue. One week is the maximum, after that I get cranky. But after three days without cola (it doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Easter Island, Health, Photography, Religion, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | 21 Comments

Football in South America

Posted on 2017-03-25 by

Football is important in South America. Whenever traffic is a little bit less chaotic, I know that a football match is being broadcast and keeps people off the streets. But after the match, they will make up for it by … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Education, Peru, Photography, Politics, Sports, Travel | Tagged , | 10 Comments