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Early Birds
When Némo said “we will meet on Saturday morning at 4:45 and we will return on Monday just before midnight,” I knew I had found the right guide for the 3-day hike through Vale do Pati. Some agencies in Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil … Continue reading
My Christmas 2015: Pai Inacio
What do you do for Christmas if you don’t believe in it and if you live right next to a national park? You go hiking, of course. The 20 kilometers from Lencois to Morro do Pai Inacio seemed like the perfect distance … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Photography, Travel
Tagged Bahia, Chapada Diamantina, christmas, hiking, Lencois
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Christmas in Brazil
Wearing shorts in front of a Christmas tree. What climate change has only recently made possible in Central Europe is normal in Brazil. I still don’t get any real Christmas feeling in the tropics, despite all the festooned roads and … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Photography, Religion, Travel
Tagged Bahia, christianity, christmas, Salvador, snow
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Great Idea from Brazil: Public Phones
In Europe and North America, we all waste a lot of money on our mobile phones (except me). We waste a lot of energy on carrying them around. We constantly have to recharge them. And we have to worry about … Continue reading
Video Blog: Fire-Fighting Plane
Last week, I helped fighting the fires in Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil for a day, after I had stumbled upon a squad of volunteer firefighters while hiking. It was tough work, particularly because so many fires were in … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Photography, Travel, Video Blog
Tagged Chapada Diamantina, fire, forest fire
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Video Blog: Forest Fires in Chapada Diamantina
As promised, I will keep you updated on the forest fires in Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil. While hiking yesterday, I saw these fires from afar. Obviously, I wanted to get as close to them as possible. Who wouldn’t? Here … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Photography, Travel, Video Blog
Tagged Bahia, Chapada Diamantina, fire, forest, forest fire
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Jesus is my neighbor
Once you know that Nazaré, the name of the part of Salvador where I stayed for two weeks, is the Portuguese form of Nazareth, it may surprise you less that Mr Jesus was my neighbor.
Posted in Brazil, Photography, Religion, Travel
Tagged Bahia, christianity, Jesus, Salvador
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The kind of surprises you find when hiking in Brazil
Today, I went for a small hike in Chapada Diamantina National Park. After two weeks in a large city, this was more than the proverbial breath of fresh air – despite it being filled with smoke from the forest fires. … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Photography, Travel
Tagged Bahia, Chapada Diamantina, hiking, nature, women
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The forest fires are still raging in Chapada Diamantina
The air-conditioned coach stops in the sweltering heat of high noon. Five men with heavy boots, in orange overalls, their faces covered behind pieces of cloth, protective plastic glasses and hats, storm towards the bus. Two of the men, who look as … Continue reading
Going to the Cinema in Salvador, Brazil
The other day, I wanted to go and see a movie. Luckily, there were two cinemas on the map in Avenida José Joacquim Seabra, right around the corner from where I live in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The Cine Teatro Jandaia … Continue reading
