Tag Archives: Bahia

The dog is watching out

Posted on 2016-09-25 by Andreas Moser

(Photographed in Salvador, Brazil.)

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We even used to have a theater.

Posted on 2016-07-07 by Andreas Moser

Lencois in Brazil is a typical town that had a boom (diamonds, in this case) and then a bust. Recently, tourism has revived it a bit. But where diamond miners still cared about music, opera and theater, tourists don’t. And another … Continue reading →

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Fashion Forecast 2016

Posted on 2015-12-31 by Andreas Moser

After I began setting a new trend in 2015, one thing is certain: 2016 will be the year of the hat. Gentlemen, if you don’t want to look old-fashioned next year, I recommend that you ride to the next hatter … Continue reading →

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Early Birds

Posted on 2015-12-28 by Andreas Moser

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 →

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My Christmas 2015: Pai Inacio

Posted on 2015-12-27 by Andreas Moser

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 →

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Christmas in Brazil

Posted on 2015-12-25 by Andreas Moser

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 →

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Great Idea from Brazil: Public Phones

Posted on 2015-12-24 by Andreas Moser

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 →

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Video Blog: Forest Fires in Chapada Diamantina

Posted on 2015-12-15 by Andreas Moser

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 →

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Jesus is my neighbor

Posted on 2015-12-13 by Andreas Moser

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.

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The kind of surprises you find when hiking in Brazil

Posted on 2015-12-12 by Andreas Moser

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 →

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