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Tag Archives: Chapada Diamantina
New Business Cards
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 business, Chapada Diamantina, Cochabamba, Sukhumi, Tbilisi, Titicaca
23 Comments
Video: Surviving in the Wilderness
(Recorded in Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil. And yes, I really wear shirts like that when I go hiking in the jungle.)
Fashion Forecast 2016
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
Posted in Brazil, Cinema, Photography, Travel
Tagged Bahia, Chapada Diamantina, hat, movies, Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
15 Comments
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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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
1 Comment
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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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
20 Comments
Next trip: Chapada Diamantina
The more I travel, the more I realize that it’s not about specific countries or even continents. Rather, it’s about the type of environment I am in. I am not a fan of huge cities, and I am much happier … Continue reading