What a nice time I’m having in Melbourne! One of the things I like most about travelling is that you get to enjoy all the novelties of a new destination whilst at the same time appreciating the things that your home location does better. Of course, whether we’re talking about coffee, beaches or weather, ‘better’ […]
A few days into my two week trip to Australia, the jet-lag is gradually starting to relent. Rio is 13 hours behind Melbourne, so my body clock has been trying to sabotage my plans by urging me to wake up and do things at 4am and then crash mid-afternoon. Luckily for me I have a […]
The beer situation in Brazil is an interesting one. Brazilian beer is often maligned (I should know, I am chief maligner), yet I have met more serious beer enthusiasts in Rio than in any other city. To give an example, my brother-in-law Rodrigo regularly meets up with a group of friends for tasting sessions. They taste 2 national […]
Anyone who has been anywhere near Eat Rio or the Eat Rio Facebook page recently will potentially be getting a little tired of hearing about Peru. For those of you who haven’t been following proceedings, I flew to Lima just over a week ago to take part in the Chowzter Latin American Fast Feast Awards. […]
Tu ta maluco? Respeita o moço! Patente alta, da aula, bigode grosso! This is the chorus from the latest funk track that is doing the rounds in Brazil right now. The track, performed by MC Marcelly, is called Bigode Grosso (Thick Moustache) and has been massively boosted by Neymar and other players incorporating it into recent […]