I didn’t enjoy languages at school – in fact (to my later regret) I dropped French at the earliest opportunity. Since then I have come to realise that although I’m not particularly gifted in the learning department, I actually find language fascinating. During my pre-Brazil travels around South America, I routinely met other travellers from […]
Thinking back, I realise that I’ve written quite a lot about the culture of lunch in Brazil. There was the fact that Brazilians have a proper, sit-down lunch with plates and cutlery every day (the modern British norm of a quick sandwich at your desk is not an option here). Then I looked at the joys […]
Remember those great Hortifruti adverts? Well they are back with more! And this time they have touched on a couple of subjects close to my heart. I try not to drop this into conversation too much (just enough that everyone knows about it and hopefully is impressed/envious) – but before I came to South America I worked at […]
Hmmm, that’s a bold post title isn’t it? Still, a little hyperbole never hurt anyone did it? Spiders on the other hand – they hurt people all the time. Well, actually not so much, but I understand that some people aren’t big fans of spiders. So as well as showing you the Most Beautiful Spider […]
A couple of days ago I mentioned the fish that we ate on a remote beach in Bahia in the northeast of Brazil. When you’ve walked a couple of hours to get to a beach, you realise that you are basically a captive audience so if there’s only one thing on the lunch menu then […]