Blood, Sweat & Cobblestones In Brazil’s Gold Mining Heartland
It wasn’t until after we arrived that we found out Ouro Preto is officially the steepest town in Brazil. In hindsight, it seems like a daft place to visit in a wheelchair. Not only is it the steepest...
View ArticleThe Capoeira Fighters Of Bahia
We were searching for the definitive capoeira experience. Since arriving in Brazil, I had seen it on postcards but not on the streets. Brazil’s very own martial art capoeira has been of fascination to...
View ArticleIs Colombia Dangerous?
There’s a certain amount of bravado that comes with having survived a trip to Colombia. If you are reading this blog then you can assume that my girlfriend and I made it out alive… Since the early...
View ArticleWhat Does Dog Taste Like?
Backpacking around the world does wonders to rid a person of their culinary inhibitions. Before my girlfriend and I set off on our global sojourn I had no idea of the taste of bullfrog, silk worms,...
View ArticleVietnam! (“The Friendliest Little Communist Country in the East…”)
There is a genuine warmth in the people of Vietnam that I don’t think I have experienced anywhere else on our fifteen month long backpacking world tour. The Vietnamese do not display the overt...
View Article