Let me start out by saying that in my year being in Brazil, I have never run into safety issues or been in bad situations. This includes during the first few months where I would walk everywhere by myself, even at night – which I later learned was NOT recommended. This applies to most Brazilian […]
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UMF Ultra Music Festival Europe 2014 falls short
My rating for the festival: 3 out of 10 Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is one of the two most important festivals for electronic music lovers in North America. Held annual in March in Miami, it marks the arrival of “festival season” in addition to hosting industry-wide events throughout the city for a week. I was lucky […]
Recommended Debit Card for international travel: Charles Schwab
This article is about the Charles Schwab Checking account, which is available to US residents only. First off, using a debit card is the best way to get/exchange money in a foreign country, and that for an American the Schwab checking account is of the best cards you can get as an international traveler. I’ve […]
What it was like to be at the World Cup in Brazil
The World Cup is arguably the most important sporting event in the world, and by the number of Cups it has won, Brazil is arguably the most important football nation in the world. Finally, no one will argue with the fact that Brazilians love to have fun and know how to throw a party! I was […]
Highly recommended Brazilian destination – Paraty
The Brazilian town that surprised me the most by its beauty was Paraty. Having gone to Paraty with no prior information other than that it was beautiful, I was shocked by how gorgeous it really was.
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Q-Dance Chile. Using Couchsurfing to find festival buddies.
My rating: 8 out of 10. Mad bonus points for an amazing Chilean crowd. As I neared the end of my stay in Florianópolis, I needed a plan for the 10-day gap between the end of my lease and the opening of the World Cup in Sao Paulo. When I saw that Chile has waived […]
Weird things to do in Tokyo
Tokyo is known for its eccentricity, so when I went to Tokyo for four days in October, I was not interested in doing the tourist attractions. No, I resolved to do the WEIRD and UNIQUE things that Tokyo has to offer. 1. Yunessun Wine Spa: Bathe in pools of red wine, green tea, sake, and […]
Review of Warung Day Festival
My rating for the festival: 7 out of 10. The combination of nature and music was amazing, and for a techno festival the talent booked was diverse and deep. Beautiful people though as in most other techno festivals, people were kind of “in their own world”. Warung Beach Club, in Itajaí, SC, Brazil, is the […]
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No reciprocal visa fee for US citizens entering Chile!!!
Upon learning that the US has worked out a deal with Chile to waive the $160 visa fee from May 1st, 2014 onwards, I took it as a sign to visit Santiago in late May. When I flew in from Brazil to Santiago, it gave me infinite satisfaction to see the sign of the Entry […]
Illegal border crossing to Paraguay
When I left Florianopolis, I took a 14 hour bus to Foz do Iguaçú not only to see the famous waterfalls, but also for my curiosity about the tri-country border. I had read on the internet that the Brazilian-Paraguayan border is delineated by a river which is crossed by a bridge called Ponte da Amizade. […]