Brazil – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Fri, 03 Jan 2020 03:01:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Great Escape: Month 60 Roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/great-escape-month-60-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-escape-month-60-roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/great-escape-month-60-roundup/#comments Sun, 28 May 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45075 Oh, my monthly roundups. They are so ridiculously out of sync with real time now (this post is basically eleven months late, whoops!) that I recently considered axing the series, but I decided to play catch up instead — so brace yourself for a couple of these coming up! However, now that I’m writing on multiple […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/great-escape-month-60-roundup/feed/ 40 Surprises From Six Weeks in Brazil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/surprises-six-weeks-brazil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surprises-six-weeks-brazil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/surprises-six-weeks-brazil/#comments Sat, 29 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45811 As my biggest getaway of 2016, I spent plenty of time meticulously planning my six week trip to Brazil. And yet for all my research and reading, nothing can actually prepare you for the culture shock of completely immersing yourself in a new country, new language, and new lifestyle. So many aspects of Brazil took me completely […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/surprises-six-weeks-brazil/feed/ 78 Eight Secrets of Brazilian Beach Culture https://www.alexinwanderland.com/eight-secrets-of-brazilian-beach-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eight-secrets-of-brazilian-beach-culture https://www.alexinwanderland.com/eight-secrets-of-brazilian-beach-culture/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2017 18:13:31 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=46544 I read once that local of Rio often say “tenha uma boa praia,” or have a good beach over the much more standard translation for have a good day. It’s a culture-revealing phrase not unlike Thailand’s famous “gin khao reuyang?”, a way of asking what’s up? which literally translates as have you eaten rice yet? In much […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/eight-secrets-of-brazilian-beach-culture/feed/ 63 Out On the Dunes: ATV Adventures in Jericoacoara https://www.alexinwanderland.com/atv-tour-jericoacoara/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atv-tour-jericoacoara https://www.alexinwanderland.com/atv-tour-jericoacoara/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45806 You’ve already read how in just one week, I fell deep under Jericoacoara’s spell. While the tiny, remote Brazilian beach town had charm in spades, most people were drawn to what lay beyond its borders — miles upon miles of endless, untamed sand dunes, their shapes changing with the whims of the wind. To explore them, you’ll […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/atv-tour-jericoacoara/feed/ 30 The Best Airbnbs in Brazil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/best-airbnbs-brazil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-airbnbs-brazil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/best-airbnbs-brazil/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45549 Considering a trip to the land of caipirinhas? Consider accommodation where you’ll have a kitchen in which to whip up your own. Airbnb exploded in popularity in Brazil in preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and then again ahead of the 2016 Olympics, a shift that continues to benefit travelers — especially those headed to big cities. Want […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/best-airbnbs-brazil/feed/ 26 Under Jericoacoara’s Spell: A Brazilian Backpacker Paradise https://www.alexinwanderland.com/jericoacoaras-spell-brazilian-backpacker-paradise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jericoacoaras-spell-brazilian-backpacker-paradise https://www.alexinwanderland.com/jericoacoaras-spell-brazilian-backpacker-paradise/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45805 “Estava aqui!” I blinked awake, trying to determine if my eyes had properly opened or not. Yup, lids lifted. Confirmed. It was just pitch black both in and outside the bus I’d been on for the last six hours. I checked my phone, it was just after midnight. No service. I scanned the darkness outside my […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/jericoacoaras-spell-brazilian-backpacker-paradise/feed/ 40 One Last Night in Rio: Retreating to Copacabana To Plan My Next Move https://www.alexinwanderland.com/one-last-night-in-rio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-last-night-in-rio https://www.alexinwanderland.com/one-last-night-in-rio/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45804 Making the spontaneous decision to cancel our trip to Iguaçu Falls was the quite possibly best call I made in all of Brazil. Within seconds of deciding to skip our flights and spend two leisurely extra nights in the State of Rio de Janeiro instead, I felt a weight lift off of me. But I still […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/one-last-night-in-rio/feed/ 22 Buggying around Buzios: Our Bonus Days in Brazil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/buzios-on-a-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buzios-on-a-budget https://www.alexinwanderland.com/buzios-on-a-budget/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45565 Guys I am going to shock you here. Like really blow your mind. Sometimes, things don’t go according to plan. Yeah, I know. Hard to believe when you’re a Tracy Flick loving, organizational spreadsheet making, perpetually over-planning-yet-somehow-still-a-scattered-helpless-hot-mess like I am. But every once in a while those plans just really go off the rails. Sometimes the weather is […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/buzios-on-a-budget/feed/ 30 Blowing Bubbles in Buzios: Diving in Brazil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/blowing-bubbles-buzios-diving-brazil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blowing-bubbles-buzios-diving-brazil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/blowing-bubbles-buzios-diving-brazil/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45698 This post is brought to you by PADI as part of the PADI AmbassaDiver initiative. Read my latest ramblings on the PADI blog! It’s pretty much a guarantee that when Alex in Wanderland regular Heather and I do a trip together, we’re going to find somewhere to go diving together, even if it’s the inside of a particularly […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/blowing-bubbles-buzios-diving-brazil/feed/ 28 Hotel Crush: Casas Brancas in Búzios https://www.alexinwanderland.com/casas-brancas-buzios/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=casas-brancas-buzios https://www.alexinwanderland.com/casas-brancas-buzios/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45101 It’s been called the Brazilian St. Tropez and the Hamptons of Rio; basically, it’s this pocket of the planet’s infamous playground for the rich and famous. Welcome to Búzios, Brazil. I’ve never been to the Hamptons and I couldn’t point out St. Tropez on a map, but I knew I had to go to Búzios. Less than three […]
 
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