Ilha Grande – 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 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 Uma Bela Caminhada: Hiking on Ilha Grande https://www.alexinwanderland.com/uma-bela-caminhada-hiking-ilha-grande/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uma-bela-caminhada-hiking-ilha-grande https://www.alexinwanderland.com/uma-bela-caminhada-hiking-ilha-grande/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2017 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=44393 Ilha Grande stole my heart — and it also gave it a workout. Cardio and adventure fans alike will flip for the hiking opportunities on this untamed Brazilian island. With sixteen marked trails of varying length and difficulty, we were spoiled for choice when it came to which corner of Ilha Grande to wander. As we were hoping […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/uma-bela-caminhada-hiking-ilha-grande/feed/ 40 My Kind of Paradise On Ilha Grande https://www.alexinwanderland.com/charming-ilha-grande-brazil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charming-ilha-grande-brazil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/charming-ilha-grande-brazil/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2016 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=43987 I guess I have a thing for seedy islands. A pirates lair, a leper colony, and a penitentiary for political prisoners — much like Koh Tao in Thailand and Isla de Coiba in Panama, Ilha Grande in Brazil has quite the illicit past. And much like those islands before it, this one also managed to steal […]
 
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