Review: Urban Safari
If you prefer to spend your vacation on a sunny beach instead of walking through crowded cities, this book is not for you. This is a love story about the big cities in the world.
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Review: Nasty Bits
Anthony Bourdain used to be a chef at Les Halles in New York and rose to stardom after his book Kitchen Confidential in 2000. I picked up a copy of his book Nasty Bits several years ago in Singapore, which is an essay collection.
Rendez-vous in Rio
Apart from the obvious reference to the song by Lustans Lakejer, I found a lot of interesting things in Rio de Janeiro. Maybe the most striking was meeting Jesus on the top of Corcovado. The tall statue is towering above the city on top of a mountain with a marvelous view.
Passing through Paraty
I crossed the white bridge and entered Paraty, a well-preserved Portuguese colonial town in Brazil’s Costa Verde area. The town was founded in 1597 and colonized a century later.
At the Igauzu waterfalls
The Iguazu falls are located along the Iguazu River, between the border of Brazil and Argentina. There are over 275 waterfalls at this beautiful site, spread along a three kilometer crescent which claims to be among the most dramatic waterfalls in the world.
Lost in São Paulo
We thanked our driver for the ride and got out of the car somewhere in São Paulo. After having a look at our paper map, we walked briskly in a random direction towards what we believed to be civilization.