Spent some time visiting some of the popular Rio sights. Started with Ipanema beach near our hotel, checking out all the good looking women 🙂 and enjoying coconut water. We even found Mogo (fried Yucca or Aipim Frito in Portuguese) to go with the coconut water, 🙂 🙂 . Ipanema beach Ipanema beach was alwasy…
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Arrived at Rio airport and waited 25 mins to get a taxi; because taxis were in short supply… Never mind, arrived at the hotel safely. Rio is a place of huge contrast between the haves and the have-nots. At the hotel, we had a great view of the Ipanema and LeBlon beaches; but at the…
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Went for drinks at a rooftop bar (The View Bar); this was near our hotel. Decent view but since it was a hazy, the view was not as exciting. For dinner, decided to go to Margherita Pizzeria; since it was highly recommended. Took a taxi there, and it was quite crowded, so had to wait…
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Birthday time for yours truly. That calls for a trip somewhere. Brazil it is 🙂 Arrived in Sao Paulo on an overnight AA flight from Dallas. Got good sleep on the plane; thanks to the wife getting us in Business Class, so were fresh when we arrived. At the airport, I usually get cash from…
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Decide to do a short exploration trip to Puerto Morelos, Mexico. been a long time since we have done one of these, and need to do this more often. Puerto Morelos (PM in short) is a small town on the Yucatan Peninsula, between Cancun and Playa Del Carmen. Arrived late at Cancun airport, and rented…
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