…Travel stories from Manaus, Brazil… “But real adventures, I reflected, do not happen to people who remain at home: they must be sought abroad.” -James Joyce, The Dubliners The woman took my hand and examined it closely, turning it into the light and then away. She adjusted … Continue reading Green Amazon: The Tropical Lesion
…Travel stories from an Amazon riverboat in Brazil… Damn it this woman will not shut the fuck up. It has been two days and still it seems like the same argument that started before we even left Santarem. It all happens the same way; I’m in my hammock minding … Continue reading Green Amazon: The Riverboat
…Travel stories from squatting in Brazil… He was a crooner and a painter in his younger years, but now at 73 years old he spent his days sitting on a bench in the wind that came off the river through the courtyard entrance of his museum. He wore sleeveless collared … Continue reading Green Amazon: The Old Man and the Hippy
…Travel stories from hitchhiking the Transamazonica Highway in Brazil’s Amazon… How to hitchhike west out of Brasilia Brasilia is a very centralized city, and hitchhiking out of it is simple. As anywhere, you can walk. But maybe it’s hot, and you have the 4.50 Reais to take a bus … Continue reading Green Amazon: The Dirt Road
…Travel stories from hitchhiking in Brazil… Hitchhiking out of Rio de Janeiro toward Belo Horizonte Find a bus, or use your feet, to get to the Rodoviaria, the main bus terminal, which is called “Novo Rio”. From the main entrance, that is, the entrance opposite the one adjacent to … Continue reading I Would Like to Thank the Obamas of Brazil
