We were told that the Carnaval parties in Florianopolis, Brazil do not compare to the scale of the ones in Rio, and if that’s true, all I can say is that the ones in Rio must be amazing! In Floripa, the Carnaval parties started on Friday and went until Tuesday (just before Ash Wednesday). There [...]
Entries from February 2009
Carnaval 2009: Florianopolis, Brazil
February 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Travel
Argentina’s Proposed Tourist Entry Fee Postponed Indefinitely
February 27th, 2009 · 17 Comments
UPDATE: The fee has gone into effect. Please check out my newer post on Argentina’s new entrance fee. Good news for expats and tourists alike! Argentina’s proposed tourist entry fee which was scheduled to start January 1, 2009, and then re-scheduled for March 2009, has been postponed indefinitely. This means that those trips to Uruguay [...]
Expat Tech: Downloading Content Overseas
February 25th, 2009 · 14 Comments
As expats, we may be away from our home countries, but it’s always nice to have a taste of home from time to time. That’s probably why so many of us actually buy the crappy Skippy peanut butter for $27 pesos from the imported foods section of Jumbo. In addition to food, it’s also nice to be [...]
Tags: Tech
Florianopolis Update
February 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Florianopolis is great. I’m happy to report that boredom has not yet set in. We’ve been out exploring the island and its many beaches, hiking trails, towns, restaurants, etc. The people are very friendly, and while we’re in a sleepy fishing village, it’s exactly the break we needed from Buenos Aires for awhile. We have [...]
Tags: Travel
