This mornng I flew to Rio, after 4 days in the Pantanal. We landed on schedule and I made my way by taxi to the www.triphostel.com. As you can see from the website, the hostel is pretty nice - an old building that´s been done up and has a really nice atmosphere. The best part, [...]
Due to Tom being incommunicado deep in the Pantanal, I feel the responsibility to make some comments on the outcome of Le Tour 2008. Yes, I have been watching on and off… you can’t really go to bed when there’s only 16km to to. or 40. or like 60. And I wasn’t going to watch [...]
Tomorrow we leave Cuiaba and head for the Pantanal. At approximately 500km long by 200-300km wide, it’s the largest wetland on Earth and home to a fantastic diversity of plants, insects, fish and birds (+ jaguars).
So, Rodders, the Skol is ok. But, my mistake was to bother with beer in the first place. I mean, when there’s caipis on offer, why would you bother?
Last night we put this theory into practice and today we paid the price. Monotonal plenary lectures and shorter oral presentations will lay you down quick smart, [...]
After 2 days of flights and taxis I´m in Cuiaba, gateway to the Pantanal. The city of 1 million people seemed relatively pristine from the air, although I´ve only see a little on the ground - including the inside of the minibar, which is stocked with no less than two terrible types of beer (I [...]