by Anthony | Mar 20, 2024 | Acajatuba, Brasil
Acajatuba means “make things from tree wood” and that’s exactly what these local villages do. This is a gorgeous small town on the outskirts of Manaus, about 90 minutes west, up river. The entire community is sustained from their fame related to the...
by Anthony | Mar 18, 2024 | Brasil, Recife
Recife, often referred to as the “Brazilian Venice” is the capital of Pernambuco. Recife (pronounced “Heh-See-Fay”) is distinguished by its many rivers, bridges, islets and peninsulas. Recife Antigo, on its own island by the harbor, is the...
by Anthony | Mar 14, 2024 | Brasil, Petropolis
The town’s name (“City of Peter”) honors Pedro II, the last Emperor of Brazil. The city was the summer residence for many of the Brazilian Emperors and aristocrats in the 19th century, and was once the official capital of Rio de Janeiro during...
by Anthony | Mar 10, 2024 | Alter Do Chao, Brasil
The Caribbean of the Amazon These are just a few of the images that give a sense of the beauty and allure of this sleepy town on the Amazon river.
by Anthony | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Here’s the exact agenda for the Safari trip to Africa. To show where it took me, here’s a map: This is mainland Kenya + Tanzania. 19 Oct 2023Tamarind Tree HotelNairobi3 nightsB&B22 Oct 2023Porini Rhino CampOl Pejeta Conservancy3 nightsFI25 Oct...
by Anthony | Nov 17, 2023 | Anjajavy, Madagascar
The northern side of Madagascar is remote, tropical, peaceful, and mostly untamed. You can hear about celeb guests like Leonardo DiCaprio in these areas. We went to this remote hotel to recharge after a safari trek through Kenya and Tanzania. You fly into a very small...
by Anthony | Nov 16, 2023 | Madagascar
You might not know it- Madagascar is huge. Also, their roads are (to be gentle) under developed. This makes travel take longer. Most people fly into Antananarivo (‘tana) because it’s the main city, right in the middle. Andasibe, however, is a place on the...
by Anthony | Nov 8, 2023 | Africa, Anjajavy, Madagascar
The Baobab tree is amazing, it’s a succulent.. yeah. Some of them are thousands of years old. One of them (which I didn’t see, but was in Madagascar) was so large they carved a small bar into it. The Baobab is also called “reniala” (“mother of the forest”)...
by Anthony | Nov 7, 2023 | Madagascar
This plant deserves it’s own post. The plant moves really fast. You touch it, or shake it, and it closes up, almost instantly. Plants are amazing and we don’t deserve them ! Mimosa pudica is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume...
by Anthony | Nov 6, 2023 | Madagascar
It’s probably nothing, but it’s also probably something. Whatever it is, it’s definitely not small.. I guess you could say “every little pond is potentially an impact crater” More cool Sky images over...
