Olinda and Recife have stories to tell. Olinda and Recife, sited on the northeast corner of Brazil, are about as closely linked as…
Niterói, Cabo Frio, and Búzios are a great start to any Brazil visit. Did you know Brazil is so vast that you could…
Dominica has stolen our hearts. In our travels, we have visited at least 15 Caribbean islands – each beautiful in its own way.…
Puerto Rico offers a little bit of everything for travelers: vibrant cities with beautifully preserved historic districts, gorgeous off-the-radar beaches, and a rich…
Note: This is an update of our original post following our first visit to Curaçao in 2019. In February 2023, we made a…
Pasto made a big impression on us. One of the first things we noticed upon arriving in this medium-sized city in far southern…
Florianópolis, or Floripa as it’s known to the locals, was the last stop on our month-long journey through southern Brazil last fall. But…
Paraty, Brazil is a gorgeous colonial town in Rio de Janeiro State, about 250 km down the coast from Rio de Janeiro city.…
After a whirlwind eight days in Rio de Janeiro, we headed south to Ilha Grande – an idyllic, highly protected island paradise just…