12 Best Family-Friendly Things to Do In Paraty, Brazil
Here are our recommendations (with lots of photos!) if you ever decide to travel to this unique, historic town in Brazil.
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An Adventure in the River
Oliver recounts an adventure packed hike up a river that almost ends in disaster. This is a story told from an eight-year-old point of view.
3 Things Most Americans Use That Even Rich Brazilians Don’t
The amenities we lived without in Brazil show that conserving energy is more about systems than individual choices. Also one thing I wish we had in the States!
Teresópolis, Brazil Photo Tour: Relax, Hike, Play
Teresópolis is a small, laid back city about two hours to the northeast of Rio de Janeiro. See some of our favorite photos from our month in this place.
3 Days in Rio de Janeiro: Sailing and Artisanal Bread
We kicked off our world travel in Rio de Janeiro where we enjoyed sailing at sunset and eating artisanal baked goods while staying in the Botafogo neighborhood.
Mediterranean Spain in Photos: Andalucía and Catalonia
Medieval towns, cobblestone streets, castles and tapas. Take a photo tour of Southern Spain in our new slide show format.
No More Train Tickets: Winging it to Western China
A honeymoon getaway turns into a saga when train tickets to Guilin are sold out. We buy bus tickets from a shady vendor. It turns out to be quite the ride.
Traveling to Colombia? Here’s My Friendly Advice
Colombia is one of our top places to travel. Here is some advice for where to go, what to do, how to get there, and how to stay out of trouble.
When You’re the First Tourist in a Remote Chinese Village
An excursion off the beaten path lands us in a village with no tourist services where we find a local family to stay with. Will tourism change the village?
Biking Through Tuscan Villages With Borrowed Bikes and Dog
On a day trip through small villages on Monte Pisano in rural Tuscany, we discover that in the Italian countryside, dogs eat free.
