Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. MOVING DAY!!! I was going to get up early and have my last workout in…
Packing | My Last Night in Copacabana
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, warm, sunny, and with a breeze. Friday, the eve of moving from Copacabana to Flamengo. I was up early;…
Copacabana | A Small Metropolis with a Love-Hate Relationship with its People
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Thursday, but D-Day is Saturday. The removal has been arranged for Saturday…
Moving to Botafogo | A New Adventure In Front of the Bay
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Wednesday, the middle of the week, and my living room is stuffed…
Unexpected Confusion | A Day of Surprises
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. Tuesday was a Tuesday of surprises. First, I exercised, had coffee, and took a…
Labour Day and the Roles of Both
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, warm, sunny and slightly overcast. The first of May is Labour Day, when Brazil and many other countries recognise…
Organising and Enjoying a Simple Sunday with My Daughter
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, sunny and slightly overcast. As this Sunday is the eve of Labour Day, a bank holiday, Yasmin will stay…
The Value of Discipline and the Paradoxes of Brazilian Society
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, normal, sunny and overcast. It is almost the end of the month, and it is very chilly and raining…
Long Weekend Breaks | Rio and Porrinha
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 23 °C, cool, overcast, and rainy. Friday is the end of the week and the eve of another long weekend. Monday…
England’s Cold Weather
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29 degrees, warm, sunny and slightly overcast. At the moment, Thursday is one of only two days during the week I…