Rio from the top of Pao de Acucar

At 2,330 feet, Corcovado is Rio's tallest mountain. O Cristo Redentor, just under 40 feet tall, was finished in 1931. Its hard to go anywhere in the city and not see the statue towering above.
(Photo and caption by Thushan Amarasiriwardena / LongJaunt.com)

Railay: Beauty and the beach resort

07.04.2008 | Railay, Thailand
Our first encounter with Railay left us at a loss. The peninsula was full of so much beauty, but so much of it was wasted.

Ode to açai

03.06.2008 | Salvador, Brazil
To say we merely like açai would be an understatement: we're addicted to it. This cool treat, unique only to Brazil comes from a fruit ...

Dinner at a churrascaria

02.28.2008 | Salvador, Brazil
Tonight for dinner we went to a churrascaria, a traditional Brazilian eatery, where we ate like kings (and paid royally too).
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