Hey kids This is interesting - I am typing on a german keyboard so pllease excuse the mixed up spelling and punctuation. I am staying with Teresa & Ben of BerlinLoopBrasil in their home in Brasilia. It is a condominium in Lago Sul (South Lake) which has a guarded entrance. Brasilia is the capital city of Brazil and this year will celebrate 50 years since it was built. In 1960 Lucio Costa together with Oscar Niemeyer designed the city plan and it´s arc...

Well, g´day folks, it´s certainly been a while since my last entry and, as you can imagine, plenty has happened in that time. On a sunny Sunday afternoon, I left Iguazu Falls (Argentina) with a limp due to my spider bite (little b*****!) and was escorted via taxi across the border and into Brazil! The taxi driver was so concerned about my foot that he spoke to the border guards so that I would not have to stand in line, I was wisked straight though! Thank you S...