Even though we were based out of Fortaleza, I feel like I spent half of this leg of the trip in Cumbuco. This small little town was a hub of kite surfers and had super cool vibes. Less built up urban beach, and much more chill surfer town. On the second day we did a day trip here were we took a buggy tour and got to do a skibunda slide and play in some lakes surrounded by desert like sand. Then we spent the afternoon on the beach hanging out. Cumbuco is also kn...

Next Stop was in Belo Horizonte. We stayed with Lucas’ parent here and I had to wrap up some work while I was here, but still had lots of time to do some touring and try all of the food. Here are a few highlights. 1 - Comida Minera Minas Gerais is known for their food so I had lots of chances to see why. We ate lots of BBQ and pão de queijo as well as queijo minas and fruit juices. There are tons of bars and restaurants all over the city so we got to eat so...

First stop on the Brazillian tour was Arraial do Cabo. A couple hours east of Rio de Janeiro, this place has awesome beaches and is one of the few well known scuba diving places around. For me, it was a chance to try out my Portuguese and get a feel for being a tourist in Brazil. My first day I struck out to find a beach and (thanks to a friendly neighbour at the hostel) ended up at Praia do Forno. A quick and scenic trail away from the main dock in the downtow...

Second stop on the tour was Isla Holbox and boy what a stop it was. I’m writing this way late so I’ll summarize with the highlights I can remember. 1 - The beaches Holbox is a tiny, narrow island, with little infrastructure (no cars) but some of the most pristine white sand beaches. Many fewer people here and very chill vibes make it a great place to hang out for a few days. 2 - Food and Drinks We continued the taco tour here (not surprisingly). There w...

Well, I fled a flooded apartment in Toronto (literally) for the airport and landed happily on zero sleep in Cancun. After a quick bus ride to Playa Del Carmen, the vacation was off to a start! Playa is an interesting place to visit right now. What would normally be a beach bursting with people is actually being flooded with gross seaweed from the ocean. Normally blue water is a gross black and smells pretty organic. So rather that hitting the beach, we had lots...