Category Archives: Travel

Roadtrip!

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Alexandra

My older brother and his family are spending the year in Vicksburg, MS. My younger brother and my parents are visiting them from Brazil this summer and we promised we would come for a visit as well. After looking at … Continue reading →

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Three more days!

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Alexandra

As I finish marking the last essay on the pile, my mind began to race with lists of all that needs to be done before the plane takes off on Sunday morning. There’s cat food to be bought, final gifts … Continue reading →

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Beija-flor de Nilópolis

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Alexandra

On December 30th, we were walking along Copacabana beach, watching all the frantic preparation for the big New Year’s celebrations when we came across a crowd surrounding something. Upon investigation it turned out to be that Brazil’s main tv news … Continue reading →

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I heart NYC

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Alexandra

Just got back from NYC and it was great! Having said that, I hope my NY friends will forgive me but I have to say the city didn’t wow me as much as Chicago did. Perhaps I expected less from … Continue reading →

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New York, New York

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Alexandra

We just got back from Montreal on Sunday and I leave on Thursday for New York City. I have a conference to attend from Jan 2-5 but there will be plenty of time to wander around the city. The only … Continue reading →

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Food

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Alexandra

Traveling, for me, means trying different foods. Most of my research and preparation before a trip is focused on learning about local foods, restaurants, markets and my main memory about a place is always related to its food. The same … Continue reading →

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Girona

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Alexandra

I was thinking of this place today:

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Fort York

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Alexandra

Built by the British to protect the town of York (aka Toronto) from American invasion in the late 18th century, Fort York was destroyed during the war of 1812 and re-built in 1815. Most of the buildings date from the … Continue reading →

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Where the hell is Matt?

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Alexandra

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY] Very funny. For the record, those crabs at Easter Island totally freaked me out. Read more about Matt here.

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Busy day in Madrid

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Alexandra

After four weeks in Spain, we began our journey home early wednesday morning (June 18th) when we left the house at 7 AM to catch the 8:30 AVE to Madrid. The plan was to stay overnight in Madrid and catch … Continue reading →

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