So Britain has cheese on toast (or Welsh Rarebit/Rabbit if purchased in a fancy restaurant). A perennial cheap and easy favourite as a winter snack. America has grilled cheese, best when dipped in soup but also good when flying solo. Definitely also in the comfort food arena as per cheese on toast above. Which brings us … Continue reading Grilled Cheese Brazilian style
History, colour, life... that's Salvador. Everything turned up a little louder. Our second world heritage site of the trip and it knocked Olinda into a cocked hat. Olinda shut at 6.00pm whereas Pelourinho and other suburbs were not even starting yet. So a quick homage as we travel later today and I'll try do it … Continue reading Stunning Salvador – Sampler
Our last game, and last full day, in Recife and so a lot to fit in... First up, take the metro to the stadium. No significant issue there though the metro station did look like it doubled as a set for a post apocalyptic film. Recife, it a should be noted, was the least prepared … Continue reading Tico Time and off the beaten path (Costa Rica v Greece – Game 6)
Olinda is the other side of the river from Recife and well worth a visit as it's a UNESCO world heritage site. It may start with great views from the top of the hill. But then there's fantastic colours... ... buildings: monastery, convent, bar, observatory... Art of all shapes, sizes, styles and more Great street … Continue reading Recife Recap – part 2: World Heritage
A brighter day in Recife (Jun 27th), so a day to tour the locale especially with no football on. We're staying in a beach front skyscraper with an interesting view down to the foyer. Our choice would have been a pousada in Olinda (see part 2) but nothing was available, though it's not a bad … Continue reading Recife Recap – part 1: view after the rain
Our lowest key game in terms of football expectations, perhaps unfairly, but there's anyways something to be seen at the world cup. But first lunch. A local restaurant just across from the ground, friendly and well at up for local events judging by the great menu, though I did skip the hot drinks. The order … Continue reading Greek Bailout and Grace Jones (Greece vs Ivory Coast – Game 4)
A brief backtrack to note that we arrived in Fortaleza late Friday night... To wake up to these views from our hotel. Note that the pool doesn't belong to the hotel, ours is on the roof! Balcony view. And this is from the roof top area... A walk round the bay today led to a … Continue reading Fortaleza Feel
We spent yesterday traveling to Fortaleza so here's a flashback to Rio. We managed a quick trip to the well known churrascaria restaurant Porcão (pronounced as per the title and pretty apt). A little large and impersonal but great quality. Their logo... at odds with my title I know... I'm no foodie or great reviewer … Continue reading Poor Cow
By which I mean we only watched two games of football but took them in while doing some tourista activities. Morning saw us wandering from the Lapa area to the Santa Theresa neighbourhood via the Escaderia Selaron. A fantastic piece of artwork that was created and updated for 20 years by Jorge Selaron. It ultimately … Continue reading Day off
Travel, Turmoil & Tom Foolery 