Punta Carretas is the neighborhood that Golden Lotus and fuBarrio call home. Golden Lotus shot these fotos the other day on a walk to the grocery store. Golden Lotus seems to be a lot more talented at taking pictures than fuBarrio….must be the opposible thumb ….or the eyes without cataracts… ciao,fubarrio If you enjoyed this [Continue]

It should be obvious to all by now that Golden Lotus has a soft spot for canines. After all, she has managed to overlook fubarrio’s generally disagreeable temperment and unsettling appearance for all these years. Let’s just say that, unfortunately, fuBarrio is facing his most serious challenge yet to his alpha-dog [Continue]

Here is where we stayed…..I didn’t really know anything about if before we got there. It was setup by a travel agent. I guess they aren’t too strict on trademark infringement in Brasil yet. The room included breakfast and dinner. 5 days, four nights, flights from mvd and 50 minute trip to hotel from [Continue]

Some Brasilians Cleaning out their nets on an overcast morning after fishing in Praia Inglesis, Florianopolis, SE Brasil. The seagulls are circling around waiting for the droppings… fB If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed! [Continue]

after almost a year and a half of talking about it, golden lotus and i finally went to brasil for a short (5 day) trip. the country is huge, and we didn’t see much of even the town we visited, but i’ll give you some general impressions here and follow it up with some pictures in [Continue]