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Life in Búzios
25 June 2012
National Anthems
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How difficult is it to sing The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States of America? Consensus says it's extremel...
18 June 2012
Rio+20
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The muck-a-mucks of Eco'92 In last week's blogpost I spoke of my first visit to Brazil on June 12th, 1992, a/k/a Dia dos Namora...
11 June 2012
Dia dos Namorados
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On my very first trip to Brazil, in June of 1992, I picked up a Brazilian newspaper in the plane, even though to the best of my knowle...
04 June 2012
Gift-giving
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Mums the word . . . Many, many years ago in France I was invited to a dinner party and wanted to bring a gift for the hostess. Flowers...
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28 May 2012
Azeda and Azedinha Beaches
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I feel I should send letters of apology to all of our guests who visited us before Mark and I "discovered" Azeda Beach, and its li...
21 May 2012
Three Things About The Good Old U.S.A. We Don't Miss At All
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1. Lack of eye contact — Not a glance, not on the streets of New York, not upon entering a store, not in an elevator, nothing. Present your...
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14 May 2012
Three Things I Miss About The Good Old U.S.A.
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1. Disciplined traffic — On our most recent visit back to the States Mark and I rented a car at Miami airport. A courteous driver slowed d...
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