Tropical Daydreams

Life in Búzios

24 February 2014

What Russia did wrong at Sochi . . . that Brazil hopes to do right in Rio

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Brazil watched the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and not because Brazil is particularly interested in snow sports. No, Brazil kept an eye o...
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17 February 2014

Yes, Class, There Will Be a Quiz

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Maybe you read my blog religiously every week, maybe you poke around it only occasionally — any way you’ve chosen to read it you’ve undoubte...
10 February 2014

IT'S TOO DARN HOT!

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I know that many of my Northern Hemisphere readers are freezing right now, suffering under ice and snow and sleet, looking for whatever it t...
03 February 2014

Pizza

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A week or two ago The New York Times published an article mocking the way in which the popular, newly-elected mayor, Bill de Blasio, ate a p...
27 January 2014

The Other Búzios

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Much is made of the natural beauty of Búzios, whether in travel articles, photographic essays, or tourism promotions — adjectives like stunn...
20 January 2014

A Suitcase in Berlin

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"I still have a suitcase in Berlin  That's why I have to go there sometime soon.  The joys of days gone by  Are all still in my ...
13 January 2014

It Could Have Been Worse

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Dear Diary, Dear Hugo Whew, we made it through another Christmas/New Year in Búzios! This year Mark and I played it smart, we stocked ...
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My husband and I have lived in Brazil for over a decade now, and we can't imagine returning to the States. Doesn't mean we don't appreciate all that America has done for us. We both received solid educations there. We have family ties there. We still pay federal income tax and take a keen interest in the U.S. political scene. But for retirees, living abroad can insure a quality of life that's simply no longer available in the U.S., and without running through our entire nest egg to boot. Here in Brazil we have super health care, a simpler, stress-free life, and friends from all over the world. Life abroad is not for everyone. There are risks, uncertainties, frustrations . . . but as you read through my tropical daydreams, see if you don't agree that the rewards are worth it.
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