Monthly Archives: August 2010

People like football in Brazil. A lot. They grasp every opportunity they have to play ball on beaches, perfectly brown football pitches or dead-end streets. And no matter if you’re young, old, black or white, rich or poor: everyone can … Continue reading →

Although I, whilst still in the Netherlands, went through all the steps of “Teach Yourself Fluent Portuguese in only 10 days”, I did not understand a word of what the locals said after I arrived in Brazil. Obviously everyone in … Continue reading →

As I normally easily manage to get shamefully lost in the London Underground (famous for being easy to use) it is quite an achievement that I made it to Brazil in one go, without first stopping in Shanghai, Johannesburg and … Continue reading →