None of them will do The weather has changed again in Curitiba. We have glorious autumnal days without a cloud in the clear blue sky. If you are in the sun the temperatures can reach up 24 or 25 degrees Celsius (that’s about 77 degrees...
Orange Colour Taxis. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) So you have decided not to risk life and limb by walking to your destination. Your next idea is to get a taxi. Good luck with that. Getting a taxi In 1974 Curitiba had a population of 610, 000 served...
I like walking. Give me the chance to walk or drive or get the bus and I’ll walk almost every time. I walk a lot in Curitiba, but very few other people do. Here follows a bit of a rant, but it’s all true, I even have photos to back it...
Flag of Brazil (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If I wanted to tell you about Brazilians and what they are like I could spend ages talking about their likes and dislikes, their politics, history and culture, how they spend their free time and what they...
Parque Barigui with a touch of early morning frost. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Wednesday 13th March was just as hot and sunny as practically every day since November. A long summer made even better by the news of the wet and cold winter back home in...
One of the main reasons for starting this blog was to force myself to start to reading other people’s blogs and to share ideas and experiences. One of the first things I cam across was a number of people talking about how they had met other...
Part of the thing about raising a kid to be bilingual is that it often involves at least one of the parents living in a different country. So not only are there the normal problems (and opportunities?) associated with raising a family, but there...