Unexpectedly enjoyable forced travels

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February 17th 2024

Published: February 18th 2024

It wasn’t until my third work trip to Brazil that I got around to spending some time travelling beyond the area where we were working. The quantity of photos I’ve added to this blog, way more than usual, and these are only the photos from my third visit, confirm that I really should have spent more time travelling around. Brazil was unexpectedly great. I don’t know why I say unexpectedly be... Read Full Entry

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David Walker

Donny

When I started this blog in 2007, it was more of a highlights package of trips generally focusing on one place or aspect. My rule had been one blog per country unless I lived there, but I eventually realised that fewer blogs were appearing. Having got around quite a bit, I'm now revisiting many countries. It's getting trickier to get to completely new countries so I might break that rule on occasion. The PhD fortunately didn't curtail travelling with research in sub-Saharan Africa and India as well as the chance to attend conferences with a sneaky bit of travelling tacked on before or after th... full info

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Praça São Francisco, São Cristóvão, Sergipe

This square is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Even my Brazilian friends had never heard of this town.

Almost the whole of Fernando de Noronha, from the Trilha do Farol

Bloco in Olinda, Pernambuco

Olinda, Pernambuco

Convento de São Francisco, Olinda, Pernambuco

Praia do Boldró, Fernando de Noronha

This palm tree provided my only shade for much of the walk along the north coast from Vila dos Remédios to Baía dos Porcos and back.

Praça Getúlio Vargas, São Cristóvão, Sergipe

Capim Açu, Fernando de Noronha

About halfway round the island's longest trail.

Vale do Pati, Chapada Diamantina National Park

Town Hall, Olinda, Pernambuco

Igreja do Carmo, Olinda, Pernambuco

Bloco, Olinda, Pernambuco

Olinda, Pernambuco

Vale do Pati, Chapada Diamantina National Park

Alto Da Sé, Olinda, Pernambuco

Recife can be seen in the distance.

Convento de São Francisco, Olinda, Pernambuco

Poço Azul, Chapada Diamantina National Park

The water begins halfway down those steps. It's quite a magical place.

Convento do Carmo, São Cristóvão, Sergipe

This place was full of wooden body parts; the tradition originated when people carried models and images of parts of their body that they wished to be healed as a promise to Senhor dos Passos.

Praça São Francisco, São Cristóvão, Sergipe

Igreja do Santíssimo Sacramento do Passo, Pelourinho, the old upper city of Salvador da Bahia

Vale do Pati, Chapada Diamantina National Park

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