Recife, Brazil, (pronounced ruh-SEE-fuh in English and heh-SEE-fee in Brazilian Portuguese) is the closest city to the town we’d selected for our long stay in Brazil. Since we’d need to fly into Recife’s airport, we decided to spend our first three nights there so we could check out the city and the nearby town of…
Month: September 2026
Salta: We’re Home
I’m kicking off our Leg 19 blog posts with my first “We’re Home” post for this leg. This is the first because, while we had a long stay earlier this leg in Brazil, it definitely didn’t feel like home, so I decided I’ll cover it later in a single post. And I wanted to get…
FAQ – What Did We Learn on Leg 18?
Finally, more than four months after leaving Mexico, I’m writing the last blog post of this leg. (Fun fact I just learned before posting: My last FAQ post for Mexico, for Leg 12, began: “More than four months have passed since we left Mexico” and started with a lesson about flexibility. I guess I’m consistent!)…
FAQ – How Did Our Leg 18 Numbers Add Up?
Despite a diminishing exchange rate (which fell from 18 to 17 pesos per $1 during our four months), we budgeted well again for Leg 18. We ended up $417 under budget while depriving ourselves of absolutely nothing during our stay. Mexico remains a great value and continues to feel like a second home to us. …
CDMX-Factor
We left CDMX over four months ago, but I want to close the loop on Leg 18. And, the second have of our CDMX stay had some pretty epic activities to document. We also continued to enjoy the wonderful quality of life we always have in Mexico City. To be honest, I’m already ready to…