Tag: shopping
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A Typical Day on Ipanema Beach
Most mornings in Rio began the same way. Just after six o’clock, I’d cross the street from my hotel and step onto the sand at Ipanema Beach. The city was only beginning to wake up, and the beach still belonged to the early risers. The air was cool and crisp, the waves rolled gently onto…
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Wandering Through Ipanema’s Hippie Fair
Before leaving for Brazil, I had one small mission. I wanted to bring home a souvenir I would actually use. Not something that would sit on a shelf collecting dust, but something that would remind me of the trip every time I saw it. After a little research, I decided that if I was going…
Notes From Everywhere 