When I go to visit Central and South America I would like to eat some authentic Mexican food, not this Tex-Mex crap they’ve got here in the States. I would also like to get some Cuban Cigars. I don’t smoke, but I would make an exception for those. I would like to watch a Caribbean League baseball game. Many of Americas professional players play Winter Ball in the Caribbean and it would also be a great opportunity to watch the future of American Baseball before it arrives. It’s always an experience to take in a game in a foreign country—it’s a whole different atmosphere, it’s wonderful. I also want to try coffee from each country. Getting things from the source is always better. I want to visit the Galapagos Islands and take a ride on a giant tortoise. I want to visit the Amazon Rainforest. I want to walk along the equator. I want to visit the major sites of the Mayan, Incan and Aztec Indians, especially Machu Picchu. I want to see a real live Peruvian Pan-Flute Band. I want to go and watch a South American soccer match, particularly the Brazilian or Argentine National teams. I want to score some fresh coke from Colombia—not really, but it is part of their culture and that’s what this trip is about. I want to visit Tierra del Fuego—Land of Fire—and the Falkland Islands where the British defeated Argentina with only a handful of men and in only about a month. I want to go visit the statue Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.
Those are just a few things I would like to do while in Central and South America, but I am open to suggestions. You're welcome to join me on this trip and any of my others, just give me a heads up.
Next time: Oceania
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I've been to Cristo in Brazil. It's so amazing once you get to the top. You should also visit Trinidad and get shark-and-bait to eat from a little stand on the beach. Yum!!! And you have to eat at one of those meat places, I forget the names, and try chicken hearts.
ReplyDeleteThat is in essence what I want to do. I want to experience the culture. I don't care about culture shock. I'm tired of being a picky eater! That's one of my biggest regrets in my life.
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