Tag: Brazil

  • Cog Railways

    Many years ago my fiancé (now wife) and I traveled through northern New England for two weeks. That was long ago. We actually tent-camped our way through a string of rustic state parks with few amenities. It changed to Bed-and-Breakfasts Inns after our marriage. Then it changed again to whatever hotel happened to have an…

  • Fernando de Noronha

    Longtime reader “jlumsden” knows that I love to hear about the geo-adventures of my Twelve Mile Circle audience. Thankfully he’s kind enough to share some of his experiences with us. I haven’t encountered a lot of the world personally. That being the case, at least I can travel there vicariously through the adventures of others.…

  • Closer Than…

    There’s no overt or even covert intellectual discussion on Twelve Mile Circle today. In fact I won’t blame you at all if you choose to skip this post and come back on the weekend. I might do the same if it wasn’t already too late. I’m back to drawing lines again. I got fixated on…

  • The Triple Frontier

    Twelve Mile Circle reader “jlumsden” returned from vacation in South America recently and sent a couple of photographs. He visited an area called the Triple Frontier, or La Triple Frontera in Spanish or Tríplice Fronteira in Portuguese. It’s the place where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay come together at a common spot, an international tripoint. So…

  • Os Confederados

    Immigration fueled the growth of the United States. It long served as an attractive destination for those seeking refuge or opportunity. Within that rich historical context it’s difficult to conceive of emigration, of people desiring to leave or even desperate to do so. However, that’s exactly what happened with the Confederados. A Society Turned Upside…