Category: Video
The Ministry of Funny Walks
While we were in Athens, we visited the Ministry of Funny Walks. Okay, not really. The video below is the Changing of the Guard in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens. It happens every hour on the hour, ...
How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Rio
New Year’s Eve on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro is HUGE. How huge? Maybe 1-2 million people descend on the area. The streets on the beach and leading up to it are closed to vehicle ...
New Year’s Eve on Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
I wrote the following travelogue at the end of 2001. I’m reprinting here partly because we’re approaching the time to start thinking about where to spend New Year’s Eve, and partly because I want a place ...
To All Our Friends, Happy New Year
Rio de Janeiro floats a beautiful Christmas tree on Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Below is a very short video we took one night. You will no doubt recognize the background music, but perhaps you didn’t know ...