Pop-Up Travel: Ilha Grande, Brazil
At the end of my recent trip to Brazil, my family and I spent two days on an island called Ilha Grande. Ilha Grande is reachable only by boat (ferries to Ilha Grande leave from the town of Angra, about an hour-and-a-half from Rio) and there are no motorized vehicles...
I Found the Perfect Camera Bag
I passionately love my old Domke camera bag, which I inherited more than four years ago from Jon. It’s the strongest, trustiest bag I’ve ever owned. But it’s been hovering on the verge of death for a long time now. I loved my Domke to death....
Pets of Brazil
One of the best parts of traveling, in my opinion, is observing domesticated animals in different places around the world. (See my post on cats in Ghana.) Brazil has a particularly interesting animal culture and my sister and I spent a lot of time instagramming the...
My Top 10 Moments in Rio
I finished 2014 on a new continent, spending eight days with my mom and sister in Brazil. We were in Rio for Christmas and then spent a few days in other parts of Rio de Janeiro province. I need to get going on my Brazil posts before Joburg steals my attention again....
Heather Mason
I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.