View of beach and mountains in background, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, South America

A South American Adventure Begins

It recently occurred to me that I haven’t ventured further than mainland Europe in over five years. A fact which I found somewhat alarming. This is hardly the form of a man who has previously boasted about wanting to visit every country in the world.  It goes without saying that the pandemic hasn’t helped matters, and prior to the world grinding to an abrupt halt, I was focusing on finishing my degree. But now’s the …