As is the tagline for Chase Jarvis’s Best Camera app, my iPhone has become my point-and-shoot camera while spending the NY winter Carioca style (read: sun, sand, and saltwater instead of snow).  All photos have been edited on the iPhone using the Best Camera, Mill Colour, and Photoshop for iPhone apps.

After a day of rest on January 1st, 6 French, 2 Brazilians, 1 Belgian, and 1 American set off to an island that has made it’s way into my top 3 places on the planet (interchangeable with Isola Elba and Le Cinque Terre, both located in the lovely country of Italy).  I’m not going to [...]

I’ve always had this theory that New Year’s Eve should be spent on the beach.  This year I have proved my theory correct and elaborated on it: New Year’s Eve should be spent on the beach in Rio.

And also, the first day of the year should always see a sunrise such as this:

On Christmas day I left Rio to spend a couple of days on my dear friend’s father’s farm a couple hours outside of the city.  Now you have to understand that I’m originally from Northern NY where commercial farms abound and there are more cows than people.  I didn’t really understand farms such as this [...]