Flashpacker Guy

Backpackers with a bigger budget

Latin America

Rio De Janeiro…Futbol

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Last Saturday I attended my first soccer/futbol game. It was pretty nuts! A bunch of us from the hostel went to the game through our hostel which meant that we were on a guided tour and so they took us there an hour before the game to be safe. But we got to see the progression of a normal stadium and its fans to one I have never witnessed until now. First of all, the game was … [Read more...] about Rio De Janeiro…Futbol

Carnaval Parade in Barranquilla

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How do we prepare for a day of carnaval?!? Coca leaves. Magnus accidentally smugged coca leaves from another country to Colombia. Funny story too. He was on a long distance bus in Colombia and reached one of the checkpoints. The military got on the bus and checked most peoples bags, Magnus included. That is when they found the bag of coca … [Read more...] about Carnaval Parade in Barranquilla

Nightime in Rio De Janeiro

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In Brazil, and maybe all of South America, cigarette packages look like this. It makes you want to think twice about smoking. I would feel outraged if I were a cigarette company because of having to put a big gross warning on every cigarette package. My flight back to Rio went uneventful. I immeadiately caught the bus back to Copacabana and … [Read more...] about Nightime in Rio De Janeiro

The Mummy Museum of Mexico

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It would totally suck if cemeteries charged an annual tax to keep your body buried. I would be hesitant to pay this for a great-great relative whom I know nothing about. This is what happened in Guanajuato, Mexico. But in this town most people were to poor to pay the tax even if they wanted. While vacationing in Guanajuato I spent an afternoon at the city's famous Museo de … [Read more...] about The Mummy Museum of Mexico