https://calderescapes.com The Calder's Global Travels Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:30:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://calderescapes.com/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-ce-site-icon-32x32.png https://calderescapes.com 32 32 https://calderescapes.com/posts/remaining-time-in-brazil/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:21:23 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=35321 Statue of Pele, the famous Brazilian ‘futbol’ player who hales from these parts June 9th, 2020 Tuesday, June 9th, began with Doug heading back to the dentist for the first of many appointments and going grocery shopping on his way back.  Our apartment has a 2-in-1 washer/dryer machine (stored in a cupboard on the balcony) […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/shipping-from-brazil-to-usa/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:26:10 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=35479 June 3rd, 2020 Disclaimer: We wrote this guideline to help fellow travelers in the same situation.  We set out the main steps and then describe all the steps again as we experienced them. Obviously, we will not be held accountable should you encounter problems throughout the process but hope this makes the process less arduous […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/jumping-thru-hoops-br/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:57:46 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=35264   June 1st, 2020 We’re coming up on eleven weeks here in Salvador and hope to hear today about shipping from here to Houston.  The import fees into Mexico are pretty high and the situation there is worsening.  We had spent some time on the weekend putting things away from the front of the truck […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/may-still-in-salvador-br/ Fri, 01 May 2020 23:33:05 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=35221 May 1st, 2020 Well…… we’ve been here in Itapúa for over six weeks now – almost the longest we’ve stayed anywhere on this whole PanAm Journey. We expect we’ll be here until next month as well as the Brazilian Government has extended the closure of its airport borders for another month which probably applies to […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/aprils-quarantine-salvador-br/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:51:12 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=35114 April 1st, 2020 Normally, we would have a map indicating where we have been lately; since we haven’t moved in a month, that’s not happening. Instead, we’ve inserted a map of showing where we are in relation to the COVID19 hot spots of São Paulo and Rio (which have more than 60% of the cases); […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/hunkering-down-in-salvador-br/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:26:54 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=35068   March 18th, 2020 The Overlanders’ Dilemma – do we stay or go? The entire world has had to make some tough choices for the greater good but the issues facing international overlanders have been a bit different to those faced by people of fixed abode. We have a few friends who’ve left leaving their vehicles behind […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/espirito-santo-into-southern-bahia-br/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:30:58 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=35041   March 8th, 2020 After the Muriqui monkey reserve, we had crossed into the coastal state of Espirito Santo and spent the night at a gas station where the first order of business was to wash Tigger after all those clay roads.  There was a hose right beside where we parked and using a bucket […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/inland-to-minas-gerais-br/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:15:00 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=34805   February 28, 2020 FIRST OF ALL – March 23, 2020 We want to let you know we are well and parked securely and self quarantining (except for solitary walks and some shopping we do not leave the campground).  This too will pass, although not fast enough for most of us.  At this time we […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/carnaval-rio-de-janeiro-br/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 16:25:01 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=34609   February 22, 2020 Rio and Carnival – we’ve all heard about it, read about it and seen it on television; it’s one of those “bucket list” experiences many of us have. Well, we are finally here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!  We have tickets to see one night of parades and hope to experience […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/we-return-to-the-coast-br/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:09:09 +0000 http://calderescapes.com/?p=34416   February 3rd, 2020 As we left São Paulo in the pouring rain, we were not optimistic about the weather for the next few days.  Our destination today is the city of Santos on the coast – Brazil’s largest port – we understand 25% of the world’s coffee goes through this port! As we drove […]]]>