My (Colorful) Life in B&W

Olá, Não poderia deixar de postar isto que vi no blog de um amigo, direto do New York Times. Como para bom entendedor meia palavra basta, vou apenas transcrever a parte da reportagem que interessa e deixar cada um tirar suas próprias conclusões, rs. Esse foi o 18o destino citado no artigo: 18. Bahia All eyes will turn to sultry Rio de Janeiro when it hosts the 2016 Olympic Games, but right now Brazil’s white-hot destination may be the northeastern state of Bahia. With its distinctive African-influenced flavors, cultural diversity, palm-fringed beaches and a new crop of chic hotels, the region is fast emerging as a jet-set playground. In the village of Trancoso, a hideaway that gets more fashionable by the minute, the Dutch designer Wilbert Das (longtime creative director of the Diesel label) opened Uxua Casa Hotel ( http://www.uxua.com/ ) using recycled materials including old roof tiles and abandoned fishing boats. The hotel’s colorful casas and lush gardens were a canvas for the 2010...

Olá, Feliz 2010 à todos!!! O meu desejo é que, ao final de 2010, se não todas, pelo menos a maioria das nossas resoluções feitas para o ano novo sejam alcançadas. Hoje, do nada, lembrei dessa música do Jamie Cullum, que não poderia ser mais oportuna para o momento: A letra diz: "Next Year, Things are gonna change Gonna drink less beer And start all over again Gonna pull up my socks Gonna clean my shower Not gonna live by the clock But get up at a decent hour Gonna read more books Gonna keep up with the news Gonna learn how to cook And spend less money on shoes Pay my bills on time File my mail away, everyday Only drink the finest wine And call my Gran every Sunday Resolutions, Well Baby they come and go Will I do any of these things? The answers probably no But if there's one thing, I must do, Despite my greatest fears I'm gonna say to you How I've felt all of these years Next Year, Next Year, Next Year I gonna tell you, how I feel Well, resolutions Baby they come and ...