Our second week in Brazil was spent in Mangue Seco, a two hour drive northeast of Salvador. I will write more about this spectacular corner of Bahia, which gave us one of the most restful and remote vacations we had ever experienced. But for now, allow me to indulge in one of our favorite pastimes: [...]
It’s been a couple weeks since our Carnaval experience in Salvador da Bahia, but the intensity and energy is still with us. Carnaval brings just about every emotion in you. There is the exhilaration and joy of being with an enthusiastic and ecstatic group; boredom and ennui as you wait for your bloco to [...]
It’s devastating to read about the destruction in Chile. I visited the country in 2006, and was impressed with the optimism, self-reliance, and grit of the Chilean people. The company had made enormous strides since the terror of the Pinochet years. I have a good friend that lives in the southern city of Pucon, and [...]
Mweeer–aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!! That roar from the young woman in a deep trance will always stay with me; it certainly symbolized our trip to Salvador da Bahia! For our last night in Salvador, we went to a terreiro, or Candomblé hall. It was a last minute plan–during our trip to Mangue Seco, Flavia, our Salvador hotel’s owner, [...]
I was thrilled to find out that work Parkman Triangle Park has finally started. I took the dog out for a walk to see for myself, and I like what’s been done! The asphalt has been ripped out, and soon the water main can be installed. It turned out to be quite a job. The [...]
“It’s about seeing the world as what it can be and not what it is.” – K.R. Sridhar, founder and CEO of Bloom Energy. I have just returned from Brazil, functioning on two nights of little sleep, but I cannot restrain myself from gushing and hoping that the much hyped “Bloom Box,” which launched today, [...]
I will write more later, but I have to gush over the tropical garden we got to visit that is behind the ice cream shop here in Mangue Seco. The owner’s daughter gave us the private tour: several varieties of mango, star fruit, pinha, hibiscus, coconut palms, even a pomegranate tree. But the star was [...]
Believe it or not, I’m giving a presentation to a USC alumni group 2 days after I return…Thur., Feb. 25, 7pm, at the Village Idiot (no pun intended), in the Melrose area of L.A. If you think you’d like to attend, or know someone that will, please DM me on Twitter (leonkaye), or email me [...]