For The Love of Travel

My favorite places, photos and stories

August 21, 2016
by Lids
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20/8/16 Rio de Janeiro

As I walk to my metro station each day, there seems to be a juice bar (sucos) on every third block of my street,  their glass counters crammed with stunning displays of fruit and their menus listing countless varieties of … Continue reading

August 20, 2016
by Lids
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19/8/16 Rio de Janeiro

Slept in later this morning to compensate for getting to bed in the wee hours of the morning, returning from volleyball match which finished at 12.45. Quite a drama last night…we leave the stadium and get redirected (by the national … Continue reading

August 19, 2016
by Lids
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18/8/16 Rio de Janeiro

It took 2 hours for Serbia’s women’s team to shatter the USA’s hope of winning a gold medal. Each team had won 2 sets, Serbia teetered on the brink of losing the fifth…..the USA team needed just two points to finish them … Continue reading