— Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer said: “Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.” Although he did not design the Mercado Central in my hometown of Fortaleza, one can easily see … Read More

— A very popular hike and bike trail in Austin, the Brushy Creek Regional Trail offers great scenery. The trail goes for about 13 miles (21 km, out and back) running parallel to Brushy Creek and covering residential areas from … Read More

Hiking along Bull Creek at St. Edwards Park in Austin, Texas.… Read More

A bike ride along the scenic Balcones District Park trail.… Read More

A short and easy hike on the San Gabriel River trail section at Booty’s Road Park.… Read More

Brushy Creek Lake near sunset time.… Read More

— If you live in Austin, you know we do not get much snow here. Sometimes it does not even snow every year. So, this past Sunday we had a lot of snow in the area. Some places just north … Read More

— I started the new year by revisiting some of my favorite places around the Austin area. On the second day of the year, I met a couple of friends and did a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) hike around St. Edwards … Read More

An afternoon walk at Copperfield Nature Trail showing fall foliage along my hike.… Read More

— About ten days ago I took a walk at Copperfield Nature Trail, just about 0.8 miles (1.24 km) from our house. My intent was to look for wildflowers blooming at this time of the year. Right at the entrance … Read More

— I have seen this area many times. I used to bike around the New Swedish Lutheran Church area quite often. These county roads are quiet and generally do not have much traffic. Furthermore, the people who drive them are … Read More

— We arrived early at the São Bento (Saint Benedict) train station to catch a train from Porto to the Algarve region in southern Portugal. Since we had ample time we walked around the station. We couldn’t help but notice … Read More