Winter Dreams
Long, cold winters are a Chicago hallmark. I know it's only February but technically, there're three more freezing months to go. It doesn't really start to warm up consistently until June. So this is the time that I start my winter dreams of tropical escapes. Cachoeira, a charming, small colonial town in Bahia, Brazil is where I long to be. Perched on the banks of Rio Paraguacu, Cachoeira is filled with cobblestone streets and warm people. Cachoeira means waterfall in Portuguese and the whole time I was there, soft sprinkles of intermittent raindrops fell. I thought the rain added to the languorous, mystical feel of the place. Of course, the fact that I visited a candomble house high in the hills of Cachoeira, might have contributed to that feeling. I took the postcard perfect photo above while I was standing on top of a hill, gazing down at the lush beauty. I wish I could be surrounded by all that
lavish greenery now. What are your winter dreams?
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That sounds beautiful! My winter dreams are of spending a spring in Provence. I've wanted to travel there since forever. Cheers!
My winter dream will soon be realised... in spring. I'm off to Malaysia in a few weeks. Second time there and on this occasion we'll be hopping to Thailand, too. Great post.
Greetings from London.
Cubano, Malaysia and Thailand! That's a thrilling adventure I can't wait to hear about. Any room in your luggage?
Tiffany, Brazil is beautiful anytime. Carnival will be a huge winter escape.
My winter dreams are of my 3 month solo trek from Japan to Bali in three weeks time. It'll still be cold in Japan and China but I'm counting down the days until I'm sunbathing in Thailand.
Toni,that's a fabulous dream coming true soon. I hope to read about it on your blog. Thanks for dropping by.