With 30 years of combined international travel experience, Joel Cabrera and Bryan Herb, Zoom Vacations’ co-founders and Tour Leaders, have traveled to the ends of the Earth gaining invaluable travel information that they happily share with others. Here are a few of their favorite things
Tag: Rio
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New at Zoom Vacations
Zoom Vacations is constantly fine tuning trips to make them better and better each time. Some changes and additions are subtle but significant. Here is a list of current and upcoming changes to our roster of award winning trips: Zoom China – Upgraded hotel location on the iconic riverside Bund. Great shopping area and great river...
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Discerning Fact from Fiction in “Dangerous” Destinations
News sources about what goes on locally and especially abroad are not always accurate, and natural disasters and acts of violence happen everywhere: we just seem to forget or minimize the ones that happen on our home turf.
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Brazil Crime is Down and Prices are up
Few countries have received the positive attention that Brazil has over the past few years. Clearly its day has come.
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Carnival in Rio Welcomes Gay Travelers
Many of the locals say that during Carnival (Carnaval in Portuguese) everyone is “a little bit gay”. The specific dates change every year, but Carnaval festivities officially start on Saturday, and end on Fat Tuesday.
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Rio de Janeiro: The New “South Beach” for New Years
Each year, more and more gay men seeking a sexy, exciting New Years vacation are trading in their “Cosmos” for “Caipirinhas,” and heading to Rio de Janeiro, leaving the usual winter get-aways like South Beach behind.