Word: ipanema
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...work and found two burnt-out cars blocking the road in front of his tiny shoe shop. When he heard of similar incidents on the normally safe South Side of Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf mountain, he couldn't resist a wry smile. "They're seeing it in Ipanema now," he chuckled quietly. "They've globalized violence...
...honest, I am beginning to fear the snow will never come, and I miserably bask on the sands of Ipanema beach, mingling with the sparsely clad natives, my heart longing for those February mornings at Harvard when I stumble out of my room and step into a deliciously crusty puddle of slightly-polluted slush. Instead, I stand atop the Pão de Açucar, a prominence circled by Guanabara Bay, facing the city, and I see Rio soaking in its own mild winter (scoff!) sunset, the waves washing up against the city lights. I kneel on the ground...
...word of warning, however: with everything from the Tuscan hills to Ipanema beach listed in loving detail, reading 1,000 Places to See Before You Die is not going to be easy if you're deskbound?before you open it, ensure your passport and credit card are in working order...
...prices and hotel phone numbers, making it both an easy read and an insightful travel primer. For the special-interest explorer, the index also sorts destinations into categories such as museums, adventure, food and the ancient world. One word of warning, however: with everything from the Tuscan hills to Ipanema beach listed in loving detail, reading 1,000 Places to See Before You Die is not going to be easy if you're deskbound - before you open it, make sure your passport and credit card are in working order...
...April 7, Lieut. Colonel Bryan P. McCoy is discussing the crossing and the anticipated fight in the southern suburbs of Baghdad with several of his commanding officers. A song is running through McCoy's head, the one that plays every time he goes into battle: The Girl from Ipanema. "I have no idea why," he says...