Adventure Jess

In the first semester of 2021, I was feeling very frustrated with experiences I had been through and the life I was building in Thailand, where I used to live, and I was thinking it was time to leave, and probably to go back home. I was locked up in hospital because I got COVID, it was mandatory to stay there for 14 days, and believe me, that was such a hard time for me. I was in the other side of the World, missing my family and everyone I loved, and literally could count on no one in that situation, because everyone was just scared of the virus and even blaming me for being sick (yea, crazy, right?)
And someday during that 14 days, a friend of mine that also lived in Thailand called me and told me he wanted to go to Egypt, and asked me if I wanted to join him for a couple of weeks and explore the whole country. I actually had never thought about traveling to Egypt in that time of my life, but I instantaneously accepted the invitation. That would be an incredible adventure, and why not going with a friend to make things easier. I needed that, I needed something new.

Brazil is famous for its beautiful coast and for having the wonderful Amazon Forest. But it is much more than that: the singularities of each region, the different landscapes, and incredibly different range of destinations to visit, they all make it a complex destination, with too many different options.
I am Brazilian and I still need to visit so many places there. But there is one special place that many visitors don’t hear about and I need to tell you: if you love being in the nature, trekking or hiking, bathing in a waterfall, experiencing local fruits and food, don’t miss out on Chapada Diamantina!
It is a large mountain region in the center of Bahia State, a couple of hours distant from Salvador Airport. You can get there by bus or rent a car and drive about 6 hours to Lençóis, the most touristic city there, which has more structure of hotels and restaurants.
I went to Chapada in April 2022 to spend a few weeks, working online and enjoying the free days. And I had been there before also, in 2017.

Maybe you heard a lot about Istanbul, or about Cappadocia, those famous touristic destinations in Turkey. But most people don’t realize that they could be missing out on Turkey’s stunning coast. It is the same landscape as Greece’s coast, but so much more affordable during summer, from currency to food and accommodation.

I had no idea how much I could love Turkey’s coast. It is the most incredible combination of rocky hills with 50 shades of blue waters. From different points you can see impressive landscapes of the whole coast from up a hill. You have also diverse types of activities, from historical places, to nature trekking.

I went to Turkey for tourism with a friend, but we had long holidays. We spent about 10 days only at the coast. We started in Izmir, went down to Ephesus and Kuşadası, then Marmaris, Dalyan, and Fethiye. Last, we decided to adventure ourselves doing a short part of the Lycian Way (long trekking that can take up to 29 days around the Coast of Turkey – they have all the trails mapped and you can choose any part of the way to hike).