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To Rio!!

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Strong he stands with helm in hand, and steers a course so true, through storm and tempest, towards the land that beckons strange and new.

-7th grade Birthday verse.

On Tuesdy, June 3rd, I will finally firmly grab the helm and steer a course to South America. The past few years I have been on an Odyssey behind the bars in San Francisco.  I’m ready to go and explore a whole new world, and to get lost in a place that’s teeming with global cultures, where Caipirinhas flow like the mighty Amazon. My journey begins at the foot of a golden gate, and will carry me beneath the mighty falls of Iguazu.

In the next few days, I’m going to be packing my bags,  and leaving my house for the last time.  The reality is setting in now, that these are my last days here in San Francisco. Soon enough, I will be in an alien land, in the midst of the madness  brought on by the entire worlds craze for one golden cup.
This is my quest for the holy grail of adventures. My dreams are of embarking on this adventure soon, with nothing but the open road and an open mind to the enchanted lands of the Amazon that lay before me.

 

 

South America

What to Expect

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WHAT IS BREAKING BORDERS?

Breaking Borders is website and webtv series chronicling the adventures of three San Franciscans as we embark on an epic journey around the South America and beyond.  The trip will begin with a bang in Rio de Janeiro, where we will spend over a month taking in the beautiful sites and sounds of the Marvelous City during the World Cup.  We will be staying with Patrick Granja, a documentary filmmaker, only 10 minutes from Maracana Stadium (the site of the Final!).  Check back here during the World Cup for updates, pictures and videos of the protests, hooliganism and parties, as we will be in the midst of all the action.  After a champion is crowned in mid July we will head south to visit friends and live like Porteños in Buenos Aires and gauchos in Las Pampas.  We aren’t sure exactly where they will head to after, but they know that we would like to explore Patagonia, track down Moreno’s relatives in Chile, bike the road of death in Bolivia, and continue adventuring up the west coast of South America and beyond.

THE TEAM

The Breaking Borders crew is Moreno, the writer and travel noob, Walker, the photographer and travel guru, and Neumann, the filmmaker and travel vet. We will work together to produce entertaining blog posts, photo essays and galleries, and a series of travel videos. Yet, it won’t just be fun and games, as we will keeping a keen eye out for interesting people, social issues and environmental problems to investigate and document. Our goal is to not only produce entertaining documentaries, but also expose injustices and raise awareness about underreported stories and events.