LA Times on Bahia

One of the best trips I’ve ever taken was a long, long trek up the coast of South America. I went so far, actually, that I ended up back in Los Angeles having made the entire trip over land and sea. But one of the absolute highlights of that trip was when I found myself in the Brazilian town of Bahia. Bahia provides a mesmerizing mix of Afro-Brazilian, indigenous and Portuguese culture that comes alive in the music food and architecture of the place. I was there during the annual Carnival celebration, about as riotous (in the good way), libidinous and extravagant an event as there is on the planet. And as and you can tell from a piece I wrote about the experience, it was once in a lifetime.

There is so much I could say about Bahia, but I’d fill up many pages doing so. So go over to the Los Angeles Times and check out the piece that writer Janet Eastman did on the town. It captures marvelously the sights, smells and sounds of the city.