I'm back in my remote nation of Brazil after two months in that Asian peninsula known as Europe:

Amsterdam-Berlin-Krakow-Zakopane-Warsaw-Vilnius-S.Petersburg-Moscow-Riga-Stockholm-Gdansk-Warsaw-Dresden-Hamburg-Amsterdam

Backpacking, staying in hostels... I must have spent some 4 thou US$ - well, that's what I like to tell myself...the actual figure is another story, besides since I study some of the languages of the countries visited, I bought a lot of DVDs and books... a LOT!

I've been totally away from the board during my trip and have a lot of catching up to do! Stuff happened - Brazil launched its first rocket into space (though suborbital) and the X-Prize was won... I read that on the net when I was in Zakopane, great day! Did you see that SpaceShipOne was chosen by Time magazine as invention of the year? Well, it's actually the invention of the century but the media is only waking up now.

When in Moscow I visited the Museum of Cosmonautics, got a lot of pics, I'd love to share them.

If anyone wants any travel tips, please contact me!