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And So it Begins …. Into the Amazon
Join me on my next adventure as we soar above the Amazon rainforest canopy to a fishing camp deep in the jungle.
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A look ahead at 2024 Adventures
While 2023 was an amazing year for fishing and adventure travel, with the highlight 2 weeks in the Amazon. See 2023 reviews: A Year in Fish and 2023 Adventures. Here’s a preview of what’s planned, booked or pending for 2024: Rio Negro, Amazon Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys Canadian Maritimes Budget notes: Approximately 50% of the cost…
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Escaping Civilization: My Week in a Remote Jungle Cabin
Escaping Civilization: My Week in a Remote Jungle Cabin. Everything in the Amazon is remote. Our fishing cabin was more than a 4-hour boat ride to the nearest village with a road or a landing strip for a bush plane. Accommodations were spartan, but comfortable and the food was all local, fresh and tasty. The…
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Life on an Amazon Ferry Boat
Ferry boats in the Amazon are a lifeline for the many villages and cities along the Amazon, Rio Negro and many of the other tributaries, both big and small. Connecting Communities These boats connect the communities with the outside world, deliver goods and materials as well as people and commerce through the Amazon region, which…
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Inside the World Famous Fish, meat and produce market in Manaus, Brazil
One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to visit the local market. To really understand a culture, food is at the center. While I have been to Brazil many many times over the last 35+ years and married to a Brazilian, this was my first trip to the Amazon. So, I…
adventures | brazil | jungle
Back from my Amazon Expedition
Not sure where to start, but I am back from 2 weeks in the Amazon jungle, fishing, exploring and enjoying a full Amazon adventure. While I have a lot to unpack and write, content wise, here’s the highlights. Stay tuned for more detailed posts and videos on each of these topics. Manaus I spent 4…
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Welcome to the Jungle
It’s ten days and a wake-up and I’m in the Amazon. Finally. I Arrive in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas State and after a couple of days of hanging out in the city in the Amazon, I’ll head out for a jungle fishing expedition. Getting there is half the Fun Our group of 8 anglers…
Rebranding Journey to the last Frontier
Welcome to Fishing Adventures & Tales. This is the new brandname for Journey to the Last Frontier. New Name. Same Content While we have a new name and a new branding, the same adventures and stories will continue to be told by Alec Rosen, Chief Raconteur. Also, the URL for the blog, Facebook and YouTube…
Visiting Big Cypress Swamp in the Dry Season
Swamps like the Big Cypress Preserve have two seasons, wet and dry. During the dry season (November – May/) more of the swamp and backcountry opens up due to the receding waters . This also forces a lot of the wildlife, alligators, wading birds, turtles, fish, deer, panthers and snakes to congregate where the water…
Top 10 Best things to do in Everglades National Park
Top 10 Best things to do in Everglades National Park