this side of the sunshine

Lover of: dogs, travel, adventures big and small, sneakers, and French fries. In between plane rides, I plant my feet in Rio de Janeiro.

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Fun facts: 1) our first time playing polo was awesome 2) most polo horses are female! 🏇🏼💁🏼 (at Cañuelas)

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I love Brazil (at Búzios - Rio De Janeiro.)

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Vai no cabeleireiro / No esteticista / Malha o dia inteiro / Pinta de artista / Saca dinheiro / Vai de motorista / Com seu carro esporte / Vai zoar na pista #burguesinha (at Leblon, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)

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A reveler celebrating festa junina on the Ilha de Paquetá (at Ilha De Paqueta)

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#tbt to being on the right side of the tracks. #christtheredeemer (at Rio De Janeiro - Corcovado)

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Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.

Anthony Bourdain  (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)

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Scenes From Above with Highliner @carlmarrs

To see more of Carl’s highline views, follow @carlmarrs on Instagram.

“It’s like, ‘Yeah I’m out here balancing on a one-inch-wide [2.5 cm] band of nylon fibers above a great drop, and I feel really good about it. Yeah, I like this. This is good.’” Welcome to the inner-dialogue of Carl Marrs (@carlmarrs), a 23-year-old climber and highliner from Seattle. Highlining is slacklinging – walking on webbing that is fixed to two anchors – but at elevation. “I think it’s cool that as human beings our mind has the power to transform a situation from something dangerous into something exhilarating,” Carl says. But before ever becoming attracted to the adrenaline of great heights, Carl was inspired by the photographs of climbers and highliners he admired.

Carl started climbing with high school friends in 2010 and later discovered a passion for slacklining during a trip with to Yosemite, the site where some believe slacklining was invented. “I’ve slacklined as much as possible since then and don’t see any signs of slowing down,” he says. Through slacklining, Carl has found more than just an athletic challenge with amazing views. He has found belonging in a vibrant community. “The times I’ve spent at highline festivals surrounded by the tribe are the best of my life,” Carl says.

While Carl enjoys being out on the ropes with fellow athletes as well as sharing his photographs with a diverse community, he also values the meditative and solitary feeling he gets out in the wilderness. “The best moments come when I’m out in the middle of a highline, comfortably balancing, feeling a light breeze blow by and hearing nothing but the calls of swooping birds echoing through the canyons hundreds of feet below me.”

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18 Trips of a Lifetime: Introducing Condé Nast Traveler Voyages

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Counting down to FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015!

Despite FIFA’s controversy with its corruption and gross double standards against women playing football/soccer (perfectly summarized in John Oliver’s recent episode) I am still very excited to make noise for the WWC this year, as always!

Some links to prep you for the WWC: *100 Facts about WWC history* *Top 10 Players to Watch* *Last WWC Final Shoot-Out Japan vs USA 2011* *General info about the WWC on the official website* *Players respond to FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s sexist statements*

Shout-out to debut WWC teams this year, which includes Cameroon, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand (my home country, yay)

Unlike when I watch men’s WC or league football for some reason I don’t particularly cheer for one team to win, but I hope to see Brasil and Japan put up a good fight against who I think will be the two mighty teams this year, Germany and USA.

Players I adore and will be cheering for: Homare Sawa (Japan) || Marta (Brasil)–have you seen her footwork? || Abby Wambach (USA) ||  Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)–also the forward of my favorite English football club, Liverpool

Who are your favorite WWC players? Favorite WWC moments? 

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Selfie with my mom, the #gata. Which in Brazil would mean hot mamasita.

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This is a normal Sunday in #Rio. Land of bodies and futebol.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Gregory Crewdson 

Legendary photography Gregory Crewdson works within a photographic tradition that combines the documentary style of William Eggleston and Walker Evans with the dream-like vision of filmmakers such as Stephen Spielberg and David Lynch.

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I enjoy long walks on the beach and sitting on big rocks to watch the sunset. #nofilterlife (at Arpoador)

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#puglife, what do you know about it? (at Córdoba, Argentina)

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#tbt to the time in 2009 when we all smoked cigarettes for the night #yelplife (at Miami Beach)

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No filter needed at this cute café (at La Quiche)

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In a city known for its massiveness and constant bustle, it’s nice to find this kind of beauty in Jardins. São Paulo can surprise :)