Hi. I´m Jeff Santos. I´m from Brazil. When I was a kid I had to walk a league to visit my grandma. A league is around 3.5 miles. I was 7 years old. She lived in a village called Boavista. It´s nice view in Portuguese. That´s what I expected during my thru-hike: nice views. If you don´t speak Portuguese you can use Google Translator to read more at www.longadistancia.com . If you prefer pictures and videos, follow me on Instagram or YouTube. Cheers.
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It’s Hard. It’s Complicated. I’m Doing It Again
Hey everyone. It's been a long time since I published here. Almost two years already. The last time I wrote in this blog I was doing the Appalachian
Goodbye Virginia. It was lovely.
I have to say It again: Virginia is lovely. But not flat.
Thirty Days. Ten Lessons.
Thirty days hiking the Appalachian Trail. Here are ten lessons that I've learned so far.
Another day, another state
Hello North Carolina! Home of one of my favourite bands of all time (that's Superchunk, of course). One week hiking, 100-mile mark is behind me, so
Five things that I’ve learned
Five things that I've learned during my first five days hiking the Appalachian Trail
My thru-hike almost ended before I started
"Next!"That was me. It was 4:30 in the morning and I was at the customs in the Miami International Airport. I was tired after 8 hours flying from
The Appalachian Trail is harder to some people. This is why.
The Appalachian Trail is more difficult to some people. Being a Brazilian, everything is harder, more expensive and complicated.