Going to Brazil

by Mads Kristensen 31. January 2008 17:42

Looking out at the cold and rainy whether makes me really happy that I’m leaving for Brazil in two hours. It’s carnival time in Rio de Janeiro starting tomorrow February 1st and last for 5 days. Staying at Ipanema beach should guarantee a lot of fun. After the carnival I’ll be travelling north along the sea side till I get to Salvador. The plan is to make a lot of stops along the way and travel to some of the islands off the coast of Brazil.

The trip is my first vacation this year, so I’m not going to be online much. Unfortunately that also means that I won’t be blogging until I get back home. However, I do have some posts in the pipeline. One is about making the DOS attack prevention module thread safe, since people have been asking me to do so. I'm also giving a tech-talk at Microsoft Copenhagen March 5th - a week after my return - so it will be a bit rushed when I get back home.

As a side note I just want to mention that I'll have my last cigarette in Brazil. That's right, it's time for me to quit. I've heard that it's a good idea to tell people that you stop smoking because it will make it easier to quit. Something with pride and obligation. So now it's out there.

Adeus.

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1/31/2008 5:56:40 PM #

George Chatzimanolis

Brazil wow!!!

Have nice holidays.

George Chatzimanolis Greece |

1/31/2008 6:37:59 PM #

Simone

Enjoy our holidyas... guess they are deserved given the success BlogEngine.NET is having

Simone Italy |

1/31/2008 7:44:13 PM #

davidee

I love brazil, I like the Rio carnival !!

Nice holidays!!

davidee Italy |

1/31/2008 8:11:51 PM #

Justin Etheredge

Good luck on quitting smoking. I did it a couple of years ago and it certainly wasn't easy. Good idea to put it out there, but just make sure you post updates on how you are doing, it'll make it harder to slack off. Oh, and have fun in Brazil.

Justin Etheredge United States |

1/31/2008 9:25:07 PM #

Josh Stodola

Best of luck on kicking the habit!  I am also a smoker; I know how tough that's going to be.  I think it's a smart idea to attempt it while on a vacation.  There's plenty of things that will help take your mind off the nicotine.

Josh Stodola United States |

1/31/2008 9:57:02 PM #

GlenH

Have your Dr. get you a prescription for Chantix, it really helped my wife quit.  According to her, it made her cigarettes taste so bad they made her want to barf.

GlenH United States |

2/2/2008 1:21:51 AM #

Denny Ferrassoli

Right on! I was born in Brazil and have been to Carnival a few times. It's an amazing experience. Have fun!

Denny Ferrassoli United States |

2/4/2008 8:40:57 AM #

Phil Garcia

@Mads,

Have fun in Brazil! When you get back, could you please contact Dave Parker or myself. We have been trying to contact you via e-mail without success. We would like to discuss our Photo Gallery project with you, and find where we could combine some of our synergies between the projects.

Phil Garcia United States |

2/27/2008 4:23:27 AM #

Göran

Welcome back!

Göran Sweden |

2/28/2008 4:27:48 AM #

Claudio Jr

Hi,

Do you like Brazil?

[]'s

Claudio Jr Brazil |

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