Read about the FIFA World Cup 2018 experience in these four weekly reports from six countries. As I went from Tallinn to Helsinki to Saint Petersburg to Krakow to Copenhagen, one thing was clear: People will stop whatever they are doing to watch World Cup soccer. And, yes, that’s Maradona being steadied at the Argentina match.
Read the fascinating Facebook entries of “Chicago to Phoenix,” 24 days on the road, with stops in Florrisant, Missouri; Hot Springs, Arkansas; Dallas; Roswell, New Mexico; Fountain Hills and Scottsdale, Arizona; Marfa, Texas; Big Bend National Park, Texas; and back to Chicago. Almost 5,000 miles in a rented Dodge Caravan.
From Sao Paulo to Rio to Manaus and the Amazon to Recife and the beaches of Praia de Pipa, follow me for 31 days across Brasil as I enjoyed the 2014 FIFA World Cup. You can’t not have fun, even while choking on tear gas because Argentina fans decided to start a street party. But what else are people supposed to do in Lapa?