Comments on: How to Protect Yourself From Vampires Around the World http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-protect-yourself-from-vampires-around-the-world/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jennine http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-protect-yourself-from-vampires-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 Jennine Mon, 18 May 2009 14:30:25 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=228#comment-2378 These monsters are definitely not hollywood potrail of vampires. Wouldn't want to run across any of them in my travels... ;) These monsters are definitely not hollywood potrail of vampires. Wouldn’t want to run across any of them in my travels… ;)

]]> By: cactus http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-protect-yourself-from-vampires-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 cactus Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:21:52 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=228#comment-2051 The Brazilian vampire, the lobishomen, is not a vampire at all - its a werewolf. That's what lobishomen means. In Portuguese, "lobo" means wolf and "homen" means man. Hence, lobishomen means "wolf-man." The rest of the entry on the lobishomen doesn't sound any more like the stories I heard while growing up in Brazil either. The Brazilian vampire, the lobishomen, is not a vampire at all – its a werewolf. That’s what lobishomen means. In Portuguese, “lobo” means wolf and “homen” means man. Hence, lobishomen means “wolf-man.”

The rest of the entry on the lobishomen doesn’t sound any more like the stories I heard while growing up in Brazil either.

]]> By: Lily http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-protect-yourself-from-vampires-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2033 Lily Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:09:22 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=228#comment-2033 Nice post; only it's spelled "lobisomem" and it is not a vampire, but a werewolf. Nice post; only it’s spelled “lobisomem” and it is not a vampire, but a werewolf.

]]> By: Travel-Writers-Exchange.com http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-protect-yourself-from-vampires-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2030 Travel-Writers-Exchange.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:46:14 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=228#comment-2030 Oh My! This was some article. You could definitely have some great travel writing articles by visiting these countries. Your angle would be comparing the different "vampire" beliefs from around the world! Oh My! This was some article. You could definitely have some great travel writing articles by visiting these countries. Your angle would be comparing the different “vampire” beliefs from around the world!

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