- Final destinationNumber of churches in Ouro Preto = 35
Average age of men strutting their stuff along Copacabana in nothing but speedos = 65
Number of breakfast courses consumed at all you can eat buffet = 4 (bit of a poor show considering Posted by Po Gallon in World Wide Wander | Nov 29, 2011
- Christ, Caipirinhas, and Capybaras... Part 2Continued...
We arrived in Campo Grande around 8am and were due to jump on another bus to Bonito. When we arrived at the bus station the contact from a local travel agent who I’d been dealing with regarding a tour we Posted by niccismith2000 in Nicci's Travel Blog | Nov 27, 2011
- Christ, Caipirinhas, and Capybaras...Part 1Hi everyone,
I hope you’re all doing ok and starting to get in the festive spirit. I’m good and throughly enjoying South America but not feeling too Christmassy yet in this 30+ degree heat!
I arrived in South America around 3 weeks Posted by niccismith2000 in Nicci's Travel Blog | Nov 27, 2011
- Pantanal wildlifeNew week, new country. We're now in sunny Brazil...
Into Brazil: Campo Grande
First up, a less than ideal trip from Sucre in another of the tiny Bolivian planes which really don't inspire any confidence at all (particularly the dents in the Posted by jamesandanita in Round the world trip | Nov 24, 2011
- I'm still alive. Hello world!
So I have pretty much been the worlds best procrastinator when it comes to updating my blog. However, I have updated photos! Its just the writing part that I slack on. Anyways I have a lot of updates from Posted by Girlmeetsworld in Girl Meets World | Nov 23, 2011
- Brazil - Amazon and Rio De Janeiro : 6-13 NovemberThink of South America and images of tropical jungles, exotic animals and vast rivers come to mind immediately. So far, we had seen very little of this, with mostly bleak Andean highlands or dry desert regions being where we had Posted by Davidcos in David and Louise's honeymoon | Nov 23, 2011
- Angel of the NorthDays slept in hammocks in Venezuela and Brazil= 12
Consective days with at least one meal containing rice, beans and coleslaw = 12
Height of Angel Falls = 979m
Overall 'blob' games tally = Richard 6 Laura 2 Pauline 0
Something we had been Posted by Po Gallon in World Wide Wander | Nov 21, 2011
- Entry 11: Sampa==Am: ==
Final stop in Brasil- Sao Paulo, or known locally as Sampa. We got the aiport bus to Ave Paulista (the financial hub of Sampa) and walked to our hostel. As the hostel was new, there was only the two Posted by ajuandamanee in Am & Ajay's Big Phat RTW Trip | Jun 24, 2011
- Rio continued...Our next few days in Rio were spent with full on monsoon rain, no more of the sunshine I expected to find here. Rio in the rain is gloomy, cloudy and loses most of its magic, becoming a cold Posted by victoria86jayne in vicky and chris south american adventure | Nov 14, 2011
- Foz do Iguacu - BrazilSo, we are now at the end of our short jaunt into Brazil, sitting at our hotel in the middle of a tropical rainstorm. Our hostel is more back-packy and sadly doesn't provide us with our own private jacuzzi like Posted by Jen y Andres in Grand Adventures in the Americas | Nov 13, 2011
- Favela?!We entered the taxi cab on the wettest day of the trip, which was also the last. Ironic, how we were to fly out to such weather in London in roughly 12 hour’s time. This was almost definitely exciting. Most Posted by AxayPatel in Travelogue | Nov 10, 2011
- Entry 10: The African Soul==Am: ==
We are almost a country behind...eeeek! Have been so busy and lost track of time sicne Brasil - but I´m determined we´ll get back on track soon. We bade farewell to Rio- was gutted we had to leave, but Posted by ajuandamanee in Am & Ajay's Big Phat RTW Trip | Jun 16, 2011
- Entry 9: Rio-donkulous!==Am: ==
We arrived into Rio not being sure what to expect, we got our stuff and a map from tourist info then caught a taxi to our hostel. Our first experience of Rio was a hostel with CCTV, massive 7 Posted by ajuandamanee in Am & Ajay's Big Phat RTW Trip | Jun 14, 2011
- Rio de Janeiro babyFinally arrived in Rio, weather was scorching, far to much for my jeans, boots, 2 t-shirts and rather excessive rucksack combo. Jumped on the bus to take us to Copacobana (where we were staying for the first week in Posted by victoria86jayne in vicky and chris south american adventure | Nov 8, 2011
- Rio de JaneiroAnother night where I only got 3 hours sleep. I had to be ready to leave the hostel in Santiago at 5.40am. The shuttle picked me up, then we went through some dodgy part of Santiago to pick Posted by debbieg87 in Debbie does... | Nov 3, 2011
- Last few days in FlorianopolisNearing the end of our stay in Flori we decided to splurge and treat ourselves to a little bit of seafood. The first seafood we have had since all as Argentina and Uruguay eat is meat and we were Posted by victoria86jayne in vicky and chris south american adventure | Nov 2, 2011
- Pacha in BrazilDay two in Flori and being the typical Brits, we brought the English weather with us, cloudy with a few scattered showers. This is Brazil, wheres the sunshine, why did i only pack shorts! Loving that we judged Posted by victoria86jayne in vicky and chris south american adventure | Nov 1, 2011
- Living the partying backpackers life in Rio!Hostels... well when I arrived in Rio after a long overnight journey from Quito it was breakfast time at the hostel - the place was packed with twenty-somethings in their pj`s lounging all over each other eating soggy cereal and Posted by m4033bc in What's around the corner? | Oct 26, 2011
- Heaven at last, FlorianopolisAfter making quick but freezing work of Uruguay we decided to cut our losses and travel up the coast to Brazil. We arrived via coach at 9pm in Chuy, pronounced Chewie. This is literally the last place on Posted by victoria86jayne in vicky and chris south american adventure | Oct 25, 2011
- Top 5 travel essentialsI did a lot of planning and research before I came away, many an hour was spent trawling the [[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/index.jspa|Thorn Tree travel forum]] looking for top travel tips and little nuggets of useful information and suggestions Posted by joedunster1 in Joe Dunster's travelling tales | Oct 19, 2011
- Brazil - the good, the bad and the uglyOk here is a few impressions of Brazil with lots of generalizations (so i hope no-one take ofence)
The good -
1. Brazilian people are warm and friendly with big hearts. They are more open, less suspicious, less stressed, and more Posted by supersteve in south america trip | Oct 16, 2011
- Rio de JaneiroThunderstorms overnight broke the good weather we had been having on the island as we packed up our things ready to move on to the next desination. We jumped onto a private boat over to the mainland and as Posted by slking in South American Adventure | Oct 15, 2011
- Iguazu FallsAnother overnight bus, another night of broken sleep. This time the journey took us north towards the spectacular Iguazu Falls. As we crossed into Brazil, you could see the colours on the bridge change halfway over from the Posted by slking in South American Adventure | Oct 15, 2011
- Ilha GrandeA 2 hour public bus journey took us racing up and away from Paraty into the mountains overlooking the coast. Below us the dazzling blue sea sparkled in the sunlight, and bay after bay was scattered with yachts owned Posted by slking in South American Adventure | Oct 15, 2011
- ParatyLeaving the beautiful Iguazu Falls behind, we took yet another night bus towards the coast. Sleeping on the night bus to Paraty I began to think that taking the aisle seat may not have been such a good idea. Posted by slking in South American Adventure | Oct 15, 2011