- ParatyToday we spent five hours on a boat. We stopped at four different Brazilian islands to swim and had lunch on the boat. It was one of the best boat trips in my life. Photos to follow:
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/508035/DSC_1066.jpg Posted by Walker Family in Our World Trip | Sep 10, 2012
- Rio de JaneiroToday was Jolie's Birthday. We went took a cable car up to a mountain called Sugarloaf. The view was impressive. We had lunch on the beach and played in the ocean. In the afternoon we ice Posted by Walker Family in Our World Trip | Sep 8, 2012
- Rio de Janeiro to ParatyYesterday we drove 4 hours to a little town called Paraty. We had dinner and watched night parade that night.
Posted by Walker Family in Our World Trip | Sep 8, 2012
- Rio de JaneiroToday we went up to the Corcovado which is the gigantic statue of Jesus atop Rio de Janeiro. We took a train up to the top to have lunch, look at the view and take pictures. Jolie and Posted by Walker Family in Our World Trip | Sep 5, 2012
- Rio de JaneiroToday we had a tour guide take us to some Rio sights. We looked at some churches and Rio's gigantic cathedral! It was all carved wooden ceilings and tall stained glass windows. We also went to the Posted by Walker Family in Our World Trip | Sep 4, 2012
- A new place to call home This weekend we visited our new apartment. There were lots of people beavering away in there, polishing the floors, painting, and we are still missing some cupboards and a window, but hopefully things will be just about finished by moving Posted by jessiquinha in Brazilerated | Sep 3, 2012
- BrazilToday we explored the Copacabana beach and the city's flea market. We had lunch and dinner in two traditional Portuguese restaurants and watched sculptors build sand sculptures on the beach. We had a very relaxed first day in Posted by Walker Family in Our World Trip | Sep 2, 2012
- BrazilWe arrived in The Rio de Janeiro International Airport today. We are staying on the Copacabana Beach in the Porto Bay hotel. It is sunny and around 82 degrees. We took a Posted by Walker Family in Our World Trip | Sep 2, 2012
- Paraty
Well we finally made it to the Bolivian capital of La Paz (even though we already passed through it) and I gotta say I'm pretty impressed. The layout of the city is very cool (all in a Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Aug 31, 2012
- Ilha Grande
Back so soon... gotta play catch up.
Ilha Grande... what can I say? Brazilian paradise!! We read and heard about this little island just off the coast between Rio and Sao Paulo fr Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Aug 31, 2012
- Rio De Janeiro
Hello! We are fine and not dead... just been offline due to the fact that we were virtually in the middle of nowhere for quite some time. Roads, heating, plumbing/electricity, let alon Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Aug 28, 2012
- Rio de JaneiroWow well to start...... so much to do in Rio and so little time..
Getting to Rio in itself was an adventure.. 8 became 3 (Terry, me and Jordan). Jordan now moneyless and without bank card!! We took a bus to Posted by becs and terry in look out world .... ..here we come!! | Aug 27, 2012
- Her name is RioWe planned to set off from Ouro Preto on the 10am bus, hoping that it would get us to Rio at 5pm, just before sunset so our first taste of the big city would still be in the daylight. It Posted by pixies in Mr and Mrs Pixie Go Round the World | Aug 26, 2012
- One for the moneyThis is why I freak out when the cashier asks me if I have the right change:
Because I can't know what colour to look for I start examining each coin very closely and purposefully. At least ha Posted by jessiquinha in Brazilerated | Aug 23, 2012
- Bom dia São PauloFlights to Brazil have a freakishly large luggage allowance. I travelled for 8 weeks before arriving in Brazil, and when I touched down I had approximately 55 kilos of luggage. I’d left Australia with 22 kilos, but seeing as flights Posted by jessiquinha in Brazilerated | Aug 21, 2012
- Sao Paulo
Back again after a short hiatus... almost approaching the end of our journey and our currently touring our 2nd maybe 3rd last country (Chile is still a maybe). But here is our first pos Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Aug 20, 2012
- Afsluiting bij Casa LarLieve allemaal,
Ons avontuur zit erop. We zijn weer terug in Nederland; direct ook aan het werk en dus alweer gauw gewend aan het dagelijks leven hier. Nog een laatste bericht ter afsluiting van ons blog over het project bij 'Crer Posted by MaritenPaul in Project Paul & Marit in Brazilië | Aug 19, 2012
- Bit more of RioWe had organised a Favela tour, which I thought originally was a Fevola tour. It didn't sound promising!! For those who don't know, favela is the name for what we might call slums, although that is probably not super accurate. Posted by Gfinkelde in Two Gubbins, one Finkelde, one continent | Aug 17, 2012
- The Rio bitWe had one night in rio at the end of the tour before we started the next phase of our trip, which involved another 6 days in rio..oh well!!
To get our bearings, we went for a wander along Copacabana then Posted by Gfinkelde in Two Gubbins, one Finkelde, one continent | Aug 17, 2012
- The bit after that bitThe next day was another very early flight to Sao paulo. We escaped as quick as we could on our way to Paraty. It looked like another couple of relaxing days although Andy and I snuck in a kayaking tour Posted by Gfinkelde in Two Gubbins, one Finkelde, one continent | Aug 17, 2012
- The next bitOur flight to iguassu left slightly before the sparrows had their first fart for the day. it is always comforting when flying Air Plummet to see a burnt out fuselage beside runway 13, but we made it safely!! It was Posted by Gfinkelde in Two Gubbins, one Finkelde, one continent | Aug 17, 2012
- Brazil by BusWe are currently partway through travelling around Brazil. Do me a favour, look Brazil up on google maps. It is seriously HUGE. I have spent more of the time in Brazil on buses than off it so far, well that's Posted by pixies in Mr and Mrs Pixie Go Round the World | Aug 11, 2012
- From Sucre to PotosiWe hired a taxi to drive us from Sucre (170 km). The trick is that this road leads us from 3200 m above sea level to 4000 meters above sea level, Potosi is the highest city in the world! The Posted by AlainJacq in TWO MONTHS IN SOUTH AMERICA | Jul 25, 2012
- Work in progress..Beste allemaal,
Weer een nieuwe blog vanuit Brazilië. Inmiddels hebben we alweer verschillende activiteiten en festiviteiten meegemaakt. Voor het weekend ben ik met Gea naar het centrum van Crato gegaan met twee jongens, Galileo en Alex, om spullen te Posted by MaritenPaul in Project Paul & Marit in Brazilië | Aug 7, 2012
- Iguaçu - Dam' BirdsOn our last day in Iguaçu, we went to see a really great bird park and the Itaipu dam, the largest electrical plant in the world, a joint venture between Brasil and Paraguay. Then the taxi takes us to the Posted by AlainJacq in TWO MONTHS IN SOUTH AMERICA | Jul 21, 2012