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The Christ

With Copacabana and Sugar Loaf ticked off we now had Chris the Redeemer or The Christ as the locals call it to visit. We’d already learnt to our cost that everyone in Rio was going to be sightseeing for the next couple of days and this attraction would be just…

Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice!

The three things everyone mentions when you talk about Rio are Copacabana Beach, Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain. Well we’d ticked one off our list, now for the others. New Year’s Day, just like at home had been one of snoozing, lazing, recovering and eating. By the second…

Feliz Ana Novo

I’m not going to make any apologies for the less than usual text in this account of New Year on Copacabana beach. Be honest, some of you may be quite glad of that. Put simply New Year in Rio was spectacular! Here are some highlights… Seeing everyone’s outfits. Most people…

The girl from Ipanema

It seems strange to be writing about New Year in August but that’s the point we’re up to in the blog. Having enjoyed the first truly delicious gluten free breakfast thanks to our lovely hosts at Casa 48 we headed down to Copacabana beach. Kass and Helen had treated themselves…

Under the Waterfalls

So far we’d seen the mighty waterfalls at Iguassu from the Argentine side. Now, we’d see them from the Brazilian side too. Once again, our driver collected us from the bungalows but this time he whisked us over the land border with a quick check of paperwork and onto Iguassu…

Hear it Roar!

During our trip away we’d seen many fabulous sights but the two that moved me to tears were Machu Picchu and Iguassu Falls. The Argentine side of the National Park is well organised with trains, well maintained paths, maps and signs galore. Just the walk up to catch the train…

Iguassu

The next destination on our South American adventure was Iguassu Falls. Along with Machu Picchu this had been one of the sights I’d been most looking forward to and we weren’t to be disappointed. The flight in alone was amazing, dropping us down onto a tiny air strip quite literally…

Don’t Cry for me Argentina

From Mendoza we flew to Buenos Aires, the buzzy, cosmopolitan capital of Argentina. From the moment we arrived, we loved it! The architecture was stunning! Everywhere we turned, there were attractive buildings and monuments. And as the temperature seemed consistently hot, a hotel pool was a very welcome sight. It…

Santiago

After a pretty full on and hectic travelling itinerary across Peru and Bolivia, we arrived in Santiago safe in the knowledge that we’d be based here for five whole days! We unpacked the rucksacks and got ready to chill. Santiago is a vibrant, buzzy, cosmopolitan, friendly and welcoming city. We…

The Borderline

I know the last post ended with myself and Dom arriving in San Pedro de Atacama in Chile but I hope you’ll forgive me if we back track just slightly for this one. The journey across the Atacama had been one of the highlights that Dom had really looked forward…

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