BRAZIL | Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | Views [1216]
Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, isn't the cleanest city we have stayed in but we scored a 4-star hotel in the nicest part of town for less than most 2-star places. We are using BH as a base to explore the rest of Minas Gerais, one ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | Views [691]
What kind of a person would come to Brazil and fail to visit Rio? Especially during Carnival?
Well, that would be us! This is the high tourist season when even Brazilians take their holidays. As Carnival approaches hotel rates ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Thursday, 31 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery
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BRAZIL | Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | Views [466]
A family of Brazilians arrived late yesterday and has the room above us, one they request every year. But we see very little of them so it is still almost like we have the place to ourselves. We told Fabiano we weren’t interested in ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Sunday, 27 Jan 2013 | Views [452]
We still have Passo do Lontra to ourselves but part of the package is a trip to “the farm.” Fazenda Sao Joao is a working ranch/lodge where horseback riding is the main attraction for most visitors. We went along mainly to see ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Saturday, 26 Jan 2013 | Views [566]
Our four-day package at Paso do Lontra lodge includes everything from horse trekking to piranha fishing, but our main interest is birding. Already between thunderstorms we have seen dozens of species, seven of them new – and we haven’... Read more >
BRAZIL | Saturday, 26 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery
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BRAZIL | Friday, 25 Jan 2013 | Views [536]
“What time are they picking us up?” Connie asked. “Ten. Weren’t you listening?” “Yes,” she replied, “but you were talking Spanish.” Actually it was “Span-ugese”... Read more >
BRAZIL | Monday, 21 Jan 2013 | Views [875]
Ihla do Mel, Honey Island, is a laconic tropical retreat less than two hours by boat from Paranagua, where doing nothing has developed into an art form. Novo Brasilia at the waist of the hourglass-shaped island, the ferry’s first stop, is ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Saturday, 19 Jan 2013 | Views [481]
The Serra Verde Express, a luxury train through the Atlantic Rainforest, runs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:15 from Curitiba to Morretes. If the $150 price tag seems too high for a four-hour train ride, a regular train leaves an hour earlier. ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Friday, 18 Jan 2013 | Views [1028]
Curitiba seems like a wonderful place to live, that is if you speak the lingo. Portuguese, we have been told, is difficult even for Brazilians. Language aside, Curitiba is clean and progressive with lots of parks, long wide pedestrian malls ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | Views [432]
We were waiting in the lobby of their hotel when Lynn and Hector arrived from Rio. It's nice to see familiar faces, even better when they are bearing gifts! Now that we have our new MacBook we are back in touch with the world and can continue ... Read more >
PARAGUAY | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | Views [560]
After nearly a week of dillying and dallying, collecting our visas and waiting for Lynn and Hector to arrive, we crossed the Rio Iguassu into Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. All of the pre-visa bureacracy paid off, we sailed through immigration and were ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery
Foz do Iguassu to Ihla do Mel
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ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 9 Jan 2013 | Views [619]
Countries always exaggerate their attractions by comparing them to other well-known places: wider than the Grand Canyon, higher than Niagara Falls, and so on. Most fall far short of their billing - but not Iguassu. They are spectacular as ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 9 Jan 2013 | Views [1839]
Brazil is going to have some serious problems with visas when the World Cup arrives. The requirements are almost as stringent as those for a visa to China; an online application, proof of financial security and an onward ticket. I can´... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 6 Jan 2013 | Views [1266]
Flying from Cordoba seemed like a good idea. Then it began to rain. The take-off felt more like a landing; the ground kept getting closer and closer instead of farther away. It took us ten minutes to climb to 1000 feet, ten minutes ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Friday, 4 Jan 2013 | Views [548]
We´re not physically lost, it just feels that way. We are in Cordoba, the second largest city in Argentina, within spitting distance of Plaza San Martin and the WHS Jesuit Block. But our trusty MacBook died on New Years Day. It´... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 2 Jan 2013 | Views [420]
World Nomads says we have exceeded our photo limit (Quelle surprise!) so we have had to create a new site. If you’ve been following us on journals.worldnomads.com/vagabonds , this is old news. If not, maybe you’ll check out the ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 23 Dec 2012 | Photo Gallery
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