Back in South America, starting in Crackers…I mean Caracas. Even if I had been feeling up to going out and exploring on the one afternoon I had in the city, the five keys on my hostel room key ring to get past all the secure doors led me to believe…
South America
into the abyss
/ 29/12/2012Perhaps it was a good thing our heads were a bit foggy the morning after Lapa so Simon, Tristan and I didn’t have full grasp of our faculties to think about what we were doing. Had we been able to think straight I’m not sure I would have been able…
when my baby smiles at me
/ 25/12/2012Matt and I hit the ground running, jumping on the city tour bus as soon as we barreled into town. Delays getting into Rio thanks to ferries and buses running on “South American time” meant we didn’t even get to our rooms to get beautiful before setting off to sample…
astro-walking, players, jungle hiking and praias in paradise
/ 25/12/2012Ilha Grande, despite the grandiose name is actually the smaller of Brazil’s islands, yet makes up for the size shortcomings with beauty and bemusement enough to attract ocean liners and hold us for three nights. For our first adventure, we walked to the old ruins of a prison that while…
Iguazu, I love you
/ 17/12/2012By popular vote, Iguazu Falls was recently recognized as one of the new seven wonders of the natural world. Controversial as the selection method may have been, I think it’s fitting the falls should be considered such a phenomenon. We spent the day on the Argentinian side – the stage.…