Travel Journal: South America

Brazil

CARNAVAL!

The week running up to Lent is when Brazil really lets its hair down – this is “Carnaval” week. The most internationally famous carnival celebration

24th February 2013

Brazil

Life’s a Beach!

Goodbye rain, hello sunshine! And just in time, as we reached Porto Seguro, our first stop on the Atlantic coast. We stayed in a great

10th February 2013

Brazil

Anyone want an umbrella?

Leaving Rio behind after a relaxed morning and another amazing buffet breakfast, we headed up into the hills. Our destination was Petropolis, a colonial town

10th February 2013

Brazil

The Girl (on) Ipanema

Welcome to “the Marvellous City”, Rio de Janeiro. We arrived before lunchtime, and most of the group headed off to the famous Copacabana or Ipanema

10th February 2013

Brazil

Enjoying the Emerald Coast

A spectacular mountain pass brought us down to the Emerald Coast of Brazil, and it was easy to see where the name came from, the

10th February 2013

Brazil

Piranha fishing in the Pantanal

The Pantanal is the world’s largest inland wetland area, roughly half the size of France, and is somewhere we will be visiting twice on this

9th February 2013

Argentina

Water, water everywhere!

Iguazu Falls has just been voted one of the New 7 Wonders of the Natural World. And after our time at the Falls on both

3rd February 2013

Argentina

Capybaras & Caiprinhas (aka wildlife & cocktails)

Leaving Mendoza with a significant supply of quality Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, we started our journey north-east towards Brazil. We had decided to alter our

20th January 2013