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
Travel Journal: Travel Journal
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
Argentina
Waterfalls, Wine Tasting and Big City time
One of the advantages of our extended expeditions is that we can take the time to explore a bit more as we go along, and
20th January 2013
Argentina
Adventure Central and New Years Eve Celebrations
After the relaxation of Christmas, we thought it was time to get the adrenalin flowing and so we headed to Bariloche, one of Argentina’s centres
6th January 2013
Argentina
Christmas in the wilderness
Christmas celebrations on a group overland trip around South America.
4th January 2013
Argentina
The end of the world (as the Argentinian’s know it)
Exploring Ushuaia, the Beagle Channel, an estancia (ranch/farm) and Cueva de los Manos in Argentina on a group trip.
4th January 2013
Chile
Chilly in Chile
Reunited with our faithful Ithaca, it was time to hit the road for our first truck journey, and our first bushcamp. As everyone settled into
29th December 2012
Argentina
The other side of Patagonia
This is perhaps what most of us expected when we thought of “Patagonia” – mountains, glaciers and lakes, and our time in Los Glaciares National
27th December 2012
