Today was going to be a relaxing day as we had been going pretty hard for a while. We had been told that just down the road there was a public swimming hole, this seemed relaxing enough so we hired some bikes and off we went. We were meeting Silvia and Werner there, a coupleContinue reading “Public swimming pool, Brazilian style”
Category Archives: Brazil
Buses in a Brazilian Heatwave
Well our romanticism of bus rides is officially over. As I am writing this we are two hours into what we think is the first of three buses we are going to have to catch in order to get to Foz du Iguazu. We are currently going through a heat wave in this area andContinue reading “Buses in a Brazilian Heatwave”
Tim’s Brazil
My first foray into South America has been extremely exciting. From the moment we stepped off the plane in Rio de Janeiro it was clear that we had arrived in a place like no other I had seen before. The first thing I noticed on arrival and as we took the taxi to Copacobana wouldContinue reading “Tim’s Brazil”
Absolutely Brilliant Brazil
Again in no particular order just some phrases to remind me of the great stuff in Brazil. A wonderful country and one we could definitely spend a lot more time in. Great people. Arriving at our hostel in Rio, had we gone too cheap? Having our beers on the harbourside in Botofogo looking over theContinue reading “Absolutely Brilliant Brazil”
Foz do Iguazu
After our 3 stop bus trip we were a little groggy and not with it, but we were going to Argentina the next day so we had to see the falls that day. We caught the bus out to the falls and off we went. The bus cost us the equivalent of $2 so weContinue reading “Foz do Iguazu”