I stood in front of the iconic figure I had only ever seen in pictures; the gigantic white art deco statue towering high above me. I had to pinch myself. Was I really here; in one of the most photographed spots in the world? As I stepped over bodies laying horizontal on the floor, all… Continue Reading…
I was on the last stint of my South American solo trip. Having travelled through Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, I was now in Brazil, heading to the Amazon. When I had to leave Colombia I had to leave behind my boyfriend. Now, we were about to be reunited in the Brazilian Amazon. After… Continue Reading…
As the bus drove across the Friendship Bridge that connected Paraguay to Brazil, I felt the anticipation of a new country. I was entering Brazil, a country that had been on my bucket list for so long. One which marked the last port of call of my 3 month South American trip. As they stamped… Continue Reading…
As the ground moves further and further away, the Christ Redeemer statues appears in all its towering glory, the bay comes into view and the blue of the Atlantic ocean glistens in the distance. I travel higher listening to the sound of people conversing in a language I can barely comprehend, passing colourful, shanty buildings… Continue Reading…
Over my travelling years, I have had some both weird and wonderful adventures. I had stayed with nomads in Mongolia, spent a weekend with a monk and now, I was about to fish for piranhas in Brazil. I guess you couldn’t say that I wasn’t adventurous. Entering the Amazon especially in Brazil when the Zika… Continue Reading…
It had been an area that I had bypassed on my travels around South America. I had missed the opportunity in Ecuador, was too far on the coast in Peru, and had never made it south to the Colombian Amazon. I was saving the best for last and about to head into the Brazilian Amazon…. Continue Reading…
I couldn’t go to Brazil without trying a samba class. With a passion for dancing, I had learnt bachata in Colombia, Danced the tango in Buenos Aires, and now I was learning the samba in Brazil. Thinking of the fast-paced hip and everything-else-wiggle that I had seen on Brazil’s Carnival footage, I was expecting the… Continue Reading…
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