Rio de Janeiro is a fantastic city with much to boast about, the famous Copacabana beach, the largest carnival in the world, Christ the Redeemer a new wonder of the world, just to name a few that generically spring to mind. Ranted and raved about by tourists, adored by locals and lets not forget the…
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São Paulo
Our first stop in Brazil was the continents biggest metropolis.. São Paulo. We landed the day before Jonny’s 24th birthday and for that reason we had booked a nice hotel before even leaving the UK for our three days here. Quickly collecting our baggage we headed out into the sun – oh no, sorry wait,…
Santa Fe De Antiquio
After our first night bus of the trip (Central America is so small that no journey is long enough to warrant a night bus) we arrived in Medellin. We had decided to skip straight through the city and head to Santa Fe de Antiquio, a small, highly recommended colonial town a few hours west. We…
Turtle-less Tortuguero & San Jose (Part Two)
Tortuguero is famous for one reason – Turtles. It is a small town on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica only reachable by boat. In this isolated part of the world Turtles partake in one of the planets miracles. It is and will remain a mystery how this feat is achieved over and over again…