South America
South America, the Adventure Ends? Machu Picchu This article is a recap of our journey through South America, and although the two regions are similar they are also vastly different. Where do I begin? For starters, the cultural experience seemed a bit more gritty in Central America than South America. Granted, we did visit the more developed countries of South America, but in Central America, it seemed we had stepped back in time. Depending on [...]
Categories: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, South America, Travel, Travel Blogs, Uruguay Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Machu Picchu, Mendoza, Peru, Uruguay
Uberlandia, Brazil, a Bittersweet Reunion
After two weeks in Florianopolis, Brazil, it was time to move on. The owner of the guesthouse was almost as disappointed for us to leave as we were. He was the perfect landlord and had adopted us as his family. Kim had left a week earlier and was replaced by a Dutchman traveling by himself. He was physically one of the largest and tallest people we had ever met and a very nice guy, but [...]
Categories: Brazil, South America, Travel, Travel Blogs Tags: Brazil, capybaras, Orlando, peteca, praia clube, Sao Paulo, Uberlandia
Brazil
Welcome to Brazil, We Survived Another Bus Ride Sleepy bus driver? With the border crossing from hell in the bus’s side mirrors, we bid Chuy/Chui a not-so-fond farewell. Although the two towns did many things right, the immigrations process was something that sorely needed to be improved. Unlike every other border crossing, the bus driver went whizzing past the customs facility, which apparently was only used by individuals driving cars or truck drivers. Anyone riding [...]
Categories: Brazil, South America, Travel, Travel Blogs Tags: Brazil, Chui Brazil, Porto Alegre
