We love leaving the beaten path behind, no matter where we travel, and often make a conscious effort to add lesser-known places to our itinerary. That’s why we’re…
South America is a diverse continent. You can walk on glaciers, climb mountains so high they literally take your breath away or cruise on a boat through the…
Are you considering travelling to South America but aren’t sure yet where to go? While spending more than half a year zigzagging across South America, I have discovered…
The cayman did not blink. I looked down on it and wondered how much closer I could get before it would jump and bite off one of my…
My Lonely Planet guidebook described São Paulo as a monster and our plan was to stay here for two nights and leave as soon as possible. I hadn’t…
The coast in between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo is made up of hills, bays, jungle, beaches and thousands of islands. Going from one city to another, travellers…
I have been to Rio de Janeiro twice and each time, I was surprised by the city’s beauty. The Portuguese settlers couldn’t have chosen a better location. In…
For me, Porto Alegre was a necessary stopover on the way to Rio de Janeiro. We arrived on an overnight bus from Montevideo and left the next morning…