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Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here…
Quick Travel Blog Update: Our good intentions of creating an informal travel blog, intended to keep friends, family and curious fellow travellers updated as to our whereabouts and exciting adventures, was quickly overshadowed by our actual adventuring. As such, we’ve spent our limited downtime keeping our itinerary and photo albums up to date, because who doesn’t enjoy a good nose!
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O is for Optimistic…
Or maybe just ‘Oh what have we gotten ourselves into.’ On the eve of our next adventure, I cannot help but question our sanity. Barely 4 months ago were a typical city living couple, with desk jobs and no fitness routine to speak of. Tomorrow we embark on an 8 day trek. Not, as you might imagine, 8 daily hikes,…
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The Good, The Bad And The Adventurous
Feliz Ano Novo! Happy New Year!It’s a tough time of year to be away from friends and family, regardless of the adventures we try to fill our days with. But we made the best of it, and we’ve certainly never had a Christmas or New Years like these. Christmas, honestly, felt like just another hot day in Brazil. Having been…
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Una Pequeña Actualización
We know, we have been spectacularly bad with our blog and travel updates. Between the hikes, the beaches, the restaurants and the football matches, we’ve somehow not found the time or energy to create any content. In all seriousness though, most of our free time currently is spent planning the next leg of the journey. So far we have accommodation…
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Idyllic Ilha Grande
Ilha Grande, located off the coast between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, is one of Brazil’s most beautiful islands. Covered in lush Atlantic forest and ringed with pristine beaches and crystal clear seas, this tropical paradise is a popular destination for locals and travellers alike. And after a week of being rained on in the colonial town of Paraty,…
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The (Not so) Golden Trail
After four days of rain in Paraty, we were determined to make the most of the next dry moment, potential impending weather be damned. We’d done about all we could inside, researching the next 6 weeks of our trip, getting laundry done, and darting out in the brief dry moments to see the old town and enjoy the local cuisine.…
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A Tale of Two Iguaçu
Feeling the ice-cold, brown water permeate my final layer of clothing, I was reminded of the time as a child, plunging fully dressed in my pyjamas into a cold swimming pool for my swimming proficiency. I could make a good argument that this was the wetter of the two experiences, the small pools inside my walking boots furthering this opinion.…
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Hostel Spotlight: Hostel Do Morro – Florianópolis
I had not intended to write about individual hostels in any shape or form but Hostel do Morro was so exceptional it may have started a new theme within this blog. To be clear, the Hostel is not overly decadent or luxurious, having the standard amenities such as a shared kitchen and shared bathroom (But there’s a Kettle!!!) . It…
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São Paulo – Concrete Jungle
Where better to start our adventure than Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo. Unfazed by blogs discussing the intimidating size of the city, often using words such as ‘confusing’ and ‘overwhelming’, I was naively optimistic. I had studiously researched the top attractions and ‘must do’ activities and even found several highly rated eateries and restaurant-lined streets to appease Aiden. I was…
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T – Time, D – Day
The credits roll for Spiderman: No Way Home, just as the flight map shows 30 minutes until we land. I’ve managed about an hour and a half of sleep in the last 35 but we’re finally here! It’s happening! Brazil! São Paulo! I’m excited but right now I’m about ready to collapse. In about 90 minutes I can fall into…