So your trip is paid for, after weeks or months of planning, and you’re thinking all that’s left is to cram your entire wardrobe and kitchen sink into your suitcase or back pack.
Make sure your passport has enough pages and validity (more then 6 months) to last your entire trip.
A little planning is good. […]
All I wanted to do was lie in the sun for four days, but we have done nothing but play, play and play some more. Today we headed to Beach of Lemons - paradise. On arrival we sat on rocks just drinking in the view. There were two tiny beaches side by side. A lovely […]
If this is heaven, then we have arrived at our destination - Buzios, unbelievable. Buzios is a 180 km drive up north from Rio de Janeiro. They call it the ‘St Tropez of South America’ and I can believe it. On a peninsula surrounded by a crystal clear sea, it is dotted with more than […]
The seaside resort town of Paraty is a charming 17th century village located 248 kms south of Rio de Janeiro. So unique it’s been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As we travelled south we passed many beautiful bays, dotted with myriads of islands. I wanted to stop at each of them.
Our Paraty hotel was […]
We have arrived in Iguassu Falls, its stunning here, sub-tropical with the humidity between 70 and 90%. Our full day Argentinean side of the Falls tour began with us clambering aboard a small train that took us to the start of the track. Here we walked along a suspended metal bridge that took us to […]
Our second day in Argentina and I can’t quite remember the day of the week it is! It’s been a whirlwind so far. After a super brekkie of a selection of rolls, salamis, cheeses and pastries we were picked up by yet another lovely tour guide at 9am and taken on a half day city […]
It’s about 2am on Thursday morning. We all crashed at around 4pm after arriving at our trendy hotel in downtown Buenos Aires earlier today. We woke up at 11.30 pm and couldn’t wait to explore Avenida 9 de Julio, the infamous avenue (at an impressive 144m wide) with its giant obelisk at one end. After […]
I’m back! And all in one piece! Just! Where to begin? It certainly doesn’t help typing on a Spanish keyboard either. Anyway, I had better write this fast before I forget the whole entire feeling of complete exhilaration. We were meet by our delightful tour guide who could speaking English, who in a rather nice […]
It was 26 degrees today. Yet again, not a cloud in a clear blue sky. We visited the coastal city of Valparaiso, whose origins date back to 1536. Valparaiso’s been declared a Cultural World Heritage site and is the seat of the Legislative Power. The picturesque neighbourhoods are exquisite. It is magical, colourful, unique and […]
Our half day tour covered most of the old and only a bit of the new part of Santiago city. What a contrast! I didn’t even know there was a new part until today. Visiting the new part, you could have been in cities the likes of Auckland, Sydney or Cape Town. Chileans are great, […]