We arrived to Rio from Ilha Grande last Wednesday afternoon and were all pretty sad about leaving that gorgeous island. We were staying in an AirBnb between Ipanema and Copacabana beaches and after dropping our bags went for a wander down the Ipanema main street. It was already obvious that this city had a good…
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Ilha Grande
I’ve just spent one week on Ilha Grande, a paradise-esque island off the Brazilian coast just south of Rio. The island only has one road, hardly any vehicles and no ATM. The most populated area of the island is Vila do Abraão and from there the best beaches are a hike or a boat ride…
Paraty
On Saturday we took a 12 hour overnight bus from Florianópolis to Sao Paulo which was freezing so not a great sleep was had. In Brazil so far we haven’t been given any food on the buses like in Argentina and Uruguay. Instead they stop at services every three or four hours for about 30…
Florianópolis
Florianópolis in Brazil is hands down the most beautiful place I’ve visited so far. It’s an island accessible by bridge littered with beautiful beaches and foliage covered hills. We arrived Thursday afternoon with Laura and Barry, an Irish couple who had been sitting beside us on the bus from Uruguay. We spent the first…
Getting from Chuy, Uruguay to Florianopolis, Brasil
As we wanted to see the coast of Uruguay before going to Florianopolis it would have been crazy to travel back to Montevideo to catch the bus so we tried to find a way to get from the border town Chuy instead. A direct bus was out of the question as they only go twice…
Uruguayan Coast
We were really lucky to have met Arleta and Arlena as they invited us to share a rental car and explore the Uruguayan coastline with them. We got a car from Avis for 54USD which is way cheaper than a bus and awards much more freedom. The coastline is dotted with loads of beach towns,…
Montevideo
We arrived in Montevideo at 6.30pm and after dropping our stuff off at our hostel La Tatucera we went straight out for dinner. The lady who checked us in recommended a pizzeria on the main street called The Manchester and to order faina to go with our pizzas. We did as we were told and…
Getting from Iguazu, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay
This is a quick one about the journey by bus from Puerto Iguazu to Montevideo. The most common route is to bus it all the way back to Buenos Aires and take a ferry to Colonia or Montevideo. It seemed silly to go back on ourselves so we did a bit of research and asked…
Buenos Aires
Having spent four days and three nights in Buenos Aires I’m on the move again, bussing it north to the border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay to visit Iguazu Falls. Buenos Aires has been great – the people, the architecture and the empanadas being the highlights! After arriving pretty early Tuesday morning I had breakfast…
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