What is New Years Eve all about?? Celebration? Time with friends and family and loved ones? Finding that one person to be your midnight kiss? Not when you celebrate at Copacabana Beach in Rio! The tradition for NYE in Rio and in Brazil includes dressing in all white to purge all the bad from the…
Category: Travel South America
Cristo Redentor and Escadaria Selaron
When most people think of Rio de Janeiro they think of Copacabana Beach and Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor). This statue overlooks the city and can be seen day or night. To say I am not the most religious of people is putting it lightly, but this is one of the New 7 Wonders of the…
Hiking through Rio
Traveling allows you to meet people from all around the world. I was lucky enough to have met a woman in Rome who lives in Rio. Obviously when I decided to come to Rio I contacted her right away. She planned a day of walking and hiking for us as a way to explore Rio…
Pure bliss at Iguazu Falls
Iguazu Falls is considered one of the New 7 wonders of Nature. Needless to say, if you are anywhere near the falls, you have to go! On the way to the falls, we stopped at a point where you could see Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. As a United States Citizen a visa is required for…
A whirlwind tour of Uruguay
Uruguay. The neighbor to the behemoths Argentina and Brazil. A relatively small country when you are looking at it’s size in South America ranking 11 of 14 for total area. Many people from Buenos Aires head over to Uruguay to get USD out of the ATM and bring it back across the border. Uruguay will…
A brief history of Argentina through graffiti
I went on a graffiti tour of Buenos Aires not really knowing what to expect. I loved it so much I ended up going on another one through a different part of the city just to learn more. Graffiti or street art or tagging or whatever you want to call it is absolutely illegal in…
Don’t cry for me Argentina
Most people have seen the movie Evita or at least heard of Eva Peron, but not many realize that this woman that accomplished so much was only 33 when she died. La Recoleta Cemetery is considered one of the world’s best cemeteries and is the final resting place to many notable people including Eva Peron. The…
Buenos Aires takes me on an adventure
It was finally time for me to leave Europe and drop below the equator to the countries in South America. This was the original phase 2 of my trip which has had about a million changes along the way! I used my Chase Sapphire points to book my ticket from London to Buenos Aires. If…
Let the journey begin!
After two years of thinking about actually leaving and 18 months of pseudo saving, I am finally leaving on my world tour. My goal is to be gone for a year, but we will see where life takes me and what I end up doing. Needless to say, my home is now on my back…
Travel and get paid for it…sort of
I love discovering organizations that allow for volunteer opportunities that are fun and give back to a community. GoEco is an organization that looks for people who are eager to volunteer and see the world. There are assignments from South Africa to Central America specializing in Medical, Conservation, Humanitarian and many others. There are many others…
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