São Paulo can be a very overwhelming place for a backpacker since it is the largest city in South America and the 9th largest city in the world. I met some people when I was volunteering at a hostel in Rome and instantly bonded with them. Lucky for me, they live in São Paulo. I…
Tag: South America
Maresias vs Floripa
There are amazing beaches all along the coast of Brazil. Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world so you can imagine that spending a month in the country is not nearly enough to cover it. However, I went to two different beaches in two different states and enjoyed them both. First I went…
Down at the Copa, Copacabana
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…
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…
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…
Pride in Buenos Aires
According to Google, Buenos Aires is the gay mecca in Latin America. The main Pride Parade is held in the streets of downtown Buenos Aires usually on the first Saturday of November, to celebrate the formation of the first-ever gay group in Buenos Aires in 1969. The Buenos Aires LGBT Pride starts at 3pm with the…
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…
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