After three weeks travelling around the states of Rio and Minas Gerais, we headed north for the second leg of our trip through Brazil.
Ilha Grande- Penal Colony turned Island Paradise
It wasn’t easy to leave behind our beautiful apartment in Rio for the prospect of four nights of camping, but we knew Ilha Grande would be worth it. A formal penal colony, it was now a tropical paradise accessible from…
Rio de Janeiro- Get in Line to Sea the View
Guest Post by Cheryl Williams Arriving in Rio in the evening we planned on taking an uber to our accommodation, but that proved to be a bit more difficult than expected. We realized that they won’t pick you up right…
Steep Streets and Steeples in Ouro Preto
Guest post by Jonathan Baggs Escaping the Rain with our First Acai We arrived in Ouro Preto from Belo Horizonte in the mid afternoon heat. The Rodoviaria (bus station) was on the edge of town and we planned to go…
Two Days in Belo Horizonte
Frustrating Airbnb Waiting for the bus in Sao Joao del Rei after a taxi ride from Tiradentes, we messaged our airbnb host to get instructions for our apartment in Belo Horizonte. She informed us that the place we had booked…
Walking in the Rain & Waiting for the Train in Tirandentes
Tirandentes hadn’t made it onto our original itinerary. Not because it wasn’t worth visiting, but because we couldn’t determine a route that didn’t have us backtracking between Petropolis, Belo Horizonte (Brazil’s 3rd largest city), Tirandentes and Ouro Preto before making…
Petropolis: a Summer Retreat for Cariocas
After camping in Paraty, we were all excited to move in for three nights to a spacious three bedroom apartment in Petropolis. About two hours north of Rio, Petropolis has long been a summer escape for wealthier Cariocas (people from…
On the Road Again- Brazil
Sao Paulo After nearly three years, we were on the road, or rather, in the air. With flights from Vancouver grounded a few days before our flight due to the winter storms, which had now moved towards Montreal, Cheryl and…
Mexican Memories Part II-Guadalajara and Tequila
WELCOME TO THE BIG CITY: GUADALAJARA Arriving at the new bus station in Guadalajara after the laundry fiasco in Barra de Navidad, we jumped in a cab and headed to the fancy hostel I had stayed in when I spent…
Mexican Memories Part I – Sayulita to Barra De Navidad
Guest post by Jonathan BaggsMemories from our 2018 trip through Mexico Bus Adventures After a fun first stop in Sayulita, Marieke, Steph and I got on a morning bus to the Puerto Vallarta bus station, where we’d catch another bus…