Sun, sand, sea, “fio dentals” (dental floss, the local lingo for scanty bikinis)! From our first taxi-window glimpses as we roll along the streets siding Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Rio de Janeiro shouts “resort city”! After stowing our luggage in our hotel room we hastily don our “fuller” bathing suits, and walk the length of…
The short flight from Sao Paulo to Foz do Iguacu is a breeze! Settling into our hotel, I am raring to take off immediately for the world famous Iguacu Falls, but common sense prevails – tomorrow being soon enough to witness one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. But within minutes, like race horses…
Our first Sao Paulo venture is along skyscraper-studded, Paulista. This financial/shopping district avenue has it all! A blitz of restaurants and cafes, shops of every description, a sizable upscale mall and plenty of ATM’s to replenish one’s cash-stash. Vehicles race along Paulista’s eight lanes; bike lanes are packed with whizzing cyclists. We join the throng…
Bogota, Colombia – A sensational stimuli bombardment! From early morning until late in the evening, the “pedestrian only” Carrera 7 (7th Street) swarms with so many jostling bodies we often just stand back and watch the activity. The flavour is one we quickly identify with this metropolis of eight million; people are focused on their…
Our Cuyabeno Rain Forest Amazon Basin Adventure – Our excitement mounts seeing the landing strip of Lago Agrio, the first step to getting to the Amazon Basin, known to Ecuadorians as Amazonia. Our guide Miguel and bus driver Mr. Frankie are on hand to meet us. We board a bus for a two hour stint…
