Staying connected while travelling is a must for me. Besides being able to use Google Maps, order an Uber, book last-minute accommodations, and translate things on the go, it’s nice to stay in touch with friends and family (especially...
Waking up early isn’t my strong suit, but when I have to it’s usually for something good. The 29th of December was one of those days, a 7:00 o’clock bus was on our calendar, bound for Ubatuba. The coast...
After spending a few weeks in nature-less Brasília (the Amazon seemed so far away), we found some waterfalls to visit. Chapada dos Veadeiros national park is one of the most beautiful places in Brazil. It’s in the state of...
After 4 days in Manaus it was time for a change of scenery. One of the reasons we really wanted to visit the Amazon, was to go in to the jungle! Of course, not by ourselves, that would be...
When you’re in the Amazon… you go in to the jungle! So that’s what we did during our stay in Alter do Chão. Next to all the beaches that you can find here, there are also beautiful national parks...
I was expecting a lot of things from the Amazon: bugs, lots of green, the occasional thunderstorm and of course, the heat. Never did I expect a Caribbean escape in the middle of this tropical rainforest. But that’s what...
Our trip to the Amazon has been so different from all the other places in Brazil we’ve visited. The main difference being the form of transportation: the Amazon slow boat. It sounds crazy that to get from point A...
After a long flight, and a 21 hour stop in Lisbon, we arrived in Belém, Brazil on the 1st of November around midnight. We were supposed to arrive about 2 hours earlier, but we were delayed by 45 minutes....