by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Aug 26, 2018 | Brazil, Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, Scenery, Uncategorized
The adventure we’d hoped for, but sensed we’d have to leave on our bucket list for a little longer, suddenly became a reality when promotional flights luckily gave us the pass we needed to disappear into the thick of the Amazon forest. We felt as though we were... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Aug 3, 2018 | Animals, Brazil, Food and drink, Landscapes, Scenery, Uncategorized
Our 1am bus from Lencois landed us in the city of Feira de Santana (apparently one of the most dangerous in the world, get us out of here quick!), where we changed buses for Itacaré on the east coast. Thus began our Bahian colourful coastal adventure… 1. Itacare... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Aug 2, 2018 | Brazil, Food and drink, Landscapes, Scenery, Uncategorized
I don’t know where to begin with this post, because we had such a unique experience in the Brazilian Diamond Highlands! Famous for diamond mining long ago, it remains a special cluster of hidden gems. Taking a 5-hour bus from Salvador, we reached Lencois, a small town... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Jul 23, 2018 | Animals, Brazil, Food and drink, Landscapes, Scenery, Uncategorized
Wanting to experience another area of Brazil, we decided to fly up to Salvador and explore the state of Bahia. What a colourful welcome at Salvador airport! Having heard that, unfortunately, Salvador isn’t one of the safest places to stay, we first travelled north to... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Jul 8, 2018 | Brazil, Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, Scenery
Historic Paraty (pronounced Parachi) is a preserved Portuguese colonial (1500-1822) and Brazilian Imperial (1822-1889) municipality with a population of about 36,000. After the discovery of the world’s richest gold mines in 1696 in the mountains of Minas Gerais,... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Jun 29, 2018 | Brazil, Flora and Fauna, Food and drink, Landscapes, Scenery, Uncategorized
We knew Brazil was huge, but it’s only by being in this staggering 8.5 million square kilometers (3.3 million square miles) of country that its serious size has fully sunk in! Determining where to travel, on our budget, has been the most difficult of our travelling...
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