Brazil’s deepest cultural roots lie in Salvador, the country’s original capital. Established by the Portuguese and built largely by slaves in the 16th century, Brazil’s unique blend of European and African heritage shine through in the most brilliant way. The historical section is divided into a lower and upper half and connected by funiculars and…
The moment you touch the sand at Pipa beach you know you are in a special place, with steep Neapolitan-colored cliffs in both directions, dolphins jumping at Praia dos Golfinos, and the wonderful cobble stone streets cross-hatched on the hillside. If you are planning a trip to the North East coast of Brazil (which then…
After one wild night in the beach city of Fortaleza (we partook in a carnaval practice party and danced through the streets with our hostel mates until 3AM), we caught a four-hour bus to the beautiful Canoa Quebrada. Set up above red sand cliffs and surrounded by dunes, this 3,000-person beach town has plenty to…
Jericoacoara was not originally on our Brazil destination list since it was north of our long route south; however, after three different Brazilians told us this beach town was on their life list….well, we had to adjust our plans. Though only accessible by dune buggies and mega trucks, we were now determined to get to…
Manaus is the only city in the Amazon so if you have dreams of exploring the world’s biggest river and jungle housing the most species on the planet, you basically have to pass through this two-million person town. Originally, we thought of it as a stop-off to get to our jungle tour but found ourselves…
While researching amazon jungle treks, we knew we wanted to get remote, we wanted the experience to be authentic, and as always–off the normal tourist beaten path. Then we heard about this group Amazonas Indian Tourismo, so we checked them on Google…no site. So we decide to call them….dead number. We had pretty much written…
After fishing for piranha, making shelter out of palm leaves, having a run-in with a tarantula during Part 1 of our five-day Amazon trek and journey up the Urubu river (read that one first), our adventure through the jungle continues… Day 3 – Make blow dart gun, learn to use blow dart gun, swim with…
The first stop on our around-the-world journey has landed us in Manaus, Brazil, the heart of the Amazon. It’s a 2-million person city in the depths of the jungle that can only be accessed by plane or the only highway in town, the Amazon River. Native Brazilians have obviously been living in the rainforest for…
Greetings from the Amazon Jungle…the first stop on our around-the-world honeymoon. Our five-day trek into the jungles of Brazil was quiet the crash course on adventure travel. Read all about our time in the Amazon with jungle ninja and guide Cristavo as we fish for dinner, sleep in trees, and swim with piranhas.