To complete travelling across the entirety of the Brazilian length of the Amazon by boat, we embarked on another ship for 7 more days. With our wealth of experience from the Belem journey behind us, we got to the dock […]
Brazil
Jungle Tour
Amazonian jungle tours are without a doubt the most popular reason to visit Manaus. We decided that we did not want to miss out on this attraction and booked a tour. Picking a tour agency in Manaus can be quite […]
Vacation to Presidente Figueiredo
While having dinner in Belém, we had written a record number of Couchsurf request to the great people of Manaus. (Which Couchsurfing saw and sent a warning email to us after to not abuse the system). One of them, Dani, […]
Manaus
For a brief moment in history, Manaus was the richest city in the world, earning the name Paris of the Tropics. It was in the rainforest around Manaus that people discovered large amounts of rubber trees. With the industrial revolution […]
Amazon River Boat Cruise: From Belém to Manaus
The idea of taking a boat across the length of the Amazon River thrilled us, and we were both very giddy when we got on the boat. On the morning of our trip, Laurent negotiated our tickets for R$200 in […]
Boarding a Boat in Belém
Belém promises to be the city of mangoes, but instead of being welcomed by their sweet smell, the stench of urine was our introduction to the industrial city of Belem. Furthermore, Belém is among the wettest cities in the world, […]
São Luís: Another UNESCO Historic City Centre
By this time, we truly got in the rhythm of making fly-by visits to places: get out of that bus, chat with a local, take a picture or two, and move forward. Our visit to São Luís would be no different. We […]
A Fly-By Visit to Lençóis Maranhenses
Three buses had us zigzagged through the northern part of Brazil from Salvador via Teresina and São Luís and 2 nights later, we were finally dropped us in the sandy streets of Barreirinhas just before midday. All we have to […]
Into the Valley: Chapada Diamantina
The long read… We arrived in Lençóis at 5:30am and despite the rain, we were determined to start our trek as soon as there was sufficient light to do so. As we both enjoyed hiking, we had been captivated by […]
Salvador
After a 28 hour bus ride from Rio, we were grateful to be in Salvador. Robson, our Couchsurfing host, picked us up from the bus terminal, and seeing our hungry faces, drove us straight to Salvador Shopping, one of the […]