Simon's South American Adventure!
In and around South America
After recently completing my Masters at university, I'm about to embark on a two month adventure in South America, where I'll visit numerous destinations in both Venezuela and Brazil!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler South American Simon
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The first week in Venezuela!
Sorry that its taken me so long to update this travel blog, but the first week in Venezuela has been pretty frantic and Ive barely had the chance t... Continue reading »
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Santa Fe is a paradise!
After a the lovely shock of Caracas we took an 8 hour journey along the Venezuelan coastline to a place called Santa Fe, Barcelona.
This pla... Continue reading »
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The town that is pretty but smells!
After the perfect Sante Fe we moved inland and further south to a town called Ciudad Bolivar. We were staying in a pretty plush hotel which surpris... Continue reading »
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Angel Falls
Our 3 day excursion to Angel Falls had arrived and we started by taking a short one hour flight from Ciudad Bolivar into Canaima national park. Ang... Continue reading »
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The last stop in Venezuela
So after witnessing the incredible Angel Falls we returned briefly to Ciudad Bolivar to pick up our remaining luggage and then head down south to o... Continue reading »
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Manaus and the Amazon jungle!
After leaving Venezuela our first stop was the relatively large, frantic port city of Manaus. This city is situated half way down the Amazon River... Continue reading »
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Along the Amazon river from Manaus to Belem
We left the Amazon jungle and Manaus to get on an average sized cargo ship called the Amazon Star, which was about to take the next four days... Continue reading »
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Sao Luis and the beginning of my illness!
After leaving Belem we went to our first coastal town called Sao Luis. This place was once ruled by the French so it had of an old Parisian feel to... Continue reading »
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Huge sand dunes and thousands of blue lagoons
After visitng Sao Luis we took a van further south to Barreirinhas where unfortunately I was still suffering from my monster headache and spent the... Continue reading »
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Jericoacoara is one laid back town
We moved from Barreirinhas to Jericoacoara and took another truck that could drive through sand, but it also meant that our faces were sandblasted... Continue reading »
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Praia da Pipa and Olinda!
After Jericoacoara, I moved to another small laid-back beach village called Praia da Pipa. This place was quite similar to Jeri in that there were... Continue reading »
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The non-stop rhythms of Salvador!
Salvador is a past capital of Brazil and, therefore, has a lot to look at. It´s an old colonial city and there are loads of old goverenment buildin... Continue reading »
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One of the most amazing cities in the World!
I have no idea where to start when describing my time in Rio. I spent a whole week there, half of the time with the GAP group I travelled with, and... Continue reading »
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More waterfalls, but these are some of the most impressive
After staying in the amazing Rio de Janeiro for a week myself and my new travelling partner, Jules, made our way to Iguassu Falls on a monster 24 h... Continue reading »
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Just a passing vist through Sao Paulo
After another pretty long bus journey the night before, we arrived into Sao Paulo where we planned to stay for the day, but then continue on that e... Continue reading »
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The friendly colonial town of Paraty
On the brief day we spent in Sao Paulo, we also ended up travelling on a short(ish) bus in the evening to a quaint and pretty beach town... Continue reading »
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