Nestled near the Vietnamese-Chinese border in north west Vietnam is what once was a small agricultural town centre of Sapa. Now a tourist hotspot, this rapidly growing town is flocking with tourists to the region to view hills of rice paddies and walk through small nearby still agricutural Vietnamese villages. And for the next three …
A whole new country. A whole new continent, literally on the other side of the world. A whole new set of adventures. We shared a cab to our Hostel with Astrid and Helena, two gals Cam had met in the Doha airport doing yoga. It turned out we all had the exact same destination, making …
Well, the longest travel itinerary of our lives was now upon us. Sao Paulo, Brazil to Hanoi, Vietnam. 17,000km. Four flights, and an estimated 72 hours of travel. But we would get there. The plan is a three flight itinerary of Sao Paulo -> Doha -> Kuala Lumpur -> Bangkok. From there we overnight in …
As I write this, we are in a curtesy hotel in Doha, Qatar. Major complications (flight cancellation’s) with our travel to Vietnam put us here, where we’ve just had a delightful complimentary Arabian buffet. This surprise pause in the trip gives us time to reflect on the five months we spent in South America. It …
This mega-city is the largest in South America. And somewhat fitting, as it is our final stop in the continent. It was a bittersweet time here, saying goodbye to the land we spent just over 5 months on. Getting here was a bit of a challenge. The 6 hour bus from Rio de Janiero took …
The last night of 2023 was spent at the hotel for New Year’s Eve. In Brazil, it is custom to wear white on the evening, to honor a water goddess, Lemanja. The custom was originally from Nigeria, where people would wear white to present their offerings, and in turn hope to receive good fortune. When …
What’s a better way to spend the holidays than with family? Cam’s gang came down to meet us in Rio de Janiero for over a week of sun, sand and adventure. It was a simple flight from the jungle to the coast for us, and an easy airport transfer to the hotel. We were staying …
Ola Brazil! The cities of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), Porto Iguazu (Argentina) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) form a tri-point of countries and cities at the confluence of the Iguazu and Panera rivers. We had just spent a couple days in Porto Iguazu to the the Iguazu falls, and it was magnificent. Now we were …
Between these two countries, we spent a wild 7 weeks in the southern section of the continent. These two countries had a very distinct feel compared to the Andean countries we had been visiting previous. Historically, Chile and Argentina have a much more European population compared to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, which is probably the …
One of the most powerful waterfalls in the world are the Iguazu falls, a massive cascade that sits on the Argentine-Brazilian border. We decided to check them out from Argentina first. Our first day in Porto Iguazu was supposed to be a relaxation one, but it ended up being somewhat nonsensical. We needed to get …