150 miles south of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, you’ll find a sleepy little town called Paraty, where the mountains meet the sea. With its whitewashed buildings, cobblestone streets and tropical beaches, it’s impossible not to fall in love with this time-warped paradise along the Brazilian coast. There’s also…
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Rio de Janeiro has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. In fact, it was my long-term obsession with this vibrant city in Brazil that inspired my month-long backpacking adventure around South America (what can I say, I don’t like to do things by halves!) Rio de…
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So it turns out Eleanor Roosevelt was right. Legend has it that when the former First Lady first set eyes upon Iguazú Falls, she was so wowed by the sight that she exclaimed “Poor Niagara!” Once you’ve stood on the edge of Iguazú Falls and taken in that first view,…
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