As one of the most expensive countries in South America, you do have to shop around for a good deal on accommodation in Brazil. We paid around £10 ($15) more a night in Brazil, compared to Argentina, mostly staying in private double rooms. Here’s a breakdown of where we stayed for our just over two weeks in Brazil and what it was like. The Pantanal In the Pantanal, we stayed at the Pousada Santa Clara, which we’d booked after a rep from…
A paddle in the Pacific 1. Lima: Our first South American sunset was in Peru’s capital Lima, where on day one of our 6 month trip, I enjoyed my first ever paddle in the Pacific Ocean as the sun went down. We then walked up the path from the beach to Barranco – the arty area of town we were staying – to enjoy a cold one as the sun disappeared below the horizon on our first day away. The Peruvian…
Sunset in the Pantanal The highlight of our visit to the beautiful Pantanal in South-West Brazil was undoubtedly the jaguar sighting on our first day. However, we also enjoyed the rest of our stay at the Pousada Santa Clara – which is about 5 hours out of Campo Grande. The pool area at Santa Clara On the ride out to the lodge, we saw more caiman than we’d seen on our whole visit to the Bolivian jungle. And when we arrived at…
I hear our guide call out “Jaguar” in a loud stage whisper and see him pointing to the bank of the river. At first I see nothing and think he is joking, but then sure enough, between the trees and bushes, I see her eyeing us suspiciously. It is our first full day in the Pantanal in southern Brazil – a wetland area that covers over 80 thousand square miles. We’re out on a small motorboat on an early morning trip…