Well this really is the end of a wonderful beginning to our married life together. Rudi and I spent the morning walking around downtown and trying to figure out the mystery of why only half the stores were open. We managed to learn that this upcoming weekend is a long one for Brazil and many stores were either closed or didn't open until 1:30p!! Crazy!! Thankfully our favourite treat place was open and we indulged in (healthy) açai frozen yumminess. The afternoon was spent on the beach, in the water and an intense game of crazy eights :) We have just [View Full Entry]

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Rudi and I have had the most wonderful honeymoon with a magical ending in Buzios. Yesterday after walking to several of Buzios' beaches, Rudi and I settled on a quiet beach near our hotel and stayed there to enjoy the beautiful sunset at around 7pm. The water really is quite beautiful and refreshiing and it was fun enjoying it together. After getting freshened up and ready for dinner we decided to go across the street from our hotel to a sushi reestaurant ... I wasn't really keen on having sushi, but the Lonely Planet book recommended it so we gave it [View Full Entry]

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First of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!!!! I hope you have a great birthday today and I will be thinking of you! Rudi and I spent the entire day yesterday on SEVERAL of the beaches here in Buzios. The water here is GORGEOUS and transparent!! The sun is incredibly hot so the cool water is very refreshing. The first beach was called Ferradura Beach and is one of the most popular beaches because of how beautiul it is. Thee white sand with the blue water makes this bay picture perfect. Too bad we didn't have any memory on our camera!!!!!!!!!! We spent [View Full Entry]

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This little hotel is a PERFECT honeymoon location!! I only hope that our pictures will capture its charm. It is not only clean, it is tastefully decorated down to the fresh flowers overflowing out of the antique teapot on the bathroom vanity. Rudi and I just had the most delicious breakfast and talked about how happy we are that we have decided to stay here until Friday. Oh and the internet is free here too so you will be sure to read a few more of these blogs this week! Mom, thanks for your comments ~ Rudi and I giggle at [View Full Entry]

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As sad as it was, our tour ended yesterday. We had a lovely time going up to the top of Sugar Loaf mountain with the other honeymooning couple and then followed that up with a nice farewell dinner on the Copacabana beach in Rio with both of the other English couples and our very nice tour guide, Lucio. Of course, Amy and I did not want the trip to end on that date and, when we booked the trip, we also booked an addition called the "Buzios Experience". Unfortunately, the voucher we received from Gap only stated that we would be [View Full Entry]

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OH. MY. GOODNESS. Rio de Janeiro is HOT!! We arrived yesterday at around noon hour and started our visit off with a guided tour of the city. The only comment I will make on the blog is that it was interesting ... the rest will have to wait until we get home. We were scheduled to visit 4 main tourist attractions with the tour ~we did visit Christ at Corcocovada, but that is all. The tour included a stop to Sugar Loaf but since we didn't make it there we are planning on visiting it today and going to the top [View Full Entry]

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So today we had the opportunity to go on a boat tour of the islands around Paraty. Our day started early (we left the hotel at 9.15) but it was a great idea, as we had plenty of time to tour around the various islands and beaches of this lovely tourist town. Amy finally got the chance to see the turquoise water she always wants to see and we had fun feeding the wildlife as well (monkeys, iguanas, fish and possums). Brazil´s been very fun thus far and today´s beach day was no exception. Plenty of time to relax, swim and [View Full Entry]

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Well, after a long day of traveling, we´ve made it to Paraty. It´s this beautiful little coastal town with several beaches and lots of surrounding islands. The Falls were great and now it´s time to relax a little before setting off to Rio in a couple of days. The resort itself is quite beautiful, with a small swimming pool and our room on the ground floor just steps away. The food in both Argentina and Brazil has been great thus far - if a little pricey. I think we´re going to head for a short walk into town (it´s very safe [View Full Entry]

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Hi again! Rudi and I have had the most wonderful time in Iguassu Falls. Despite the dreadful weather we had today we spent the entire day exploring the falls from both Argentina and Brazil and we couldn´t believe how magnificant and HUGE these falls are!! Comparing it to Niagara would be like saying going to Whistler skiing ruins skiing at Dagmar or Lakeridge. We cannot wait to show you all pictures because unfortunately we cannot upload here. We leave on a short flight tomorrow morning to Paraty where we will enjoy the beaches ... awwwwwwwwww. Hopefully the rain doesn't follow us [View Full Entry]

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Well, we have arrived in Buenos Aires!! Our flight was overnight so it was not too difficult to get some sleep ... well I slept but Rudi did not have much luck. After a short stop in Chile we arrived in BA to a beautiful warm climate and a gorgeous sun!! We were pleasantly surprised to check in to our very modern hotel ... definately a 4 star with smokey gray walls, ikea type lamps and furniture that is both modern and victorian. Rudi and I had the most wonderful sleep in our most comfortable bed :) We met the rest [View Full Entry]

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