But I took it anyway, as I had made my way to the top of the bloody thing. And guess what? Rio de Janeiro weather is very unpredictable. So by the time we made it to the top of Corcovado, which is pretty high, it was surrounded with clouds. So what was meant to be a beautiful view was as attractive as the middle of a cloud can be. Now, there were some entertaining moments nonetheless. As it was so cloudy we couldn't see the statue most of the time, every 20 mns or so, when the wind cleared up slightly [View Full Entry]

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... and after a fourteen hours and a half plain journey, including a two and half hour delay due to frost, I finally arrived in Rio de Janeiro. After having checked into my hostel in Leblon, an area west of Rio, I went out to explore the city centre, by foot. Which turned out to be not such a good idea, as the city is surprisingly large. If you look at the map of Rio, everything looks within walking distance, but in reality the scale is somewhat deceiving. So I managed to walk to the end of Ipanema beach and towards [View Full Entry]

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02:34 am - I am now less than 24h away from departure to Brasil! This is where you can keep track of my whereabouts whilst I wander about South America. I intend to publish regular posts with photos, and this blog allows you, yes you, the reader, to add friendly or inflamatory comments which I can then choose to ignore or not whilst sipping capirinhas by a pristine sea. Seriously though, I hope to hear from all of you. I don't know what awaits me in Brazil, but I hope to learn and discover more than ever yet. Mh, maybe I [View Full Entry]

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