Our Canoe

Water, water everywhere

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January 19th 2006
First update of the big trip! Flight out - Iberia at their best, flight leaving Madrid was late and then later and then later... next thing I knew I looked up from my book and discovered the airport lounge seemed to be empty - I really should have learnt the spanish for "we´ll bring the flight back forward by an hour and if you can´t understand the announcement in Spanish it´s tough". Anyway ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more