Sugar Loaf mountain.

December 2nd 2005
After leaving Paraguay, where you´d be hard-pushed to find a tourist anywhere, I then crossed on foot the noisy, bustling friendship bridge at the border and over to Brazil; the total opposite of its neighbour. Different language, different culture, marauding gangs of picture-hungry tourists and a much more expensive day-to-day cost of travelling than other Latin American countries. The first dif ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

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

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Jamie Borley

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It's now 2011. Wow, how 'time passes' as Dylan T once remarked, twice, in 'Under Milkwood'. Jessica and I are now proud parents to Carys Francisca and we are living in Swansea, Wales, my home city. Jessica is learning her trade in motherhood and the vagaries of Swansea slang and twang and English in general. I am working in the steel industry and am a current undergraduate on a Manufacturing Systems degree program. Since the last travelblog I haven't written anything but I hope to do so soon... I still dream of putting all my South American adventures into a book and hopefully that dre... full info

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