…make it out there, but do plan on doing that in the future. Ipanema Beach- Brazil Q11. What are your travel plans for the rest of 2012? Right now I am sitting in Chile on a brief trip through Peru, Argentina, and Chile. I am currently living in Brazil and plan on visiting the last major tourist attractions that I haven’t seen in South America, which include Easter Island, Ecuador & the Galapagos islands, and the northern parts of Brazil. I plan on…
…the world so far? Why do you love them so much? My most favourite place is Brazil, no competition. They are warm, friendly, open, musical, hygienic, beautiful, easy-going, relaxed and yet intelligent, interesting, fun, hard working, advanced and efficient in many ways. After that I also really like Spain! Spaniards visited my hometown for the summer to learn English when I was a teenager. I never learned Spanish from them, but I did hang out with…
…, Argentina takes eight place after (in order) Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, Australia and India. For comparison, USA has 9.8 million square kms; Brazil 8.5 million square kms; and Argentina 2.8 million square kms. That makes Argentina only about one fourth the size of massive USA. Still, it’s an extremely large country. 6. Argentina has one of the world’s longest land borders The incredibly long border between Chile and Argentina runs an as…
…nd ‘parrillos’ are not unique to Argentina. Neighboring Chile, Uruguay and Brazil are all enamored of grilled beef. And each country claims their asados are the best. In any event, even those countries generally agree that Argentinian beef is the highest quality. 5. Dulce de Leche Here’s another distinctly Argentinian food item. It looks quite similar to a dark honey and is, essentially, carmel. Argentinians absolutely love this stuff! They use in…
…d a leisurely hot bath, a cat nap and an old Gene Kelly flick. In the evening I caught the 5 pm boat back upriver to our jungle hotel. That was a fantastic ending to a surprisingly easy, adventurous first week topped off by an exciting weekend submerged in Brazil’s wild nightlife. Catch more of my adventures crewing Survivor Amazon. Coming up next: Crewing Amazon Survivor pt 3 – Week Two in the Amazon Meanwhile, read about my flight from halfway a…
…ic jungle birds. Cruises along the Rio Negro are offered from Manaos City, Brazil, located on the banks of the Amazon River. Read my story: My Amazon River Cruises Check out my photo gallery: Brazil Amazon ——————————————————————————————————————————————– view of the Mekong River at Luang Prabang – Laos River boat up the Mekong River, Laos This trip was essentially the local’s daily transportation along the Mekong River. Locals use the boat to get b…
…s three even larger mega-cities include Sao Paolo, Brazil; Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil; and Buenes Aires, Argentina. Lima certainly looks and feels like a vast mega-city, sprawling out in every direction, as far as the eye can see. No matter where you look, you can’t begin to see the edge of the city (aside from the vast Pacific Ocean to the west). 9. Lima’s land area is a whopping 1032 square miles / 2676 square kms Another factor in the size of a cit…
…Aires, Argentina, with more than 15 million residents; and Rio De Jeneiro, Brazil, with over 13 million . 5. Bogota also has the 3rd highest elevation of South American cities Bogota has an elevation of 2601 M / 8583 ft. It’s high altitude, in conjunction with its close proximity to the Equator (at just 4.6° N Latitude), gives Bogota an evenly cool-chilly temperature year-round. Day time temps are about 14-18C / high 50s-mid 60s F all year, while…
…h mountains in Bolivia, the famous Iguazu Waterfalls, sprawling beaches in Brazil…and probably many more places I dont’ even know about yet. 5. Cool unique animals Going hand in hand with the continent’s huge natural diversity are its equally-diverse and unusual animal kingdom. There are also many animal species that are unique to South America or to specific places within the continent. As I mentioned above, I kicked off my South American travels…
…rgest city in South America after Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Sao Paolo, Brazil and Bogota, Colombia. Lima is also massive in geographical size, sprawling an incredible 100 km sq / 62 square miles. Think about that for a while. Perhaps even more surprising, a full third of Peru’s citizens live in Lima. The entire country has a population of 33 million. With almost 35% of Peruanos living in the capital city, that leaves many pa…
Hi! I'm Lash, an American nomadic world traveler who's been traveling solo since 1998. I’m passionate about traveling the world nomadically and then sharing it all with you. I hope to inspire you to travel the world, to entertain you with tales from the road, and to help you reach your travel dreams. Welcome! 
