The Sassy llamas
Hostel
1. Mango tree (Ipanema) - 2.5/5, helpful staff, good location and good breakfast. Bad smell, poor wifi and in comfy beds!
2. Walk on the beach (Copacabana), 4/5 , helpful staff, good location, good wifi, poor breakkie and beds.
3. Casinhas Bergamota, Ilha Grande, 4/5, own kitchen, great location, value for money, beds bit hard
Things to do in Rio
1) hike to Christ the Redeemer if you want a challenge, it takes about 1.5 hours from the Botanic gardens (get public bus).
2) Walk the lagoon (7/8km)
3) go to Ilha Grande for a few days ( you can't really predict the weather!)
4) Sunset at sugar loaf (bring student card for 50% discount)
5) Favela tour is good if you want to see the Rio tourists can't!
6) the walking tour is ok, ends at the Salerno steps, so worth it.
Things we learnt
1) bring bug spray, mossies are awful in Rio
2) weather in Rio is hard to predict
3) get the morning ferrys to Ilha Grande, much calmer
4) try get to a football match in Rio, organised through hostel
5) taxis are cheap so easier than buses if you have the numbers
6) Frontera and Opium are good restaurant in Ipanema
7) They love serving cake for breakfast in Brazil!
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Brazil Summary
August 09, 2015
Hostel
1. Mango tree (Ipanema) - 2.5/5, helpful staff, good location and good breakfast. Bad smell, poor wifi and in comfy beds!
2. Walk on the beach (Copacabana), 4/5 , helpful staff, good location, good wifi, poor breakkie and beds.
3. Casinhas Bergamota, Ilha Grande, 4/5, own kitchen, great location, value for money, beds bit hard
Things to do in Rio
1) hike to Christ the Redeemer if you want a challenge, it takes about 1.5 hours from the Botanic gardens (get public bus).
2) Walk the lagoon (7/8km)
3) go to Ilha Grande for a few days ( you can't really predict the weather!)
4) Sunset at sugar loaf (bring student card for 50% discount)
5) Favela tour is good if you want to see the Rio tourists can't!
6) the walking tour is ok, ends at the Salerno steps, so worth it.
Things we learnt
1) bring bug spray, mossies are awful in Rio
2) weather in Rio is hard to predict
3) get the morning ferrys to Ilha Grande, much calmer
4) try get to a football match in Rio, organised through hostel
5) taxis are cheap so easier than buses if you have the numbers
6) Frontera and Opium are good restaurant in Ipanema
7) They love serving cake for breakfast in Brazil!
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Day Zero - Journey to San Fran
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Day One - Golden Gate & Alcatraz
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Day Two - Lombard Street, Pier 39, ChinaTown & Coit Tower
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Day Three - Golden Gate Park, City Tower & Painted Ladies
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Day Four - Trip to Yosemite & Grizzly Bear Trees
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Day Five - Vernal Waterfall & Glacier Point
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Day Six - Vegas bound
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Day Seven - Grand Canyon & Hoover Dam
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Day Eight through Ten - Las Vegas
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Day Eleven - Holy Jim Hike & Brae
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Day Twelve - Universal Studios
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Day Thirteen - L.A., Santa Monica & Hollywood Sign
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Day 14 - Harbour and Beaches cycle
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Day 15 - San Diego Zoo
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Day 16 through 18 - Newport, Huntington & Laguna Beach
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Day 19 and 20 - Cartegena & Coco Blanco
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Day 21 and 22 - trip to Santa Marta & Minca
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Day 23 to 25 - Tayrona & Guachaca
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Day 26 & 27 - Guatape Rock & cable car
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Day 28 and 29 - Medellin
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Day 30 and 31 - Bogota
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Columbia Summary
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Day 32 and 33 - Quito
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Day 34 - Cotopaxi
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Day 35 and 36 - Banos
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Ecuador Summary
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Day 37 - 44 - Mancora
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Day 45 - 47 - Huanchaco
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Day 48 - 55 - Cusco (and Inca Trail)
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Inca Packing List
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Peru Summary
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Day 56 & 57 - Copacabana and Lake Titicaca
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Day 58 - 60 Amazon Trek
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Day 61 - 64 La Paz
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Day 65 -68 Salar de Uyuni
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Bolivia Summary
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Day 69 - 72 San Pedro
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Day 73 & 74 Salta
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Day 75 & 76 - Cordoba
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Day 77 -82 - Mendoza
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Day 83 - 87 - Santiago
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Day 88 - 93 - Buenos Aires
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Chile summary
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Argentina Summary
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Day 94 -97- Igauzi Falls
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Day 98 - 108 Rio de Janeiro and El Grande
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Day 109 - 110 - Journey Home
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Brazil Summary
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Packing
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Money Matters
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