Until just recently I’ve never really noticed how beautiful my home country and especially my hometown actually are. As I was growing up in this place I was used to my surroundings and they were nothing special to me. I remember… Continue Reading →
In the last couple of years travel has become an essential part of my life. Exploring new places is my favourite thing to do and there are many reasons for that. It has enriched my life a lot and it… Continue Reading →
A favela is defined as a slum-area in Brazil which is located on a hill. Yes, we basically stayed in a slum for 10 days but we felt surprisingly safe there – at least until a certain incident happened. When… Continue Reading →
Ilha Grande is a beautiful island not far from Rio’s coast. Many agencies in Rio offer boat trips to the island including snorkelling. We booked our trip with one of them as well. Early in the morning we left Rio… Continue Reading →
The favela Santa Marta became famous because Michael Jackson’s music video to “They don’t care about us” was shot there. That’s why many guided tours through the favela are offered. Nevertheless, us being as adventurous as always, we wanted to… Continue Reading →
This was by far the funniest thing that happened to us in Brazil. One day we had booked a free walking tour through the city centre online. It said that the meeting point was the metro station “Uruguaiana“. So we… Continue Reading →
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