I landed in Lima the 24th of August, in the morning, my first Spanish speaking country in South America. Because this flight from Brasil wasn’t planned, I did not know much about it and I was not expecting anything.
Continue reading “33) LIMA: FIRST STEPS IN PERU (24 August to 14 September 2016)”
Rio and Sao Paulo seem close to each others on the map, but it is 430km, 6 hours in a bus. And it seems much more when you are hangover. I arrived in the evening, and went straight to see Daniela and Ryan. Continue reading “32) SAO PAULO (20 to 23 August 2016)”
Rio de Janeiro isn’t only Centro, the Olympics, the viewpoints and the beaches. It’s also all the favelas. In the State of Rio, there are about 600 favelas. We can see some from the train to the Olympic Stadium: Continue reading “31) RIO DE JANEIRO: ROCINHA AND THE LAST DAYS (27 July to 19 August 2016)”
The Olympics are not only about sport. It’s also about parties! Some of the countries represented at the Games organise a ‘House’ or ‘Casa’ in which you can find imported products, food and drinks. So supporters and athletes can feel at home. Continue reading “30) RIO DE JANEIRO, OLYMPIC HOUSES AND PARTIES (27 July to 19 August 2016)”
Mainly pictures in this article! As previously described, Rio is a city like no other: bays, beaches, cliffs, mountains, lakes, Rio isn’t a boring flat city with a river crossing it. The beach is part of the Cariocas’ life and it is common to go there after work between colleagues, friends, or for a date. Continue reading “29) RIO DE JANEIRO, THE BEACHES (27 July to 19 August 2016)”
Some of the very best pictures since I started travelling in this article.: bays, beaches, cliffs, mountains, lakes: Rio isn’t a boring flat city with a river crossing it like many others. I went hiking a bit: Christ the Redeemer, 2 Brothers, Sugarloaf and Pedra da Gavea. Continue reading “28) RIO DE JANEIRO, VIEWED FROM ABOVE (27 July to 19 August 2016)”
Rio is the 2nd largest city in Brasil (6.5 million people). In the early 19th century, the Queen of Portugal moved the capital of Portugal to Rio. The only case in the History of a capital of a European country on another continent. Continue reading “27) RIO DE JANEIRO: THE CITY (27 July to 19 August 2016)”
I landed in Rio 10 days before the start of the Olympics so I would have time to go through the touristic places before it gets too crowded. It was a start move, you will see the pictures of the city and surroundings in the next articles. But the main reason I was here in August was for the 2016 Olympic Games! The whole city was living for it! Continue reading “26) RIO DE JANEIRO – THE OLYMPICS!!! (6 to 18 August 2016)”
I spent 6 weeks in France all together. 3 weeks with friends, 3 weeks with the family. Everything was well organised and I managed to catch up with a lot of people. Everyone is doing well, I can’t be happier! 6 weeks seems too short, but Brasil is waiting for me. Continue reading “25) FROM FRANCE TO BRASIL, THROUGH FRANKFURT (24 to 26 July 2016)”
This article is about places we visited in the Auvergne region during our family week holiday. A real pleasure to drive around: Continue reading “24) AUVERGNE 3: BEAUTIFUL CENTRAL FRANCE (16 to 23 July 2016)”
