Category: South America

Salvador! (Not to be confused with the country of El Salvador, or that weird-moustached painting dude Salvador Dali)

Brazil is a bloody big country - you couldn't walk across it in a day, that's for sure - and boasts a diverse range of environments and cultures. With time running out on my South American adventure (this leg of it, anyway, because it looks like I'll be back there before anyone has a chance … Continue reading Salvador! (Not to be confused with the country of El Salvador, or that weird-moustached painting dude Salvador Dali) →

I Go To Rio

Travel blog-writing wankers with sticks up their arses will tell you that you can't experience everything Rio de Janeiro has to offer in just five hours, but they're wrong - very fucking wrong. With my bus from Floripa taking six hours longer than it should have, and a flight to the northeast of Brazil booked … Continue reading I Go To Rio →

Praia do Rosa: It’s bloomin’ good!

Santa Catarina, in the luscious south of Brazil, has so many beaches that you'd go mad if you tried to drink a beer on even a quarter of them in your lifetime. So when it came to organising a romantic weekend away, I allowed my Brazilian lady friend to choose the destination. She has fantastic … Continue reading Praia do Rosa: It’s bloomin’ good! →

Floripa Madness!

There are certain places on this big fuck-off blue ball called Earth that I truly believe I was drawn to. Whether to meet someone who would touch my soul or to experience something that would change my life, I didn't choose to visit these destinations - they chose me. Florianopolis, in the south of Brazil, … Continue reading Floripa Madness! →

Punta del Este is the best(e)

Celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Marky Mark and Paul 'Fatty' Vautin flock to Punta del Este each summer like flies to shit. The beaches are packed with bronzed bodies and the nightclubs are pulsing with techno music. Uruguay's second city is one of the world's great party spots, so I was surprised when I rocked … Continue reading Punta del Este is the best(e) →

Estadio Centenario: Pretty cool, even though it smells like soccer

Back in 2001, Aussie soccer fans were left in tears when the Socceroos were bundled out of the World Cup qualifications after a heartbreaking 3-0 loss to Uruguay in Montevideo. I laughed my dick off because soccer is a game for teenage girls and the physically handicapped, and Aussie soccer fans are the sort of … Continue reading Estadio Centenario: Pretty cool, even though it smells like soccer →

Montevideo: Worth visiting for more than a day-o

My first impressions of Uruguay weren't great. After climbing off the bus late at night in the middle of Montevideo, the first person I saw was a crackhead shitting in a park. When I made it to my hostel, in the historic Old Town, it was an absolute slum. Animals wandered the delapidated hallways, the … Continue reading Montevideo: Worth visiting for more than a day-o →

Colonia-oscopy

Argentina is a beautiful and diverse country, but after drinking their beer and climbing their hills it was time move on to a nation best known as the punchline to a Simpson's joke, Uruguay. The historic township of Colonia is only one hour by ferry from Buenos Aires, so I jumped on one and headed … Continue reading Colonia-oscopy →

Buenos Aires: City of Beauty

Buenos Aires is home to 13 million people and 13 million ways to spend a warm May Sunday, such as dancing in the streets, eating empanadas and... well, I wasn't really sure what there was to do, so I just strapped a smile to my face and headed out into Argentina's bustling capital. This is … Continue reading Buenos Aires: City of Beauty →

Bariloche: bars, bushwalks and bad behaviour

Pictures of Bariloche make it look like a sleepy little town in the Argentinean mountains, but this place can be as wild and exciting as you want it to be. It's surrounded by monumental natural beauty, but also full of great restaurants, busy bars and nightclubs that run until dawn breaks over the lakes. During … Continue reading Bariloche: bars, bushwalks and bad behaviour →