Aftermath Of A Disaster: iFuerza Valpo!
This was Valparaiso 4 days ago: And Valparaiso is where we are right now: It's been all over the news. And little did we know what we were going into (backpacking can take your mind off of the TV and current events for...
From The Atlantic To The Pacific: From Buenos Aires To Valparaiso
In our 2nd day in Buenos Aires, I led the gang up to check out Recoleta Cemetery. Afterwards, they continued onwards to the parks of Palermo while I found a cafe and caught up on work. We rendezvous'ed back at the hostel in the late afternoon and...
Back To Buenos Aires
Taking a 7pm bus leaving from Puerto Iguazu the night before, we arrived into Buenos Aires at 12:45pm the next day. Fun fact: at this point I would have arrived into Buenos Aires in all 4 modes of transportation (air, train, ferry, and bus) within a span of 5...
Iguazu Falls: 3 Countries In 1 Day
Every single person and guide book out there tells you that if you're going to visit Iguazu Falls, you *must* spend one day EACH on either side (Brazil and Argentina). Well, in true Monsoon fashion, we decide to do the impossible and not only do BOTH sides in...
A Night In Fos de Iguacu
Flew into Fos de Iguacu via TAM airlines, and at one point during the 2 hour flight I went to offer my medical expertise to help a passenger that appeared to have had a seizure. There also happened to be 3 other U.S. trained Emergency Medicine docs on the plane...
The Last Of Rio
After a late night out on the town last night, we woke up fairly late for our Day 3 plan in Rio. We still needed to see the Christ the Redeemer statue (i.e. the newly voted "7th Wonder of the Modern World") and Copacabana Beach. Luckily for us, the government...
Into The Favelas
Today we headed into the favelas of Rio, made infamous by movies such as Fast 5 and City of God, or games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It's stereotyped as a slum rife with gangs, shootouts, violence, and lawlessness. The one we entered -- Rocinha Favela -- is...
Rio Problems
I won't lie. Our first 24 hours upon landing in Rio de Janeiro was anything but smooth. We arrive at GIG airport all okay, and we gave the airport HSBC bank ATM a shot, as recommended by everyone to use over the Brazilian bank ATMs in...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
