by Calvin Sun | Apr 15, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Argentina, Blitzkrieg!!!, Border Crossing, Brazil, How Did You Do That?, Paraguay, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
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...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 13, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Brazil, Fit for Foodies, Serendipitous!
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...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 12, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Brazil, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?
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...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 11, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Brazil
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...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 10, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Brazil, Fail, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Walking Tours
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 terms of...
