Jardim Botânico de Rio de Janeiro – Top Ten Garden
Only a short distance from the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema and the hustle and bustle of central Rio, there is a peaceful tropical garden with over 6,000 species of Brazilian and foreign flora and many species of birds and animals. The Jardim Botânico de Rio de Janeiro dates back to 1808 and covers an […]
South America: Chile, Argentina, Brazil – Round the World Final Stage
I’d not previously visited South America so everything in this final stage of my round the world tour was a new experience. Having crossed the dateline, we arrived in Santiago in Chile four hours earlier on the day we had set off from Auckland – a strange feeling. The jet lag took a couple of days to overcome. Only then could […]