Tour de Brazil

We are finally exhausted by Hedonistic Rio and seek solace in the more sober parts of Brazil. We have been quoted over 3500GBP for trips to Bolivia, Iguazzu falls, Salvador and the Amazon so Beth has now finally accepted that this is not a repeat of our honeymoon and we do have to economise. We spent 5 hours in a Brazilian travel agent yesterday booking trips all over the country (at least 3 hours was down to the language barriers and much grunting and frantic arm geticulations).

Iguazzu Falls
Situated at the foot of Brazil on the Argentinian border, we are hoping that the breathtaking beauty of the falls will off set 24 hours in a coach to get there (yes, that is 24 hours on a coach - Beth sobs silently in a corner).

Manaus
Manaus is the city in the Brazilian jungle and heralds the start of the mighty Amazon. We are flying to Manaus on Sat 5th June (even Steve can't contemplate over 70 hours by coach and boat) and our one big luxury is a 7 day river boat tour of the Amazon...sleeping in hammocks - so cool! Visit Swallows and Amazon Tours for more information.

Salavador
We fly to Salvador (cheaper than coach, honest Guv) on 16th June and it is reputedly the cultural region of Brazil. At least we won't get knoked over every 5 minutes by the power walking/marathon obsessed Cariocas. Unbelievably, they even have a seperate pavement for runners in Rio. At least in Salavdor, we can stick our tummies out and be proud!

Bolivia
We'll hopefully trek there from Peru if we have time (Beth sighs in resignation) as the Salt plains and flamingos sound amazing.

Anyway, we'll update the site after each adventure so until then, much love to you all xxx