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Buenos Aires, Argentina (2)
Buenos Aires is a city of barrios, or neighbourhoods. Each neighbourhood has its own distinctive character, characters and allegiances....

Julie-Anne Justus
Feb 13, 20235 min read


Buenos Aires, Argentina (1)
Hola Argentina! We are in Buenos Aires, or to give it its full name, Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Aire (Our Lady St Mary of the...

Julie-Anne Justus
Feb 9, 20234 min read


Punta del Este, Uruguay
And here we are in Uruguay, which Brazilians pronounce 'urrr-gggghy'. It took me a while to understand what they were referring to. A...

Julie-Anne Justus
Feb 5, 20234 min read


Porto Belo and Rio Grande, Brazil
Further south on the Brazil coastline, we docked at Porto Belo in the state of Santa Caterina. Porto Belo is a sleepy, charming little...

Julie-Anne Justus
Feb 2, 20234 min read


Paraty and Santos, Brazil
The coastline of this area, in Rio de Janeiro state, is called Costa Verde (Green Coast). And it is green, thanks to that Atlantic...

Julie-Anne Justus
Jan 30, 20234 min read


Ilha Grande, Brazil
I don't need to translate that, do I? We're aboard ship now, and have left the city of Rio de Janeiro, but are still in the state of Rio...

Julie-Anne Justus
Jan 27, 20234 min read


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2)
Rio is one of the most beautifully situated cities I have ever visited, in terms of its natural setting. The city sprawls between hills,...

Julie-Anne Justus
Jan 25, 20233 min read


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1)
We're in Rio, aka Carnival city. I knew Carnaval was a big deal but had no idea of its cultural, social and economic significance until...

Julie-Anne Justus
Jan 21, 20234 min read


Valparaiso, Viña del Mar and Casablanca valley, Chile
As nice as Santiago is, it's even nicer taking a day trip to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar on the coast ... and meeting some of the Porteño...

Julie-Anne Justus
Jan 19, 20233 min read


Santiago, Chile
Hola! We're in Santiago, Chile. We've gained 14 hours in our lives by crossing the international date line but it feels like we still...

Julie-Anne Justus
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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