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  • TravelerBelize
    Day 1–8

    San Pedro - Las Amapolas

    November 10, 2023 in Belize ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    What to say about Belize..

    It was a quick trip for us, just a week, but it was exactly what we hoped for!

    The weather wasn't the greatest for the first couple days, but it did clear up and when it did - oh boy! What a gorgeous place!

    Our place was amazing! Nestled right on the beach, well away from the craziness of San Pedro town, it was quiet, calm, peaceful - we couldn't have asked for more!

    We spent our week taking it easy, snorkeling, tried some delicious local food, Anna went scuba diving, the locals were all incredibly friendly, and the local dogs were even friendlier!

    All in all we had a great time, it went by super fast, and we think Belize might be our vacation spot!

    We definitely hope to be back again!    Read more

  • TravelerMontana
    Day 2

    The 4th of July!

    July 4, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Zachs mom comes to visit every year, and this year the 3 of us kids decided to take her to Montana for something new!

    Anna is the only one who had been previously, and it the first time this part of the George Clan had ever been any where together, super fun!

    We didn't even realize it was going to be the 4th of July when we booked our dates!

    We only had one full day there, but it did not disappoint! We visited the Hungry Horse Dam, Lake MacDonald inside Glacier National Park, and got treated to SO MANY fireworks - it could only have been in the USA! The best part was definitely the late night firework show our neighbours put on we watched from in our hot tub. Happy freedom day!

    Our food plans didn't really work out due to reduced hours and so many visitors being in the area, but that's ok! We had a great time road tripping together!

    Now to decide what we will do next time!    Read more

  • TravelerSouth America
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    Day 199

    Atlanta

    March 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    This was an impromptu stop. Our flight had us on a 10-hour layover here, so we decided to make the most of it!

    We had 10 flight over night to from São Paulo, and we managed to get some rest, so we took a taxi to downtown Atlanta to see the world famous aquarium!

    One of the coolest aquarium tanks on planet Earth! They had a whale shark, giant manta rays, hammerhead sharks, and much, much more!

    We saw a dolphin show, lots of great exhibits, and spent an hour walking around the core.

    Couldn't ask for much of a better layover!

    And with that, our trip is officially complete! Our next stop is Calgary, Alberta, Canada!    Read more

  • TravelerSouth America
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    Day 198

    São Paulo

    March 22, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    São Paulo.

    Our last stop on this amazing adventure!

    We hadn't originally planned to come here, but all of our flights home left from here, and we had met some friends along the way from São Paulo that covinced it would be a good time!

    The primary attraction here was the food! 'Rodizio' is a Brazillian style of serving all you can eat, where they keep coming around to the table offering everything they have on hand, and it did not disappoint!

    They have the largest Japanese community outside of Japan, so the sushi was a must, and it was marvelous!

    We also had a traditional Brazillian dish called feijoada. Originally a slave food, it has been adopted by Brazillian culture at large, and it is a type of stew served over rice with pork and beans. We thought it was just ok, but we're very happy we tried it!

    And then, we had the Brazillian barbecue.

    Served rodizio style. They had 18 cuts of meat and an amazing salad bar. It was absolutely one of, if not the best thing we had to eat on the entire trip! It even gave the Argentinian barbecue a run for its money!

    We relaxed by the pool, saw Batman's Alley, visited the huge city park a couple of times, went to a couple of museums, and most of all, here we reminisced about what an incredible adventure had had.

    There were lots of mixed emotions here. Happiness, sadness, but, most of all, immense gratitude for having been to have such an incredible honeymoon together.

    We headed home from here, full of excitement and nervousness for what lay ahead, and full of joy from the experience in South America - the places, the sights, the sounds, the food, the people - all of it was amazing, it exceeded every expectation we had!    Read more

  • TravelerSouth America
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    Day 192

    Porto de Galinhas

    March 16, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Another day, another Brazillian beach town, with gorgeous blue water, soft sand, hot weather, and more great company.

    Not a whole lot to say otherwise, the beaches were great, our pace was slow, and our BnB was lovely.

    Highlight here was probably meeting a local shop owner, Marcus. We went in to try some Cachaça, a brazillian sugar cane liqour, and ended up staying a lot longer than we had intended.

    He shared music, taught us to play Brazillian samba and Capoeira rhythms on the tambourine, and showed around his bar, which is still under construction but going to be a great spot!

    We had a lot of fun even though none of us spoke each other's language! We managed to get a few points across, but most of all it showed us that love knows no language. It was a beautiful experience and we leave a bit of our hearts with this man.    Read more

  • TravelerSouth America
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    Day 187

    Maragogi

    March 11, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    Maragogi is a Brazillian vacation spot known for its warm shallow water, long beaches, and 'The Path of Moses.'

    It's about a kilometer long sandbar that appears at low tide and turns into a huge Brazilian-style beach party! Floating bar boats line up, serving Capirinhas, beer, and of course, they all have a barbecue going, serving grilled kabobs!

    There are ice cream men wading around with their floating coolers, people selling waterproof cases, shrimp, lobster, photos, sunglasses, and all your typical beach fare.

    We went out a couple of times and had a great time sipping our Caipirinhas in the knee-deep water, soaking up the sun and dancing.

    Anna went scuba diving here, and we relaxed by the pool at our little cabana we rented. It was a great, relaxing stop!    Read more

  • TravelerSouth America
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    Day 182

    Fernando de Noronha

    March 6, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

    Fernando de Noronha is one of the most picturesque, naturally beautiful place we've ever seen. It's a volcanic archipelago off the coast of Brazil near Recife.

    It was absolutely stunning everywhere you looked, with gorgeous turquoise water, clean, secluded beaches, and it was not at all busy. It felt like we could have had any beach we wanted to ourselves.

    It was extremely hot, punishingly humid, but we powered through every day to make the most of our short time in such a beautiful place.

    The seas didn't cooperate with us, however. The wave surges were quite large, to the point they shut down the port, and snorkeling was pretty much a no-go on all but one beach most days.

    We didn't let that stop us, though. We hiked, we did manage some time snorkeling and some incredibly gorgeous beaches, and generally spent our week exploring the island - by foot, and by dune buggy.

    We really wanted to scuba dive here, but it just wasn't in the cards with the sea conditions, but that's OK! We had a marvelous time! We saw sharks come right up to the beach, we even saw a huge tiger shark chasing a turtle from the shoreline. We are happy to say the turtle got away!

    Almost every local we met asked us how we heard about Noronha. It's not very common to have foreign tourists here, we think. It feels a lot like Brazils best-kept secret.

    We were also treated to an incredible breakfast every day by our lovely hosts, which was enough food we were even able to make our lunches and be set all day. It was a nice treat!

    We were able to enjoy a nice full-moon party on our last night, and we were absolutely exhausted from walking around the heat all week, but it was absolutely worth it!

    This place is amazing, gorgeous, clean, and calm, and we feel extremely privileged to have been able to visit this Brazillian marvel.    Read more

  • TravelerSouth America
    Day 174

    Olinda

    February 26, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Well, Olinda is definitely not what we expected.

    They tell you that it's the cultural capital of Brazil, that it's the 'Venice of South America', that it's historical centre is vibrant, brightly coloured and the best old town in Latin America, that the entire city is a UNESCO World Heritage site...

    With respect to the people of Olinda and Brazil, we very much disagree.

    The old town was 'ok', it was small, very quiet, and it that typical typical state of Latin American disrepair that can sometimes be charming, but here we found to be almost eerie.

    The city of Olinda itself was absolutely nothing to write home about. It was dirty, the water was full of garbage, and it stank of sewer.

    All this to the point that we only left our BnB to get groceries, and the one time we visited the old town.

    We probably wouldn't recommend anyone come to Olinda. We think there's maybe a situation where people might enjoy it more than we did, but we are hoping for better from the rest of the Recife area.    Read more

  • TravelerSouth America
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    Day 168

    Rio de Janeiro

    February 20, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ 🌙 26 °C

    Gotta say we were both really nervous going into Rio.

    It's a theme in South America that everyone warns you about the next country, next town, saying that you'll get robbed, they'll steal your phone, etc, but with Rio, literally EVERYONE we met was warning us over and over again and we didn't know what to expect.

    It took us a few days to feel more comfortable, and we did take extra precautions, especially with it being Carnaval, but we did not feel unsafe or threatened.

    Quite the contrary, actually, Rio is a reeeeally cool town. The vibe is amazing. The people seemed very happy and fun-loving, and it is unbelievably gorgeous.

    It's a unique geography, with the bay and the surrounding mountains, which are absolutely covered in dense, vibrant, deep green vegetation.

    The views from Sugarloaf and Corcovado mountains are amazing, the christ the redeemer statue is on every tourists list (of course), and the carnaval was so much fun!

    They completely shut down sections of the city, even some of the main avenues for the 'blocos' (huge, themed, block parties) - there are about 400 blocos during the week of carnaval.

    We found some costumes to get in to the full swing of the party, and we had a blast!

    And the sambadrome was absolutely amazing. All of the samba schools of Rio compete in a massive stadium, they dress up to absolute nines in the classic carnaval colours, feathers, glitter, and dance their way through this massive arena with huge, brightly-coloured, parade floats and the scale of it is hard to describe. It is absolutely amazing and one of our highlights here for sure.

    All said and done, we kind of wish we had more time, just for the fact that we were a bit anxious coming here at first. But once we got used to the beautiful madness that is Rio de Janeiro, we loved every second of it and we can not wait to be back!    Read more

  • TravelerSouth America
    Day 160

    Itaipú

    February 12, 2023 in Paraguay ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    Real quick hop in to Paraguay today to see the Itaipú dam, the 3rd largest in the world, and second largest by electricity production.

    The Ciudad del Este in Paraguay didn't offer much else, so we saw the dam and headed back to Brazil.

    We met a nice friend at the bus stop going over, and he joined us for the day, and we even hitchhiked for the first time! Leaving the dam, there were no buses like we were told so a nice young local couple took us back to the border. Really fun, really funny day!    Read more

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