We started the day in the heart of Santiago. Our guide and chef for the day was waiting for us outside of the “Mercado Central” or Central Market. Francisco or “Pancho” as he like to be called, began the day with a brief history lesson on Chile and its relationship with food. We listened intently…
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The day we finally got to see the Florianopolis Beach House!
The day was here! We were finally heading to Florianopolis. We were sooooo excited to finally see the Beach House I had bought Ben for one of his 30th birthday pressies. The photos on AirBnb were amazing so we just couldn’t wait to see it in the flesh. We arrived in Flori and after quick…
Exploring the HUGE city that is São Paulo
We woke up nice and early with our minds set on exploring the sights of this gigantic city. Ben had read online that São Paulo has many famous museums, so we set off to visit the São Paulo Art Gallery and the Afro – Caribbean Museum in Ibierquira Park. Thirty minutes of walking around the…
The Ilha Grande Sunrise Hike (or not).
The alarm went off at 12.15am – ouch! It was hardly the next day and just an hour an a half later than we went to bed. Prepped and ready to go we made our way to the meeting point. We looked like we took our hiking very seriously in our hiking trousers, walking boots…
Exploring the Beaches of Ilha Grande
Our first proper day in Ilha Grande. Beach bags packed we headed to the beach to catch some rays. The sun wasn’t out but it was still warm so we comfortably sat for a few hours in the sun, ben reading his book, me writing the diary. After a few hours, I noticed a lot…
The infamous Selaron Steps & Suagrloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro
We started the morning early, grabbing a cheese & ham croissant with a coffee and jumped onto the metro towards Glória. Having unexpectedly been here before, we had a vague idea of which direction to head in. However a nice Brazilian guy kindly pointed us in the right way and walked with us until we…
Christ the Redeemer – The Big Dude!
Here it is! The big day had finally arrived! We were finally going to realise Bens’ dream of visiting Christ the Redeemer, something he’d wanted to do his whole life. After a short walk along Copacabana beach, we booked our tickets and grabbed a fresh coconut (and beer for Ben) whilst waiting for the transfer…
Hang gliding in Rio – Renato from Asa Delta
The weather had been relentless in Rio and tropical storms were battering the coast. We were told we would be messaged at 7.30 a.m to confirm if the hang gliding was happening. With all our fingers and toes crossed, we drew back the curtains and were treating with astonishingly blue skies! A text from Renato…
Our Bucket Lists ✔️📝
During one of our usual 2 hours trips from Hackney back home to Norfolk, we decided to write write our bucket lists. I would say that it was “things to do before we are 30” but hey… one of us is there already! So here it is, a full list of what we want to…
The Roaming Beans 