Cataratas

Iguaçu, or Iguazu depending which side of the border you’re on was gorgeous. The Brazillian side is all about the wide tracking panoramic shot, but aside from the Devil’s Throat you don’t get the same chance to get right up close to dozens of seperate falls like you do on the Argentinian side. It is…

Mamiraua

It’s nearly a year now since we were in Brazil, spending some time in the Mamiraua reserve. It was fascinating to see Bruce Parry staying in a couple of villages as part of his Amazon journey (available to view on BBC iPlayer till next Monday if you’re in the UK). Particularly to see the difference…

First of the photos

Manaus Up the Rio Negro Mamiraua and Venezuela to come (along with the Venezuela entry) – Flickr is taking an age to upload but check back if you’re interested :)

Mamiraua

Tefe looks pretty relaxed after Manaus, or maybe it’s just the illusion of all the boats tied up in the afternoon sunshine. In any case we don’t really get time to find out as we’re sped away with eight others in a speedboat towards the isolated Mamiraua reserve. The hour and a half ride is…

Brazil, part 1

Sometimes it’s difficult to know where to begin, how to capture a memory before reality shatters it once again. So maybe I’ll just add some pieces from my travel journal, maybe I’ll write in more depth. Photos will be coming at the weekend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 days into crazy, chaotic, full-on Brazil. Maybe it’s just our…

Brasil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just landed in my inbox- one internal flight e-ticket and confirmation of our reservation here for one part of our trip to Brazil and Venezuela. Oh.My.God. :)))))))) (sorry for the overuse of emoticons!) I think the Kaiser Chiefs sum it up perfectly Oh my god, I can’t believe itI’ve never been this far away from…