Brazil & Argentina!

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS: It was an amazing trip, but oddly we have no real desire to go back.  We met a lot of awesome people and had great food in Argentina, but Brazil was a bit of a let down... maybe we should try again when Carnival is not in full force??

For more details check out our pics and the trip summary below!

THE ITINERARY:

Buenos Aires. Iguassu. Paratay. Ilha Grande. Rio

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Argentina Steak & Tango
• Participating in the Carnival Parade with Mangueira in the Sambadrome
• Meeting some awesome people from Australia and England
• Caipirinhas!

FAVORITE SPOT:

M: The boat in Paraty! We ate fresh fish, danced, and sang with an awesome Brazilian dude who used to live in LA!

K: Sitting in the Sambadrome and watching the parade.  It was amazing... nothing like seeing the real thing in person.

FAVORITE FOOD:

M: Caipirinhas of course! And the Feijoada we had at the ex-slave village!! It reminded me of home cooked Jamaican stew peas...

K: Acai... I'm big into exotic fruits and I had an Acai every morning while I was there.

FAVORITE MEMORY:

M: Swimming to shore with Kevin (who can't swim) on my back!

K: Eating Acai :)

THINGS WE'D RATHER FORGET:

M: Drunk people peeing in the streets of Rio & My bat bathroom experience (though I'd found a safe spot to go only to find it was a bat cave!)

K: Drunk people peeing on the street and all the mosquito bites that I got.