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2 Dec, 2011

Moving on: Ilha Grande, Sao Paulo, Foz do Iguaçu

It’s been a while since my last update and during this time I’ve moved several times already and am currently writing this post on the airplane towards Buenos Aires. It’s been quite hectic the last couple of days since I moved to several different places. I had to find hostels and find transport from and to places and to the hostels. From Rio de Janeiro I’ve moved to Ilha Grande (extra destination), Sao Paulo and Foz do Iguaçu. I stayed only a few days at most of these destinations but still enough to see a lot of what the city...

The skyscrapers of central Santiago against a backdrop of skyscrapers

Chile / South-America

9 Nov, 2011

Chile – Santiago

The more research I do about South America, the more I start to regret not having enough time to visit all the countries there. I’m only passing through South America and only visiting the major cities in each country just to get a glimpse of what it has to offer. Chile is such a large country, all be it with a lot of mountains, but it’s still a huge country with a lot places and cities worth visiting. Sadly I’m only going to Santiago de Chile. Orignally I had planned to visit Patagonia and Torres Del Paine, but time and...

Brazil / South-America

31 Oct, 2011

Brazil – Rio de Janeiro / São Paulo

My first stop of this year-long trip will be sunny Brazil. In order to get most of my time there, I’ve looked up some information in advance to avoid missing out on the good stuff what Brazil has to offer. First: they speak Portugese in Brazil. I know, everyone should’ve known that already, but I didn’t… and apparently Brazilians will feel a bit offended if you assume that they speak Spanish just like any other South American country. I’ve started to learn some basic Portugese in order to “blend” in as much as I can but I’m no Rain man...

Peru / South-America

23 Oct, 2011

Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu

When you go to Peru, the main attraction would be visiting Machu Picchu. There are several ways of getting there, there are the adventures ways where you can hike your way from Cuzco to Machu Picchu and less adventurous ways when you have less time where you take the bus or other transport straight to Machu Picchu. Since I got some time, I decided to take the adventurous part and hike my way to Machu Picchu. But instead of doing the traditional and well-known Inca Trail, I decided to opt for an alternative hike-route: Salkantay trek. There are several of...

Asia / South-Korea

4 Aug, 2011

Must visit places / must-do in South-Korea (part 1)

South Korea is a land of endless possibilities. Other than being a technology hub, it is also spread out with many tourist spots that are all must see places. The invigorating city lifestyle, the laid back environment of the cultural villages and the historical monuments throughout the country, the must see South Korea list consists of many tourist places. An exciting journey to this extraordinary land with both beauty and technology will provide you one of the most memorable experiences of your life. Here is a small list of the places and activities that you MUST visit and must do...

Asia / Japan

31 Jul, 2011

Must visit places / must-do in Japan (part 1)

Japan was and always will be a unique place. Whether we talk about traditional festivals or traditional theater, religion or pop culture, architecture or transport, food or clothing, martial arts or games, you can see in unique scenes Japan, that do not exist anywhere else in the world. Visit an onsen or sento Sentō (銭湯) is a type of Japanese communal bath house where customers pay for entrance. Traditionally these bath houses consist of one large room separating the sexes by a tall barrier, and on both sides, usually a minimum of lined up faucets and a single large bath...

Planning

12 Jul, 2011

Travel vaccines

Better safe than sorry! Today I went to the Institute of Tropical Medicine in my town here in Antwerp. Since I’ll be traveling to a lot of countries I’ve never been before, I figured the wise thing to do was to get preventive vaccines. Since it’s summer time now, the waiting time was quite long (1h30) and that for a consult of not more than 15 mins…. but in the end it’s a necessary wait if you WANT TO LIVE! *cue dramatic sfx* Anyhow, once I got in the room, the doctor quickly went through the form they had us...