The Brel Chronicles

 

With 275 separate waterfalls and 23 kilometres of foaming water, Iguassu Falls is about as spectacular as it gets.  The falls lie on the border of Argentina and Brazil, so to truly see Iguassu, a visit to each country is pretty much mandatory. Despite horror-filled memories of jet boating in Niagara Falls (Mel), we decided to board a speedboat to go under the falls – and we do mean, under the falls.

Some of you may not know that there is actually more than one blog being written about this trip.

Since January, Brendan has been writing for a new travel website called Planet Eye, as their “Global Nomad.” The blog is a collection of travel tips, tricks and insights from an experienced traveller, and is completely free of pictures of Mel with flowers on her breasts.

One cool thing about Planet Eye is their mapping and geotagging technology, which is used in all website elements, from photos to reviews–all of it is placed on a clickable, zoomable world map, including any of our (particularly good) photos that have been uploaded to the site. Planet Eye has even supplied us with a GPS device that records where on earth we are at all times, and embeds the data in all our photos. Cool!

Check it out at Planet Eye.com

and of course, check out Brendan’s blog as the Global Nomad here.

  Cachaca – Ever indulged in a caipirinha? Well it ain’t a capairinha without cachaca. Brazil’s answer to rum, cachaca is a sugar-cane liquor that basically goes down like burning gasoline – even ... [Continue reading this entry]

  ...from the world's largest Catholic country.  Brel

1.  Public displays of affection are not only the norm in Rio, they’re kinda expected.  Sadly for B, Mel still hasn’t come ‘round.
2. When driving in Brazil, feel free to create your own lane ... [Continue reading this entry]

As we live it up in beautiful Rio, the reality of how much of the population here lives is never far away. Favelas, the slum areas of Brazil, dot the countryside – ... [Continue reading this entry]

Although this blog had started primarily as a way to chronicle our trip, stay in touch with our friends and family, and keep Mel occupied when Brendan was doing work, it has grown ... [Continue reading this entry]

Note to Mel’s parents: don’t worry, we come out of this alive and well.  Ok, we’ve officially lost all sense of reason (if B ever had any….)  Today we ... [Continue reading this entry]

For all of you who’ve been reading our blog with envy, you’ll be pleased to know that we have made the difficult decision to reduce our lifestyle...albeit reluctantly. Gone are the beachfront hotels with rooftop pools, the bottles of wine, ... [Continue reading this entry]

We have, at long last, returned to land. As we look back on our week aboard the Tocorime (the same ship used in an episode of the Amazing Race, by the ... [Continue reading this entry]