Au RevoirDelhi - hot, humid and so many people!The Golden City of JaisalmerCamel Safari into the Thar DesertJodhpur - the best Lassie in IndiaUdaipur - Picturesque Lakeside PalacesPushkar - Meaning flower and handJaipur City of VictoryBharatpur - Keoladeo Ghana National ParkAgra - Taj MahalVaranasi & GangesKolkata, IndiaGoa - Palolem BeachPanjim and Old GoaHampi - Ruins of VijayanagarFort Cochin - Central KeralaAlleppey - Keralan BackwatersKumily - Periyar Wildlife SanctuaryTrivandrum - Varkala, Kanyakumari & KovalamHong Kong - "neon lights and chicken feet!"Vietnam - Xin Chao Hanoi!Sapa - Hoang Lien MountainsHalong Bay, boat trip!Ninh Binh, Tam Coc and Hoa LuHue, Citadel Kinh ThanhHoi An...tailor made clothesNha Trang - Beach bumming and lobster!SaigonMekong Delta; My Tho and Can ThoPhnom Penh, CambodiaSiem Reap - Angkor Wat... the eight wonder of the world!Ko Chang - ThailandBangkok Birthday fun!Kanchanaburi & The Bridge Over the River KwaiKo Samui - Chaweng & Bo Phut beachesKulala Lumpur - from great hights...Tanah Rata - Cameron HighlandsTaman Negara - 130 million year old rainforest!Perhentian Islands - Pulau KecilKota Baru, ThailandKuala Terengganu, MalaysiaCheratingMelaka - Food, art galleries and more food...Singapore with Mother Chadders!Melbourne...in winter, brrrr!Tasmania 6 day tour!Cairns, AustraliaCaptain Cook!Cape Tribulation, AustraliaPort Douglas, AustraliaMission Beach & Scotty's lovely hostel!!Townsville & Magnetic IslandAirlie Beach & Whitsunday IslandsTown of 1770Hervey Bay Whale watchingFraser Island, AustraliaBrisbane and Australia Zoo - crikey!Byron Bay, AustraliaPort Macquarie & NewcastleSydney and Blue Mountains... final Aussie destination!Christchurch - South IslandAkaroa - Banks PeninsulaLake Tekapo, New ZealandAoraki Mount CookOamaru & the Penguins!Dunedin & The CatlinsTe Anau & Doubtful SoundMilford Sound, New ZealandQueenstown & ArrowtownWanakaFranz Josef Glacier, New ZealandTranz Alpine Train: Greymouth to ChristchurchKaikoura - Abundance of Marine WildlifeNelson, New ZealandAbel Tasman National Park, New ZealandQueen Charlotte Track - Marlborough SoundsWet & Windy Wellington!Rarotonga - Cook Islands Paradise!Chris & Clare's Christmas Campervan Adventure!Santiago, ChileLima, PeruLake Titicaca, PeruCusco and the Sacred ValleyInca Trail and Machu PichuAguas Calientes... and the evacuation!Nazca LinesBuenos Aires, ArgentinaIguassu FallsParatyRio de Janeiro... carnival!
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Our first stop was Corcovado to visit Christ the Redeemer in the Tijuca National Park. At 30 meters high it was very impressive, although perhaps not as impossing as I had imagined. The day was so hot but the panoramic views of the city were incredible, it is very beautiful.
We then went to the district of Santa Teresa which was picturesque with stunning views across the bay. From here we saw Escadaria Selaron, a 215 step staircase leading to Santa Teresa Convent which has been tiled by the artist Selaron in Brazilian colours, over the years he has collected and been sent tiles from all over the world. It has made what was a dull set of steps into a famous icon that has stared in many films.
We took a cable car up to Sugar Loaf for incredible views of Rio, the sun was beginning to set and the atmosphere was amazing.
Today has been fantastic, I collected my ticket for the carnival parade at the Sambadromon on Sunday, checked out of the hotel and spent the entire day on Copacabana beach with Julia, Monica and Vicky...eating ice creams and sunning ourselves. Tonight I checked into my hostel which is very nice, the staff are really friendly and the girls in my dorm seem fun. I´ve stuffed myself with pizza and beer tonight and am catching an early one, tomorrow I am hitting Ipanema beach with the girls then we are off to Maracana football stadium tomorrow afternoon to watch the semi final between Vasco and Fluminense... it is going to be amazing!
Wow last nights samba school parade at the Sambadromo was incredible, one of the best events I have ever seen. We had 6 schools parade, each lasting 80mins and it went on till 5.30am this morning! The floats, costumes, dances and performances were superb. I didn´t take my camera but will show you all some official piccies when they are released.
After 6 wonderful days in Rio with glorious sunshine I´ve woken today with a runny nose, sore throat and rain! Its definitely time for my flight home, after a little bit of final shopping of course! Ciao!!
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