South America
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Weekend Itinerary for Rio de Janeiro
“Brazilians are the Italians of South America.” -hotel driver Hey y’all and welcome to our post! Hopefully this will be informative for you, and you can plan your dream trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Let me start by saying that upon exiting the airport in Rio, I told my husband that I could already feel this would be one of my top places to travel. There was something about the energy, the weather, and the people that I took an immediate liking to. I was fully convinced of this notion on the way to the hotel when our driver said, “Brazilians are the Italians of South America.” He assured…
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48 Hours in Santiago, Chile Itinerary
Since Lauren is heading back to work soon as a teacher, we decided to take one more “end of summer” trip. Neither of us had been to South America before, so we chose to spend 48 hours in Santiago, Chile!We chose this destination for two reasons: 1) Chile is in the same time zone as the eastern United States, which meant our sleep schedules wouldn’t be interrupted. 2. It is in the Southern Hemisphere. This means it is currently winter there, which is a very nice break from the sweltering Georgia heat. Now let us tell you how to spend 48 hours in Santiago, Chile: Visit the Sky Constanera This…
