Mother’s Day is here and Brazil is not left behind as the world celebrates this special day. Our House sitting Accommodation Our house sitting home overlooks the distant shores of Rio De Janeiro. It is just an amazing view and we are so far enjoying the stay. Though it is windy outside, we can’t help […]
When traveling, world schooling and unschooling online games are often good to keep your child stimulated. We’ve recently published an article on the great websites to use as resources and you can explore those options here. But when it comes to games, here are some suggestions. Some of the websites (mostly for older students but a […]
World schooling is using the world as your classroom. Whether we are exploring Australia, or in the centre of a pyramid in Egypt, we believe in world schooling. Education Sites When traveling, it is often good to find new sites to keep your child stimulated. Here are some suggestions and also some free online classes sites. […]
We are up early to explore the amazing city of Rio de Janeiro. We’re dressed and heading out for a walk along the beach and it is only 7:00 a.m. Where we are staying in our tiny guesthouse there is no breakfast included, so along the way we look for a place where breakfast is […]
Rio De Janiero really is an incredible city and well worth exploring for a few days! Why are we here in the incredible city? We have been staying out of Rio de Janeiro, about three hours out by bus – mainly as the traffic is so slow? Our house sit is secluded and relaxing, though […]
Due to my foot injury, we’ve had two extra nights waiting to travel from Bonito to Campe Grande. Why We take A Mini Van This meant we are unable to go to the bus station and take a regular bus as I couldn’t hobble there, and the moto-taxis are motorbikes, which are useless with luggage. […]
After missing out on tasting the sugarcane wine yesterday, we decide that today will be a great day to visit the Taboa Cachaca Sugar Cane factory. Our Guest House Starting our day, we have another fabulous and HUGE breakfast at Catarino’s Guest House. The reason many travelers stay at this Guest House is just for […]
We walked down from the Balneario Municipal Park for our next adventure which is Tubing Down Waterfalls. Wrong Booking Time However, there is a small problem. We had been given the wrong time and so we missed our booking. We had already been charged for the experience at Catarino’s Guest House. They were wonderful, however, and booked […]
We are staying at Catarino’s Guest House and we want to go and swim with giant fish at Balneario Park. We’ve just had a really exciting time in the last few days exploring the largest wetlands in the world – right near here in The Pantanal of Brazil. Tour Prices We have picked two of the […]
Day 3 is here in the Pantanal Wetlands and we should be departing at around 7:00 a.m. Therefore, I wake up by 5:00 a.m., take a hot shower and start packing. I’m Singing As birds start singing, I shoot out with my camera to capture their beauty. However, I find myself singing instead, and in fact, I […]
Today I woke – as the sun shone through the wooden shutters of our room in the Pantanal – the world’s largest wetlands, here in Brazil. Good Morning! It’s Day 2 I had a lovely hot shower in our spacious ensuite. Since my son was still asleep, I had to rush out before he woke […]
Day 1 Yesterday, I did not even know The Pantanal Wetlands of Brazil existed. I was hunting online for hostels and found out that we would be stopping at the edge of the world’s largest tropical wetlands – located very close to the border of Brazil and Bolivia. Wetlands of Brazil So I had sent […]
