South America

The first stop on our first full day in Rio was the Museum of Tomorrow. Built in time for the 2016 Olympics, the Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum near the centre of the city. It was designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Its construction was supported by the Roberto Marinho Foundation and...

Description Fort Copacabana is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. The base is open to the public and contains the Museu Histórico do Exército and a coastal defense fort that is the actual Fort Copacabana.   The fort is built on a headland that originally contained a small chapel holding a replica of...

Customs was a breeze and since we only had carry-on luggage, we proceeded to the arrivals area. We had pre-arranges a private transfer to our hotel with a local driver. He was waiting for us with my name on a paper. And 10 minutes later, were on our way to the Copacabana area. The hotel was 30–40 min away so by the time we checked in, it was just after 12pm on...

On Tuesday February 26th, we left Vancouver at 8am with stops in Phoenix and Miami en route to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We’ll be there for 9 days to take in Carnaval, the biggest show on earth.Our flight to Phoenix was uneventful but boarding our flight to Miami got a little challenging. We decided to only pack carry-on luggage for this trip due to our lack of...