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Phil Vinter and Sophie Cross are a couple of journalists taking a little jaunt through Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and anywhere else the wind takes them!
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Animal Tragic
When you travel you learn a lot about yourself, good and bad. So far Phil and I have discovered that of the two of us, he is a more ‘hardcore’ traveller with the wash-to-wear ratio. He will happily sport the … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Chapada Diamantina, Ilha Grande, Praia da Pipa
Tagged beetle, bird, Brazil, cat, Chapada Diamantina, crab, dog, giant squid, hostel, Ilha Grande, jacu, lizard, maggot, millipede, mosquito, moth, Pipa, rat, snake, spider, Turtle
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Ripping up the itinerary
“Let’s do it,” says Sophie. And that was as much as it took to rip up our carefully (ahem) budgeted itinerary and launch us on a 30-hour journey involving four different buses across three states of Brazil. An Argentinian couple … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Praia da Pipa
Tagged atlantic ocean, baia dos golfinhos, beach, Brazil, bus, coach, dolphin, fin, Praia da Pipa, sand, sun, surfing, swimming, waves
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Turtle power! The plight of the Hawksbill hatchlings
The warm sea water rushes in over my feet and I stand frozen to the spot, aware that any sudden moves could result in an eco-conservation disaster. As the wave subsides, a small dark brown blob resurfaces and I breathe … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Praia da Pipa
Tagged beach, Brazil, eco-conservation, hatchling, Hawksbill, Leatherback, marine turtle, Praia da Pipa, Projeto Tamar, Rio Grande do Norte, trancoso, Turtle
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