South America

Today I went paragliding in Lima. This was my first time and it was creepy at the beginning because I didn’t know what I was supposed to do. The pilot strapped me in and did all the security checks to make sure I was safe. He gave me a backpack which turned into a seat. My mum was a...

Viewpoint from the Nest - Travel parenting insights The Pantanal was an unexpected pleasure, and is one of the most family friendly places we’ve come across. We stayed at fazendas, which are ranches with several rooms; our first one was 300m away from a river. Its riverfront looked cosy with a few empty deck chairs and a rather large caiman...

Viewpoint from the Nest - Travel parenting insights Bonito is a hidden secret and well worth the journey there. It’s best paired with the Pantanal, which is one of the best experiences overall we’ve had on our travels. There’s much more to do than what we did during our limited 3 days, and probably worth doing at a more relaxed...

Viewpoint from the Nest - Travel parenting insights The Pantanal is enormous, so what we saw was just a tiny portion of it, but what an incredible portion. The second fazenda we stayed at didn’t have a river but had several lakes and was a working cattle ranch. As with most fazendas, there were only a few simple rooms, a...

Viewpoint from the Nest : Travel parenting insights Manaus is the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon, and has a stronger association to the Amazonian river, than does Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. It is however, a long river, and we eventually went to three different locations in Peru and Brazil, and had three very different experiences. Brazil’s strong economy has made...

My parents brought me to Brazil, Bonito in Bonito where we went to swim in the Sliver River first and then we went to see the Macaws last! Bonito is famous for eco-tourism. Eco-tourism is being friendly to nature when doing things in nature. The Silver River was one of the clearest rivers I have ever been to or...