Lucille Wong

  • Three weeks in Brazil – Part 3

    Three weeks in Brazil – Part 3

    We arrived into sexy Rio de Janeiro on an overnight bus from Ouro Preto. Unfortunately, our first stop wasn’t Christ, Sugar Loaf or the beach but Copacabana hospital where Lindsay was admitted with a temperature of 39oC. Having visited Peru, Bolivia and Brazilian national parks, the doctors suspected a tropical disease. But after eight hours…

  • Three weeks in Brazil – Part 2

    Three weeks in Brazil – Part 2

    After two days in Salvador, we took a seven-hour bus bound for Lençois, the base for exploring the Chapada Diamantina National Park. We were here for our four-day hike of Paty Valley. Unlike the Inca Trail (mountains, clouds, ruins, rent-a-crowd) and the W Trek (mountains, snow, glaciers, lakes), this hike would take us through lush…

  • Three weeks in Brazil – Part 1

    Three weeks in Brazil – Part 1

    Before I started researching for South America, I could only name one Brazilian city. After the World Cup, I could name seven. After three weeks in Brazil, I have lost count the number of cities I have visited. Brazil is one giant and fascinatingly diverse country and I have barely scratched the surface. Lindsay and…