Pantanal is a must visit destination for nature lovers, who will find a spectacular wilderness area where they will be received with old time hospitality. It is the largest continuous wetland on the planet, declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO...
The girl from Ipanema- Rio forever
Rio is without any doubt one of the most beautiful and most vibrant cities in the world! In the South Zone of the city you find the famous beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, Arpoador and Leblon. Each beach connected to a neighbourhood with the same...
The Brazilian Amazon- a life experience
At a first glance the Amazon Rainforest looks like a big green “carpet”, but looking closer one find an astonishing diversity, both concerning animal life –mammals, birds, fish and insects & plants. More than 1/3 of all known species in the world can be...
Shortbreak in Santiago de Chile
Santiago has around 500 km of bike lanes and in addition a park that is very popular for mountain biking, the Metropolitan city park. I took the funicular from the colourful neighbourhood of Bellavista, famous for its bohemian night-life, to the view point at...
Colonial del Sacramento
One hour by boat from Buenos Aires, and on the opposite side of the Rio de la Plata (plata =silver in Spanish), the historical town of Colonial del Sacramento is located. We are now in Uruguay, but in the colonial past this town belonged...
I love Buenos Aires!
It is impossible to not fall in love with Buenos Aires! Such a vibrant and culturally interesting city! Said to be very European in its style and yes, having in mind the large boulevards and many imposing buildings in French and Italian style, that...
La Pampa, the Gaucho and his horse
The name “La Pampa” is illusive to the imagination, for sure making everybody thinking about a wide plain and its inhabitants. The area is large (750.000km2) covering the southern states of Brazil, the whole country of Uruguay, but the biggest part of Pampas is...
The Tango- introduction
The tango was born in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, in the frontier between pampa and the last houses of the city around 1870. It is a miracolous mixture that merged African, American and European Rythms and dances of different origins; the candombe, the...
Rio de Janeiro
Rio! I never feel so alive as when I am in Rio de Janeiro. There is a special energy in the air that reflects on my mind, body and soul. Rio is effectively one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with a...