Today we booked an excursion called ‘Gaucho life on the Pampas’, it was a trip to a beautiful country estate and old ranch in the countryside. The ranch is owned by a family of Gauchos (Argentinian Cowboys), one of them is quite famous and has been in lots of newspapers, he’s also famous for kissing… Continue reading Day at the Gaucho Ranch, Yee Ha
Tag: Tours
Boat trip around Ilha Grande
Whilst in Rio we booked a boat trip to Ilha Grande which translates to Big Island. We left the guest house at 10am and took a minibus into the town of Angra dos Reis about 40 minutes from where we are staying in Frade. We were due to depart at 11am but didn’t actually leave… Continue reading Boat trip around Ilha Grande
Tour of Rio de Janeiro
We got up early this morning as we had a tour booked, we wanted to see the tourist highlights but also get a view of the city from a local. We found our tour guide Manu on Trip Advisor, he is a Brazilian American who is extremely passionate about his city and knew all the… Continue reading Tour of Rio de Janeiro
Washington Segway Tour
We enjoyed the Segway tour in Chicago so much that we booked another one for Washington. The tour started at 10am and after a quick refresher we were soon wizzing round the streets again! We visited the Lincoln Memorial, the White House, the Washington Monument and Capitol Hill. Luckily the weather was really nice again… Continue reading Washington Segway Tour
Statue of Liberty
Today we wanted to see the sights of New York so started off on the ferry from Battery Park to Liberty Island. The queues were huge because it is Saturday so we stayed on the boat to get photos rather than go onto Liberty Island. We arrived back in Manhattan and walked to the World… Continue reading Statue of Liberty
Let’s Go Yankees Let’s Go
We got up at 8am and watched the highlights of the Royal Wedding. Everyone has gone crazy for Prince William and Kate and apparently 2 billion people are tuning in to watch the event. We feel a bit home sick today because we know everyone at home is celebrating and the whole country will be… Continue reading Let’s Go Yankees Let’s Go
Segway Tour through Chicago
We wanted to get a good look around Chicago so we booked a segway tour for this morning. I had never been on a Segway before so was a bit scared but it was great fun and I’m very glad we did it. You use your body weight to control the motor, leaning slightly forward… Continue reading Segway Tour through Chicago
Peal Harbour
We took a shuttle bus to Pearl Harbour this morning to see the famous USS Arizona Memorial site and museum. I have not seen the film and did not know much about what happened at Pearl Harbour so we opted for the audio tour to learn as much as possible. The tour was narrated by… Continue reading Peal Harbour
Mud Buggies and Waterfall Trip
This morning we got up early to meet our buggy guide Eric on the shore at 6.30am. There were only 6 of us on the trip so we got chatting to the others on the bus quite quickly. We arrived at the buggy station and got changed into cargo trousers, t-shirts, helmets, googles and me… Continue reading Mud Buggies and Waterfall Trip
Rainbow Falls and Volcanoes National Park
We left Maui yesterday and sailed overnight to Hilo on the big island of Hawaii. We booked another shore excursion for today as one of the volcanoes has been erupting recently and Paul really wanted to see some lava! We boarded the coach at 9am, again the driver was really funny; he liked to tell… Continue reading Rainbow Falls and Volcanoes National Park