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Hello to everyone, Travelling to South America, USA, Canada

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emmad2010	Sep 16 2009, 08:40 AM Post #1
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 3-September 09 Member No.: 318511 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Hi Everyone. I'm Emma. Leaving for Rio Brazil on 3rd December, travelling the whole of South America, USA and Canada (well maybe not all as there's just not enought time). Any friendly advise would be much apprecited!x

starlagurl	Sep 16 2009, 12:31 PM Post #2
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Wow, that's going to be quite the trip! How long are you giving yourself to do that? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

luke_1989	Sep 16 2009, 03:52 PM Post #3
Pathfinder Group: Local Expert Posts: 394 Joined: 9-January 09 Member No.: 266185	Hi Emma welcome Rio thats somewhere ive always wanted to go, hope you have fun :-D. Luke

emmad2010	Sep 17 2009, 02:41 AM Post #4
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 3-September 09 Member No.: 318511 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Hi Guys! Well I'm giving myself 5 months to travel South America. Eeeeep! Hopefully in Brazil/Uraguay for x-mas time and Argentina for New Year. So excited!

kur4m4	Sep 17 2009, 02:49 AM Post #5
Voyager Group: Local Expert Posts: 82 Joined: 7-September 09 From: Luxembourg Member No.: 327921	Here's some advice about traveling in south america: don't walk around with lots of valuable stuff and you won't get mugged. In case you still do get mugged NEVER under any circumstances resist, just give them all you have with you. Follow these two advices and you will have the best time of your life in South America!! Also don't relly on trains to travel over there as they are pretty much unexistant (at least in Brazil), so either travel by bus or plane. Depending on how long your journey is it might be worth to put in the extra 50 bucks to get a plane ticket cuz roads are pretty damn bad. -------------------- Speak the truth, and speak it ever. Cost it what it will. For he who hides the wrong he did, Did the wrong thing still.

mmbcross	Sep 17 2009, 03:21 PM Post #6
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 2002 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2195	The roads may not be up to European or North American standards, but the buses are incredibly luxurious. Some (leitos) have fully reclining seats that make them virtually beds. -------------------- .

kur4m4	Sep 17 2009, 05:25 PM Post #7
Voyager Group: Local Expert Posts: 82 Joined: 7-September 09 From: Luxembourg Member No.: 327921	Brazil is quite big so given the conditions of the roads even the best car/bus in the world would still take a long long time. So i guess it depends if you want to spend over a day or two travelling but looking at the scenery along the way or just get where you want to get.. -------------------- Speak the truth, and speak it ever. Cost it what it will. For he who hides the wrong he did, Did the wrong thing still.

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