Dawnelle SalantMay 16, 20208 min readLive From The Sambadrome - Parade Night! After days of rain, we luck out so grandly with clear skies and warm temperatures on the night we have tickets to the Samba Parade. The...
Dawnelle SalantMay 13, 20203 min readTijuca National ForestI spend the day exploring Tijuca National Forest - which claims to be the world’s largest urban forest as it covers around 32 km squared....
Dawnelle SalantMay 9, 20204 min readStreet Food and a Party on the SubwayOn Sundays in Gloria, Rio’s oldest residential neighbourhood near Flamengo, there is a fantastic Farmer’s Market. Free Walker Tours,...
Dawnelle SalantMar 27, 20202 min readWild Flamingos!Upon arriving in El Calafate, I am immediately reminded of my hometown of Fernie, B.C., and Banff in the Canadian Rockies. It is a...
Dawnelle SalantFeb 29, 20203 min readPenguins, Whales and Leopard Seals Oh MyOur morning excursion takes place at Hydrugra Rocks, named after the scientific name of the Leopard Seal. We are at the northern end of...
Dawnelle SalantFeb 27, 20204 min readParadise At The End of the WorldI’m awakened by icebergs. The ship is moving and I can hear and feel ice crashing against the sides. Sadly, the Neumayer Channel is...
Dawnelle SalantFeb 17, 20204 min readThey Take Visa in AntarcticaOn our way to our next landing site, we pass the mountain that you see when you open Lightroom. It is something I see nearly every day on...
Dawnelle SalantFeb 12, 20203 min readNeko Bay, AntarcticaNeko Bay We make our way toward the next landing spot and I spend these hours on deck. Even though I’m a writer and a photographer, I...
Dawnelle SalantJan 19, 20205 min readThe Seventh ContinentWe woke up to a message this morning saying Welcome to Antarctica. We passed the 60th latitude and are officially in Antarctic waters....
Dawnelle SalantJan 8, 20202 min readMontevideo - Money and Marijuana Montevideo, Uruguay, is a short 2.5 hour ferry ride from Buenos Aires so we had to check it out. It’s a lovely city - I’m glad we went -...
Dawnelle SalantJan 8, 20204 min readHow To Party in Buenos Aires on New Year's EveIt Takes Two to Tango - And You Better Hope I’m Not Your Partner New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires is the opposite of most of the rest of...
Dawnelle SalantJan 8, 20204 min readWe travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape usArriving in Buenos Aires after nearly 28 hours of travel is fairly anticlimactic. It’s pouring, we’re exhausted and starving - but there...