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Winter Newsletter January 2013
Welcome to our latest Last Frontiers newsletter, with our customary round-up of staff travels and news from Latin America. In this issue: Office/baby news | Last Frontiers' Top Three: Walks | Claire in Mexico | Jonny in Ecuador | Sue in the Arctic | Travel events - dates for your diary Office news... Read more»
Jonny in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
I was fortunate enough to visit Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands for the second time in October, and although I previously visited on a whistle stop tour taking in a couple of sights, this time I had two weeks to really discover what this country had to offer. My trip began with a visit to the nort... Read more»
Claire in Mexico
Bravely risking the hurricane season in search of some September sunshine and culture, I headed off to Mexico. The itinerary was of course action-packed. Time afforded me just one night in Mexico City, in the lovely, upmarket district of Polanco, before I boarded a short flight south-east to Tuxtla... Read more»
Sue in the Arctic
In August 2012 I was very lucky to be invitied by One Ocean Expeditions on a 14 night cruise through the Northwest Passage. Our adventure began with a charter flight from Ottowa to Kangerlussuaq, just north of the Arctic Circle in Greenland. Met by our wonderful crew we boarded Akademik Ioffe, our h... Read more»
BBC Brazil with Michael Palin Part 4 - Wildlife and Waterfalls
The final episode of Michael Palin’s Brazil, focuses on the south of the country, where he visits the colourful town of Paraty, the bustling metropolis of Sao Paulo, the wildlife filled wetlands of the Pantanal and the mighty Iguassu Falls. Once a thriving port town during the booming gold trade of... Read more»
BBC Brazil with Michael Palin Part 3 - The Road to Rio
On this leg of his trip Michael Palin starts in the mineral-rich state of Minais Gerais, visiting an old gold mine and an opencast iron ore mine, which is fuelling Brazil's current economic boom. He continues to Rio, host to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, where he spends some time in the fave... Read more»
BBC Brazil with Michael Palin Part 2: The Amazon
In the second programme, Michael Palin travels by riverboat along the mighty Amazon River, upstream from the mouth at Belém to Manaus, watching ribeirinhos pass their day and visiting remote tribes to see how the modern world has impacted their tradition and culture. He also visits Manaus and Brasil... Read more»
BBC Brazil with Michael Palin Part 1 - North-east Brazil
In his first programme Michael travels to the far north of Brazil including the colonial city of São Luis before visiting the vast sand dunes and blue lagoons of the ever changing Lençois Maranhenses National Park. He also visits Recife and Olinda, learns to drum, cook and dance capoeira in Salvador... Read more»
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