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Came across an airfare this morning from Mexico City to Rio de Janeiro. Around $350 USD return for each of us. Definitely a good price, but not a great price. I think if it was a great price, and the Canadian dollar exchange rate was just a little better then we might have booked it.
But going to "Carnival in Rio" does have a certain ring to it, doesn't it?
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Travel
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro...?
Came across an airfare this morning from Mexico City to Rio de Janeiro. Around $350 USD return for each of us. Definitely a good price, but not a great price. I think if it was a great price, and the Canadian dollar exchange rate was just a little better then we might have booked it.
But going to "Carnival in Rio" does have a certain ring to it, doesn't it?
Click here to read more...
- Have They Ever Even Been Here?
We are currently in the Mexican state of Michoacan. The RV Park we are at is located about a half an hour from the big city of Morelia (pop 800,000). On February 11th, the Canadian government issued an updated "travel advisory" for the country...
- A Great Way To Do Laundry!
Normally when we're in Mexico we get our laundry done at a "lavanderia". It's usually relatively inexpensive. You simply drop off your clothes, they weigh them, and the price is based on what your dirty laundry weighs. If I remember...
- Iceland On A Budget
I've been meaning to do this post for a while. We often talk about other countries being "cheap" or "expensive" when compared to our home country of Canada. But just because a country is comparatively expensive, doesn't mean...
- Have You Been On A Cruise?
It's a little strange that we have never been on a cruise ship together. When we were younger and had a normal working lifestyle, we used to do one week "all inclusive" getaways south to places like Cuba and Dominican Republic. One of the...
- Countries And Their Costumes: The Rio Carnival
Rio Carnival is one of the most magical events in the party calendar. People from across the globe come together to watch parades flock the streets of Rio de Janeiro and catch a glimpse of the colourful costumes. Last year Rio de Janeiro saw 850,000 tourists...