Cuba2Rio

The journey's end, after exactly 365 days away Matt is home safe and sound, a whole continent behind him, Thanks so much for listening! Been fabulous mixing this shenanigans for you guys each week(nearly :)), enjoy and stay tuned for future projects! Santiago-Puntaarenas-Pto Natales- Torres del Paines NP- San Isidro Lighthouse- Santiago- Sydney (AUS) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com   Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA

My favorite chilean word to date..their version of our beloved goon (aka 5L of wine)..mah bad listeners one whole month of chilean travel squeezed into a delectable aural treat, From Chile Chico to Chiloe to Christmas 2016 in Santiago its a whopper Chile Chico- Rio Tranquilo- Puyuhuapi- Chaiten- Hornopiren- Cochamo- Pto Varas- Pto Montt- Chiloe Island (Ancud and Castro)- Valdivia- Concepcion- Santiago... FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA

Of all the names I could have chosen fro this week I cant get this one out of my head as its definitely something that will effect me for life..this place is amazing! This week is the argentinian side known for its glaciers and soaring mountains and delicious icy streams.. Love you patagonia.. Bariloche (Cerro Lopez, Frey Hut)- Chalten (Lago Torre, Tres Lagunas, Lago Toro) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA  

Back from another break :S..but been having the best time in between! as the show pulls into its final 10 weeks we find ourselves surrounded by food, fishing and family from Rosario to Mendoza..didnt do justice to the hospitality of Dani and Marisa and my couchsurfing hosts in Rosario and Cordoba, thanks to all! Rosario-Reconquista-Cordoba-Mendoza-Neuquen FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA  

Hours before Trumps inevitable victory, my tales of two cities and the most challenging interview of the series with one of the many venezuelans that have lived that country's crisis..the potential parrallels with a post Trump America are tantalising but I would wish that upon any nation.. Montevideo- Colonia De Sacremento- Buenas Aires (ARG) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA

Taking a bite out of the north of Uruguay.. wind, waves aaand that sunflower from Bill and Ben..its a great place, Chuy- Punta Del Diablo- Santa Teresa NP- Cabo Polonio- La Pedrera-Montevideo FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA  

Making our Redebut! Back after several weeks of brilliant Brazil and finally we got around to mixing the damn thing! Sorry guys, But huge mix of three weeks of travelling meeting some amazing people and seeing some incredible sights, just the usual.. Sao Paolo-Curitiba-Blumenau(Oktoberfest)-Pomerode-Florianopolis-Cambara do Sul-Canion Fortaleza and Itaimbezinho- Porto Alegre- Pelotas- Chuy-Punta Del Diablo (URU) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA

Our softest pun yet..(I havent slept alot recently, ironically with nothing to do with parties, rather the AFL GF until 4.30am and overnight busrides) but that means we're back on the road! Headed south on a slo-mo fortnight long border run to Uruguay via: Ilha Grande (Abraao)- Paraty- Sao Paulo FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA

In honour of the Russians Paraolympic team..and Rio's sister city of Niteroi, Final week of the paras some big moments including the action from the tennis final both doubles and single of @DylanAlcott ,what a legend.. Rio De Janeiro- Barra da Tijuca Olympic Park- Pedra de Gavea-Niteroi(broadcast from Ilha Grande) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA

Big week..a few weeks late (sorry been having fun!), Christ, Beaches, empires and inside the Paraolympics. some cracking audio courtesy of the Cariocas and their reactions to some of the best competitive competition out there. An iconic guest thrown in there as well.. Rio de Janiero- Ipanema-Sugarloaf Mountain- Corcovado- Petropolis- Barra Olympic Park FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand now on YouTube too: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA

In thew Week of Dilma Rouseff's impeachment i thought we might pay tribute to another failed political career and also the state capital of Tocantins.. Capitals, Roadtrips and Rio: a huge week in which we cover alot of distance and learn what I'll be doing at during a peak behind the curtain of the 2016 Paraolmypic games.. Brasilia-Palmas- Santa Tereza- Rio Azuis- Campo Belos- Rio de Janiero (Lapa) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2 aaaand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdJrDWwvEow6M2-roG2hJA

Firstly, hats off to Brazil for the best upload speed of the year..secondly a reference to my weak attempts at speaking the language in an entirely new and exciting side of Sth America..I'm loving it all so much..food, people and places.. Corumba-Bonito- Patanal (Jungle Lodge)- Campo Grande (Uploaded in Rio de Janiero) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2

Think its very fitting that both Bolivia's capitals made to titles...Big week..from the hellish mines of Potosi, to the european looking city of Sucre to Che Guevara's Final Battleground Potosi-Sucre-Villa Serrano-La Higuera- Valle Grande Santa Cruz de la Sierra- Corumba (BRA) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2

In honour of Bolivia's gateway to the Amazon jungle, that crazy town of Rurrenabaque..home to the best french bakery in South America! Cholitas wresting and jungle survival smooched together in this Ep of Cuba2Rio in addition to collecting my first ever sickness of the trip..some 7 months in! La Paz- Rurrenabaque- Madidi NP (Via the Rio Bene)- Potosi (Via La Paz) FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2

Back on my own, but given it was its Independence week,Bolivia provided on many fronts, cultural, religious and nationwide alcoholism (aah..feels like home). Also The olympics started..how cool is the cauldren,eh? Sorry about the one quiet bit but sounds good for the rest cracking IV with a TOFOP fan too... Not too many stops this week but lots to record so here goes.. Copacabana-Isla Del Sol- La Paz FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subcribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2

In the week where Chloe leaves the continent we hit all the big names from Cuzco to Machu Pichu..Lots of sounds, tourists and Incans! Cuzco-Ollantaytambo-Aguas Calientes- Machu Pichu-Hidroelectica-Cuzco (Broadcast from La Paz, BOL)

Yes Peru's foggy capital got the short shift this week..ie no airtime..so thought it might as well make it to the title with reference to the greatest beginning to an interview I've had yet.. Amazon to Andes this week, conquering the entire length of Peru, with some of my favorite noises yet, enjoy Iquitos-Hitler's Amazonian Lodge-Lima-Arequipa-Puno-Islas los Uros FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2

All downhill this week from Chachampoyas at 2800m to Iquitos at 104m..Rivers, boats and preincan communities..its a big on this week Chachampoyas-Kuelap-Tarapoto-Yurimaguas-Nautes-Iquitos FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com   Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2

No llamas in our first days in Peru..Cities edition from Quito to Chachampoyas via Tatooine's beaches.. Quito-Mitad del Mundo-Cuenca-Mancora-Chiclayo-Chachampoyas FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com   Subscribe on iTunes: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2

Galapagos ep its huge! but i've been enjoying a 6mth anniversary hiatus.. Absolutely chockers with animals and sciencecy nonsense..had fun mixing it and glad to be back! Quito-Santa Cruz(Puerto Ayora)- Isabel (Pto Villamil)-San Cristobal(Pto Baquerizo Moreno)-Quito FB: https://www.facebook.com/cuba2rio/ Twitter: @Cuba2Rio Email: cuba2rio@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cuba2rio/id1073529226?mt=2