Rio

With its wild tales of Carnival and a reputation as a Mecca for beach bums, we were interested to see if Rio would live up to the hype. Compared to some of the other stops on our trip, Rio wasn’t that big of a deal. Overall it felt like one big apartment building and the nightlife earned a C-. The beach however, was beautiful. It had massive waves that Jay was brave enough to let slap him around like a red headed step-child. The multitude of thonged should-have-been-censored bikini butts made it a great venue for people watching. Christ the Redeemer was also a spectacular sight, especially ethereal covered in misty clouds and haloed by the sun’s rays.