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Paraty Slideshow
Paraty
Travel Blogs from Paraty, Brazil
Paraty
Getting the ferry back to the mainland of Brazil and then a 2 hour bus, we made our way to Paraty. Pararty is a world heritage listed coastal colonial town situated between the provinces of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The town is filled with cobble ...
Mar 24, 2011
On to Paraty
... town. Today UNESCO considers the city one of the world's most important examples of Portuguese colonial architecture. We arrived in Paraty at about 8-8.30pm and caught a taxi to Pousada Praia Serena. After checking in we went and had dinner at ...
slip-sliding!
... really pretty town with cobled streets. We hired mountain bikes and headed for Toboga waterfall, about an hour up-hill climb from Paraty. The waterfall is like a natural water-slide with pools of water around it... so much fun!! The locals were pro´s ...
cute town better waterfalls!!
did a jeep treck throught the jungle in to the mountains, was tarzan for 10 seconds and also reverted back to childhood with a water slide, eneded up with a sore butt though!!! ...
Partay in Paraty
... a rope bridge across to a small cafe where some of the boys attempted to hypnotise a chicken we found (fail!)!! Paraty was also our first introduction to Brazillian nightlife after carnival, as we followed the laser beam to the towns ´nightclub´!! ...
Idyllic Beach Living.
... was from Austria and had been travelling in South America for two months so we were able to practise our English with Martin ! ! Paraty got a very good write up by Lonely Planet and you could easily see why, with its secluded beaches and jungled mountains ...
A change from the big city
... of 50. Bonus! So ive been on a boat ( http://goo.gl/GdB2T ) all day in the sun seeing the islands around Paraty, stopping off for some swimming, snorkeling and soaking up the rays. Now a bit burnt again, damn my ...
The Best of Brazil Begins
... finally made me feel like i was properly on holidays. After checking into our hotel we headed out for an enormous dinner- here in Brazil when you go to a restaurant all meals are made to serve two (I'm not sure whether this is to force you to bring ...
Horse back riding to the water falls
well today was the best day ever!!! I got up prity early,said bye bye to my new friend ilana who went back to the holy land(israel). was very strange but the farewell party was nt sad at all,maybe after 10 months of travling, you get to a point were you ...
Drive to the Pantanal Wetlands
... away. At least this time there weren't any bugs and we found a shower, which was a relief because we hadn’t washed since Paraty. Mine and a few other people’s feet have swollen up and we cant tell if it’s because of the bug bites or a ...
Onwards down the coast
... was in Sao Paulo but fancied some beach time we decided to meet about half way between us which conveniently happened to be Paraty, a cute little coastal town. Helen had been there before which was great as it was like having my own personal tour guide. ...
Travel, Travel, Travel, Bus, Bus, Bus
Thought i was tired when i woke up yesterday, nothing compared to today! However probably a good thing considering we had a 24 hour journey to Iguassu. This also means that this blog wont be very long at all!! Started with a 5 hour trip to Sao ...
Paradise Found... (Day 38)
... unable to swim due to my new tattoo. The same happened when Sham and I went on a boat trip around the coast of Paraty. Again, the scenery was sublime as the yacht cruised through an area with mountains on both sides creating a large green open valley ...
Our Humble Abode...
... of the neighbouring empty caravan and tried the best we could to 'bale' out! At that point we thought that maybe camping during Brazil's wettest month was not such a good idea. The rained lasted much into the night, but with our bags staying safe and dry ...
Paraty Day One
... stalls lined the streets and music & drumming filled the air. Carnival time is truly the best time to see Brazil as the atmosphere is indescribable. We tried some Brazilian food and sweets and looked at the cute baskets, jewellery and ...
3 days in Paraty
... fire and have a few drinks before heading back. On Saturday we went out on a boat trip which stopped at a few beaches around Paraty and few spots for snorkeling/swimming, Isabel had already done the boat trip and said the snorkeling wasn´t worth it, we ...
From Rio to Trindade (Paraty) & llha Grande
So we left Rio in shitty weather and yet again didn´t have the smoothest journey missing a bus but when we got to this little town called Trindade all was forgotten. Its this amazing little town which isn´t widely visited so felt genuinely Brazilian ...
Day 3 - David on the brink of nervous collapse
... the broadsword he was pointing at my face was the smallest knife they sell and we should try somewhere else. The waterfalls around Paraty are excellent and we found a great one near a big white church built on a boulder it has no business sitting ...
Island Hopping
... and Orange Caiprinha with a tiny bit of cachaca. It tasted amazing. At around 3pm, the boat headed back to Paraty Bay. The weather started to turn and we could see storm clouds heading towards us from inland. So Maggie and I set ...
Ilha Grande - Paraty
... rickety old boat like last time, this journey was on a nice, big catamaran. We hit the mainland and took a bus to Paraty. The journey was pretty horrific for numerous reasons, and included drops in the road which lifted everyone a good distance off their ...
Paraty 2
... a new element to breakfast. Pete, his friend Ruth and I left quite early for Trinidade, a little resort about 40 mins from Paraty. Unfortunately the sun wasn't great, and an ominous looking black cloud ruined most of it. We picked up a dog though, who ...
Paraty 2- paraty strikes back
... made supper and got a rare change of watching a basketball game! The next day we got a better look at the old downtown Paraty which was really cool, spent the day wondering around, had a homemade fruit juice on the beach and then ate the biggest pasteis ...
Intrepid Itinerary
... the Redeemer on Corcovado for unforgettable views over the city. Perhaps wind down with Rio's iconic cocktail - a caipirinha. Days 2-3 Paraty Originally settled in 1531, and once a booming port town famous for its cachaca (sugar cane liquor), Paraty was ...
Paradise in Peaceful Paraty
... We had a couple of drinks in the streets of Paraty in the evening, pictures are of the Christmas decorations, the church and Paraty at night. We listened to a performance at the local church last night, they were playing Christmas music with a live ...
Carnival 2011 - Brasil!!
... it difficult to walk.....not sure what a walk home after carnival was going to be like here but sure I would find out. Paraty is a little gem hidden away in Rio's huge state, a little village with amazing views and has almost 55 islands and 100 ...
A Bit like Kinsale actually....
Paraty has a reputation of one of the prettiest towns in Brazil. And as we drive through I could appreciate that. But coming from Ilha Grande It had a lot to live up to. The streets are cobbled stones and the van drive was a bit painful on the oul ...
Boat party
A brilliant boat party to end the Paraty bit of our trip - out in to the beautiful bay stopping a lots of different islands to swim - the DJ was brilliant and the first drinks came up at 11.30 both contirbuted to a fun afternoon and a bit of ...
Slept in.......
... they make their own pasta - it was delicious. We stopped at another distillery - we tasted, we left empty handed. Back to Paraty. We wandered again to find a Crepe restaurant that had been recommended - trouble was they didn't serve wine! As we weren't ...
Samba dancing, island hopping & capirinha's
Leaving the madness that is Rio De Janeiro, we set off on our first bus journey of South America to Paraty - a "chilled colonial town on the South Coast". It was the first time we'd been fully exposed for having no Portuguese language skills but we ...