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First Stop
Hello to all. Well, have finally managed to get here at last. Flight was really good - food was excellent (but then I´ve never been much of a critic) -thanks BA. Little bit of turbulence coming into Sao Paulo but all good fun with four engines. Waited at SP for an hour while they hoovered under my feet and I struck up a conversation with an old …
Rio Ciudad Maravillosa
Evening one and all
Well I'm finally back in Blighty and although the cold is a bit of a shock to the system at least it was sunny on arrival and not raining!
My final week in Rio and therefore Latin America will go down as one of the highlights of the trip and somwehere I really didn't want to leave. For me Rio has absolutely …
Cariocas vs. Paulsitas (Part 1 – by MAPG)
After our adventure in the Atlantic we said good-bye to Bahia and its great beaches, and set off to Rio de Janeiro (14 hours bus ride!).
Our search for a place to stay took us initially to Ipanema. Together with neighboring Copacabana it is mostly known for its powder sand beaches. We discovered a beautiful quarter, which resembled much of …
Laundry, found!
Today were flying to Salvador but had a couple of chores still to do in Rio: 1) find Taj´s laundry, and 2) collect our air tickets from the mammoth booking process yesterday. After breakfast we split the tasks up. Taj hassled the hostel staff to call the laundry to find his clothes, while Olivia went down to Copacabana to see the travel agent. …
Capoeira is cool!
After a restless night´s sleep due to the heat, we woke up to a pretty good breakfast, and we got ready for our day touring around Salvador. Salvador is in the north-east of Brazil and is known for its African-Brazilian culture. About 80% of the population has some African heritage! Salvador was the first colonial capital of Brazil, situated on the …
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