Alpha Hostel Salvador

... br>Next day here we caught a boat to Morro De Sao Paulo which takes about 2 hours and has waves bigger that skyscrapers- nearly everyone on board was sick! As soon as we saw the
island on the horizon it stated raining again!

The island was nice with a few bars and huts on the beach and no cars allowed (although we´re pertty sure that´s a lie as we saw tire marks in the sand!). They do offer to ferry your bags around on wheel barrows ...

... there was a hotel room set on fire this year, last year 4 drug lords out of 6 who had been relaxing on the beach were shot by rifles a drive-by. He said the reality is worse than Tropa de Elite and has lost many friends. But Barra is generally safe. In other places in Salvador many die each day.

The irony girls, is that many don’t know where I am from and most before I speak Portuguese think I’m Brasilian. HA!

Um beijo.

Sabi

... runs for 5 days and some people do a bloco and then a camerote every day. For comparison you can buy 2 tickets to Glastonbury, the worlds biggest and arguably best rock festival that runs for 4 days, for 1000 reals. Of course the hilarious price means that only gringos and the 5% of the population that controls 65% of the wealth in Brazil can afford them. Don't forget though that this 5% is almost all of european descent ...

... the bus was stopped by the police who came on the bus and searched lots of bags, presumably looking for drugs, they did not find any and let us go on our way. We were couchsurfing in Salvador, and our host Engoqu came to the bus station, to pick us up, we recognised him from his profile picturte, on the way fromthe bus station, he told us that we would be staying with his friend Edesio, who lived near the Barra carnival circuit in a bigger flat than Enoque, as well as ...

... with shrip), drinking caiperinhas (like a mohito combined with a kick in the head) and eaiting espetinhas con farofa (meat kebab on a stick with corn meal as dressing). Flaviano is all cuddles and totally happy with how we are just now, as am I. We are of course still very close, but the boundaries are drawn and we know where we stand. Always useful for me as it drives me nuts and I get a bit, I dunno, stupid with stuff (especially men though) when I am ...

... then most small cities in the states and they do so with nothing but natural herbs their ancestors have taught them how to use in the jungle.             They were poor by our standards, but rich in ways that most people don't understand or appreciate anymore. They've managed to remain relatively unimpacted by growing cities and western influence. The only thing that bothered me by the end of the visit was that since pharmacy availability is increasing and there ...

As with pretty much all of Brazil, Salvador has been great too. I'm sat writing this in a hostel there after spending the day on the beach, again and going to see a turtle sanctuary. The town is spilt into 2 main areas, The Pelourihno or the Old Town and the new areas of Barra, Vitoria and Campo Grande. We're staying in The Pelourihno which is just a hive of live music, dance and bahian culture. The streets are cobbled and the area has a real ancient feel to ...

... following you. I had an awesome time in Salvador, but I don?t know how long I could stay there! Now for a little update on ship life. There?s not much to say about ship life, the days are all pretty much the same; classes, laying out on the boat, studying, gym, gross food, and playing cards and games all night. There?s really not much to do! We get a little bored on days when we don?t have a lot of studying. As for my classes though, I absolutely love them so far. I am ...

... of kids and had several bottles of Brazilian wine. It was a buffet style with the most amazing steak. I also tried chicken hearts, and they were pretty damn good. That seems to be all I can think of now. This was only port number two and it's been amazing. We're now on our way to South Africa. I have so much planned for there and it should be one of the best stops. I'll post again when I recover from South Africa.

... yet so f*r - not even on the biggest festiv*ls in Europe. Hundreds of showers *nd toilets were cle*ned perm*nently *lmost *round the clock by * huge crowd of cle*ning people. Very import*nt for the org*nizers is the c*re for environment*l *ff*irs *nd to comply with *ll regul*tions of the n*tion*l environment*l *uthority IBAMA. The *re* outside the festiv*l loc*tion is * n*tion*l preserv*tion *re* *nd h*d to be kept free of people - so trucks h*d to t*ke the fr ...