Catussaba Resort Hotel Salvador

... up, saw what was going on, and took out some money and gave it to the driver so he could shut up and give me the bag. the lady saw i was desperate, and i was. it was wild. and what a crazy way to end my 3 month adventure in south america. but that is what its all about, and that is why we do what we do and see the world, and experience all kinds of situations.

this trip was an amazing experience. did a lot of learning. always learning. learning about myself ...

As usual, I'm writing this after being here for half a week. We're are in Salvador, now. We started by wandering around the town, and seeing the sites. We are staying in the area known as Pelourihno, which is the original city, built in the 16th century. Most of the buildings are turn of the 20th century Spanish, it's pretty cool. The entire area is built of cobbled roads that are all lined with tiny shops and restaurants. It's rather touristy, but for good reason ...

... historic centre of Salvador, to reach it you take this column elevator 50 metres up to the old town ! We had a great time that evening just sitting listening to the music, there was a group of Japanese carnival  performers playing drums , however the funiest thing that happened that evening  was when Edesio leaned back and fell right back off his chair in the middle of the plaza! Unfortunately we have no photos of the carnival, looks like we will have to go back again one day! 

... bread. We kept om walking and did manage to find an amazing burger van opposite Farrol Barra, then wandered into a happening little side street. This side street was colourful with all sorts of action going on in this little area, from tranny~s, working girls, nine bobs, pimps, and we were well amongst it...obviously falling into the metrosexual category, not before mentioned..!! This was apparently the ...

... with Flavino. To be honest I'm glad for it - I like him a lot but realise the direction of my life so far has been for independence and I want this and need to respect this... but to also further my cultural exchange with Brazil in my way... And I have so many opportunities for this and I love it. How lucky am I to know what I love, why do I need to complicate things. I guess I realised that I nearly made the same mistake again - Liking someones culture and ...

... It had a number of interesting exhibits including Taj´s favourite, cannons! There were also a number of other Portuguese weapons. As the sun was setting...well it doesn´t really set it just sort of gets dark very quickly...we arrived at the Mercado Modelo which is the largest handicraft centre in Latin America. Some of the stall owners were trying to do a hard sell but we didn´t buy anything. We had booked tickets to see Balé Folclórico ...

... répétitives, danses en cercles qui n'en finissent pas... Les mains nous brûlent, les tempes frémissent, le rythme envoûte, la moiteur nous rend fébriles. On se laisserait emporter par la fièvre... Les Orixas arrivent...Les voilà, on les sent... L'une des Ebeke s'est précipitée sur l'une des danseuses. Prémice imperceptible mais qui s'amplifie et se déclare incontestablement. Oxumaré, maître des mouvements et des pluies semble pressé de venir nous rendre ...

... I found it hard to believe that SAS could call up 2 days before the game and get 400 tickets if the game had ANY importance or significance. Nonetheless, we loaded up the busses at 7:30 and headed off on our hour long drive to the game. Let's just say my skepticism was justified. This was like minor league soccer, the equivalent of rookie league Minor League Baseball in the US. Lawrenceville High School's stadium was bigger than this place. It was ...

... t have any regard for anyone but themselves. People spit on the ground right beside you and they throw their rubbish everywhere right in front of you too, which is one of my pet hates! There are people asleep in the middle of the paths and under every tree and every doorway, no matter what time of day it is, I am still working out if these people or homeless or just very lazy! Most people seem to be high on glue and they always have a can of beer in their hand ...

... of cruise ship passeng**s followed by a group of local sales man - selling genuine bahian necklaces and oth** must haves for the av**age cruise-shipp**. As we saw enough folk from cruise ships in Rio it was time to discov** the real Salvador - local places. Up to the capoeira square (you that has been to Salvador knows what I am talking about) wh**e th**e w**e even more tourists. Passed the 'loud Am**ican' t**races and more artifacts shops and down towards ....who ...