Colonna Beach Buzios

... water at high tide, in the center of the small town, clean, clean, new. so beautiful and im only paing $20 and they feed me and my coffee habit in the morning... which reminds me to let everyone know that i will be getting java american style as soon as i possibly can when i hit U.S. soil. and infact im sure everyone missed me and i will be circulating a list of people who want to take me to coffee, lol. anyways we stayed with 3 american guys in the hostel ...

... his mother kitchen, a good clip around the ear wouldn´t of went astray. They had funny weather there it was sunny and really hot out til around 3 and then the heaven would open for 2 3 hours and then clear skies again at night. We manly had to go find our own entertainment so when it was rain nearly always ended up in a good game of ********. I was the ******** more time than i would of liked, personally i think they were cheating ...

... construciton work at 10pm, seriously). And the funny thing is they either wear no shoes or if they do they wear sandals. This amazes me. These guys are carrying bricks and sh!t around in their bare feet. Construction workers here must have more broken toes than America has broken homes. Wednesdays, and from what I can tell weekdays in general are pretty dead in Buzios. This is more of a place to bring your chick or a place ...

... waterfall about 10 metres high. We un pack our lunch and eat and then swim in the crystal clear water. We all sit around and play guitar and enjoy the serenity. We can not believe we are in Rio de Janeiro enoying this amazing landscape. We will definitely be back!

... walked all down Ipanema and Copacabana and took in the sights (mainly the beautiful women at the beach). I met up with the Aussies and a couple of girls later that evening and they had tickets to Carnaval. I bought some for a different section and had to trade a scalper at the gate to get into the same section. I ran into this one American (the only one I~ve seen on the trip) who told me ...

Perfect weather again,off at 10am for hang-gliding off the mountain,its a rio must,not cheap at 240 reals,but the concept looks good to me For starters Sylvia is a bit worried but hiding it well, to stir things up I start talking about how high the mountain looks,and how scared I am,and about how I hope I don't freeze on the runway... Trek up by 4x4 through the Tijuca National Park to the platform where the glide begins,heart ...

... telling us how his daughter (10) was taking part in a show of some sort and he got her a costume, got up early to get her there on time and then discovered he had to do her hair in a special way. He contacted a friend who set up her webcam and he copied her from that! This hotel is great, very modern and right on Copacabana beach, we have a great view of it from our room, loads of restaurants around and looking forward to seeing it in daylight.

... third time my entire life that I have been on a horse. She wanted me to go faster and keep up with her...but I reminded her that she surely would not want her new admin assistant to get killed. She agreed. Later on we squared off at the ping-pong table. Man, let me tell you...this chick has some unresolved anger management issues. I nearly had a ping-pong ball forcibly down my throat on several occasions. Then this one time...she was moving in for the kill...and ...

... but TWICE by a lifeguard in under 2 weeks - Made out with a Venezuelan beach soccer player in the pool - Straightened my hair a few times - Went blond-ish with sun and ocean exposure - I'm beautifully bronzed on any given day - Discovered the simple joy of a cheap manicure/pedicure - Passed out at a rave in the mountains due to lack of oxygen - Experienced my first ever Toga Party - Discovered Petrópolis and Teresópolis - Discovered Nova ...

... I was in trouble when I was having to breathe in so that I could zip my sleeping bag up in Santa Catarina, but I digress. The waters here really are quite rough, though, and this is well indicated by the fact that we were the only people braving the sea without surfboards, if you don't include the ten minutes Ali spent nearly drowning me by standing on my back in an attempt to 'catch a wave'. We had to get back out soon enough for fear of a salt-induced heart attack, the ...