Comfort Inn Century Park Porto Alegre

... Ardil 22 in Portuguese) which I snatched for R$10. It´s a bit advanced for me but since I´ve read it more than once in English, I think I´ll be able to understand most of it.<br><br>Anyway, there is not much to do in this city and I didn´t plan on staying more than two or three days, but I met some good people so I decided to stick around until tomorrow, when I´ll catch a bus to Uruguay (my first border ...

... We entered through a narrow port, were instructed to put our credit card or cash into a slot and the tilt-up door would open. Lou got a bit frustrated that the staff would not come out to meet him face to face, but we didn't realize it was a love hotel at that stage. The over-the-top security should have given us a clue. Broken glass embedded into the top of the stone walls is not the usual kind of welcome you'd expect from your average hotel ...

Drive to Salto do Jacuí. Full day guided visit and visit to two different types of agate mines: open pit and underground mine. Geodes, chalcedony and enhidros, as well as a variety of mineral specimens are featured. Overnight in Salto do Jacuí.

Music is one of those magical creations that has the ability not only to relax and inspire but also to encourage and bring back memories. Sitting on the bus with Jools from Porto Alegre towards Florianopolis listening to Papas da Língua on the IPOD, the surreal moments of the past week came flooding back to us. Standing backstage and chatting with well-known Brazilian singers, hanging out in bars and restaurants frequented only by locals, watching Brazilian soccer with passionate ...

... and taking in the campo. As the servers began to bring out food we dug in immediatly, but soon stopped to ask exactly what it was we were eating, The first dish was wild boar (delicious and tender), followed by frog (fried and melts in your mouth), followed by ostrich (chewy but so flavorful), followed by some sort of large rodent (guinea pig? this was my least favorite...) followed by alligator (the best by far!). It was, without a doubt, the strangest single meal I have ever ...

These photos are of me preparing to start heading North ... Update: November 12, 2008 - How could I ever say goodbye. Not going to happen. These are pictures of my family in Brazil. Never will I ever say goodbye!!! I will see them again!

... beautiful, do not last. They will always be as human as I am and shall not sustain. Only a true performance can, if there is such a thing, I wonder ... It is my hope that the next song, will not be played by me, but played through me. BACK TO THE PRESENT --- My life has been a series of 3's. 3 hours, 3 weeks, 3 months, and every blue moon, 3 years, but the end is always the same. That whatever it is ...

... here, it's all about the meat. The best parts of the meat, too. You select your burn, the piece, the size, and they cut it right there onto your plate. Soooo Goood. It's like tasting the best of everything that fire and salt has to offer. I swear the food here is going to kill me because it's so damn good! Went to a car-race this Saturday, then I and a few friends had planned on going due west from Santa Cruz do Sul to ...

... er bra frokost her, grovt brod, melk, juice, korn +++ Frukt er godt Vann er viktig Vi har det bra Loepene har bydd paa mye jungel, mye gjerder og mye beitemark. skogen er veldig merkelig aa loepe i, og det gjoer at vi blir slaatt av brasilianerne. Det liker jeg ikke saa godt,saa paa VM haaper jeg at vi kan dominere litt mer... Men det blir ikke lett!!

... have to thank my work colleagues, because since the previous Saturday I had an injury in my left hand and couldn't do much, so they did help me a lot. But even if they did most of my work, I couldn't even possibly think of sleeping: firstly because it was working time and we are not allowed to, and secondly because I was so excited about the trip that I wouldn't be able to, even if I was allowed. Got home at 09a.m., took a nice shower and went to the ...