Dorisol Pipa Ocean View Village Resort

Have you ever felt like you're living amongst a real-life soap opera? If this is something you want to experience, then you need to get yourself to Praia da Pipa in the North East of Brazil! This small beach town was a place that I was going to skip as it sounded fairly similar to Jericoacoara, however I was convinced otherwise by a Dutch kitesurfing instructor called Irwan who I met in Natal. He tempted me with tales of hilariously sleazy guys who ...

Well I woke up early to the sound of rain so that put a dampener on me going to see if I can find some Dolphins. It wasn´t raining hard enough for an Englishman to not go out so off I went to the bay.

Not a dolphin in sight! Walked all the way along the bay and started walking back again. Decided the Dolphins didn´t like the rain so stayed in bed so went for a little swim ...

We spent 3 nights in the beautiful town of Praia da Pipa. We were throughly spoiled for beaches with 4 magnificent, and very different, ones closeby. Needless to say we took full advantage and spent our time exploring them all. The highlights of our time here ...

... we***** als Campen gekostet haette, also echt Schwein gehabt. Die naechste Woche gestaltet sich recht gemuetlich. Wir gehen zum Strand und v**suchen zu surfen, was garnicht so einfach ist, wies imm** aussieht. Baden, Strandwand**ung und meistens zu viel Sonne (fu** mich, Rafa scheint da irgendwie immun). Im krassen Gegenteil zu was wir bish** als Nachtleben **lebt haben, trifft man sich in Pipa ...

... an die 25 Grad und nachts frischt der Regen das Klima etwas auf - so sieht also der brasilianische Winter aus. In der zweiten Nacht flutet der Regen unser Vorzimmer aber es kommt nichts zu Schaden. Sascha kitet ein bisschen und sonst geniessen wir die Zeit mit den Freunden Kerstin und Thomas, die hier schon ein paar Tage im Urlaub sind. Wir probieren saemtliche Restaurants vor Ort: die PizzAria um die Ecke, den "Blumenladen" (ein ...

... had greyish sand but very warm water. It was surrounded by tall sandy coloured cliffs and gregarious dolphins swam around us in the afternoon. It also has a pumping nightlife which was certainly interesting to see. These perfectly formed Brazilian men go round strutting their stuff topless showing off very toned abdomenons. I thought this interesting as the Brazilian local ladies were fairly conservatively dressed which is a change from Ireland ...

Olinda is a classic colonial town filled with churches and fantastic views of the ocean and the city of Recife in the distance. I almost didn´t make it here as I was having a real tough time understanding which bus to take. I was told by 2 different bus drivers to take the ´Hio Doce´ bus. I didn´t understand ´Hio ...

Some of you might know it, but one part of Team Swiss is a crazed footy fanatic. Since Arsenal is about to win the Champions League, it has been Kaptain Swissy's weekly mission to find a bar where he can watch the beautiful game. Fortunately for him, the locals share his passion, and with a satellite device you can virtually see more games than you can shake a stick at! As it happened, there was another big Game coming up. The following weekend there would be the deciding Match for ...

... and the reggae, the soft rock and the chart muck) kicked off again and we were treated to another deafening war of sounds. It's now Tuesday and so far so good but we don't fancy our chances of a quiet afternoon much. Oh...spoke to soon (bossa nova full whack now in the internet cafe.... ooohhh.... someone please make it stop...) We have asked the locals exactly what everyone's so excited about, only to receive blank stares. It's simply the weekend.... Er......Still.

... Then, into the country where the road went along lush green hills, over little streams, through villages and huge sugar cane fields. Cattle was grazing and gauchos were riding their horses, dogs looked up with astonishment when a car came. Barra do Camaragibe was the right thing in the right moment. 2 Pousadas, 2 restaurants, 3 supermarkets and no gringos. The atmosphere was friendly and laid-back, children looked at us with bewilderment ...