Galapagos Inn Hotel Buzios

... and talking, definately throwing george bush and sarah palin under the bus. told jokes and laughed a lot. how do you get a blond hanging by one hand in a tree, down from the tree.............................. wave. lol. learned a lot to. we walked around the small town today and yesterday... cannot afford to eat or shop so we just look... i actually decided to touch a few things at points but thought my money could be spend better getting home. touch pictures and ...

... behold 20 mins l*ter the brid*l p*rty *rrive into our section so there *re *ll us tr*mps cl*pping in yer w*n's wedding video, I’m sure she’ll be delighted. Another 20 mins l*ter *nother brid*l p*rty *rrive in to the other section so we y*hoo’d them too so *s not be *ccused of f*vouritism. W*s v v biz*rre, us running *round smelly *fter * d*y in the truck *nd these shed lo*ds of Br*zili*ns h*ving the time of their lives *round us. The first brid*l ...

... With good intentions and no doubt some positive results, there is significant criticism of the program that it is being used as a propaganda tool, ineffectually managed by the bureaucracy and not permanently solving the root causes surrounding Brasil's poverty and inequality.

Lula has acted prudently in reversing the country from the brink of economic collapse to one of the formidable BRIC countries. As an aside, this is an overused acronym as ...

... voyeuristic, it in fact turned out to be a fascinating and informative tour. The guide talked us through the creation of the slums in the context of the social and political environment as well as the control exerted by the drug gangs. An interesting fact is that you´re less likely to be robbed in the favella than the rest of Rio as the drug gangs don´t want petty theft attracting police attention.

... passport and being Easter we had no way of sorting it out or even chatting with the Australian consulate. Wayne returned to the bus station and purchased our bus tickets to Campo Grande on the way to the Pantanal on Monday. When he returned I was in a better frame of mind and we decided to go and get some dinner. We had had nothing but cheese and ha rolls over the past 48hours so were hanging out for some really decent food. We found a restaurant that charges its buffet by the ...

... the porter wouldn't get a locksmith because he thought we were bad people and Camila had locked us inside her house on purpose. We had met this guy about five times over the previous two days as he let us in and out of our friends house. So we missed our flight because a porter apparently thought we were being deliberately imprisoned in an appartment for being bad people and had to pay $100 for another. But it was a nice appartment and Rio was a very cool city.

... actually quite fun. the main event in the sambadrome was quite amazing. the drome itself was huge and seated around 200 000 people. there were also the thousands of people in the parade. the atmosphere was excellent. it started at 10pm and finished at like 7am. the costumes and floats were quite impressive but after a couple of hours you get the gist of it and i ...

... it fell inside the TV. Awesome, I wonder what this is going to cost me. I figure I will just tell her it must have been like that when I got here, if she even notices. Why am I busting up my apartment all of a sudden? I decide to go to bed so I don`t break anything else. sorry these entries blow, but being sick sucks. I`m really glad though I have my own place and a nice one to boot as opposed to being in a hostel right now. Fin

... of Rio. The bus ride was 18 hours so I opted for the plane. I think I'm just going to head down the coast to Montevideo and on into Buenos Aires and meet up with Matt Morgan in one of those cities, but who knows my plans changed a couple of days ago. I was initially going to go to Sao Paulo, but everyone I talked to told me it wasn't worth going. Looking back on Rio, I have to say it is a great city. The people are beautiful and friendly. Everyone ...

... along the beaches for a bit, appreciating the magnitude of the city. We learned to use the subway, too, as we headed to see the famous JC statue, which affords stunning panoramic views of the whole city. The statue is enormous, and to me the second coolest JC representation after the Touchdown Jesus one at Notre Dame. After JC, we explored the "Centro" area a bit before heading to dinner. We had popped into the Sofitel earlier, where the concierge helped arrange dinner for us ...