Hotel Torre Costa Do Sauipe

Da ich mich in Salvador ein bisschen eingeengt fuehlte (rings ums zentrum hanegen die suchtis ab, prostuieren sich fuer 1 Real oder n Essen und sehen dann 1 Strasse weiter die Touries, von Militaerpolizei schwer bewacht, ihren Kaffee nippen), auch mal wieder ueberfallen wurde, und sowiesao nix besseres zu tun hatte hab ich mich dann vorgestern in den erstbesetn bus geschwungen, dann am nordende von Salvador am ...

... to be seen, maybe he isn't and early riser! But it still didn't take from that view, that memory, that scene I will always remember happening below me! Then I passed out from exhaustion! I awoke in Salvador and got the first bus out of there to Praia De Forte, a glorious little town with sand for streets, wooden buildings, a quite chilled atmosphere and circled by a beautiful clean sandy beach lapped by green waters, dotted with palm trees and colorful old wooden fishing ...

... th rope. Completely in my element now it was like doing a group ´Nightbush city limits´ with a group of similarly crazy people with better music in an amazing atmosphere. I almost got kicked out for not having the t-shirt but instead, they just gave me a shirt free. Next thing I know, cute boy and friends are dancing beside me, I act all surprised of course and all is good. His friends eventually get kicked out (no shirts) but I manage to save cute boy from the same fate by ...

... o ano inteiro. Os presentes também vi que fazem o papel certo, que servem principalmente para que se sinta mais próximo da pessoa de quem se recebeu (ou mais importante, para quem se deu) o presente. Fica aqui meu agradecimento aos familiares por mais esse tempo que me foi cedido, e por me mostrar de forma que não pude criticar a parte verdadeira do espírito natalino, que deixo aqui simbolizado por esse cartão (roubado do blog de Vanessa):

... some good pics were well worth it. Also attempted several times to get to Fonte De Ceu, a waterfall on the island, not signposted and the maps of the island are not v acurate... so after many trudgings to dead ends, or random beaches we hired a young local whipper snapper to guide us through the forest to the falls, well worth the 6 reais I tell you! He powerd up there, we struggles in the million percent humidity up the hills etc but made ...

... brazilian bodies ... and we are drank and writing in this blog right now!!! GORGEOUS. Anyway, the best thing you can have during traveling is to enjoy knowing new people, regardless to have fiesta or not. The night was absolutely fantastic (and we drank caipiroska with kiwy). Muchos besos y que la vida os vaya estupendamente. Si decidis venir a Madrid, sereis muy bien recibidos y os montaremos un plan estupendo con viaje a Ibiza incluido. Va en serio la invitaci ...

... there, and although you are taken under the wing of the locals upon arrival, the only thing that got us moving on was the ever increasing threat of the winter rollers, an unfriendly swell that comes rolling into the bay signaling the close of the season for yachts. Ascension Island From St. Helena our next port of call was Ascension Island, the lesser known sister island to St. Helena that boasts much the same treasures and more. White beaches, aeroplanes and runways, an 18 ...

... one dollar - ice cold! After about 3 hours we become quite out of breath, feet hurt, crowd is closing in and we are being knocked about. We are ready for bed, although our Brazilian friends have only just started the party! 8 strenuous hours later we find ourselves slowly moping home, thank god and NEVER AGAIN...until we remember we have paid for our second night already. Now we understand the importance of energetic food and sleep before Carnivale!

... a more family atmosphere than the other circuits, as well as some great bay views, massive old colonial buildings, cobbled streets, and plenty of tourist shops and food-by-the-kilo eateries. The other two circuits were in a central area called "Campo Grande" and a beach-side area called "Barra". Saw the Campo Grande circuit one night, but it had a much less happy, more aggressive, busier, heavier atmosphere, and wasn´t nearly as fun as the other two. The Barra circuit was the ...

Day two...So Friday night of Carnval was our first night to go out with the Bloco Olodum. After much getting ready time and a trip to a local seamstress to attempt to make something out of the potato-sack that was given to us to wear, we finally made it to the Pelourinho where the Bloco would go out that night. The "schedule," a word that is rarely used or followed in Brasil, said that the Bloco would begin at 9pm, which in ...