Ibis Blumenau

... a huge German influence with German immigrants settling here as early as the 1850's. Most of the population here is fair-skinned, so I blend right in - until I open my mouth and let out some broken Portuguese. Naturally, after dropping off my stuff at Tatiana's house, I went out with her family for a few German beers at the local Eisenbahn brewery. This city of 300,000 boasts the second largest ...

... dread whatever is to come) we finally arrive at this German Brewery in Blumenau. At first I think "can't be, this is just another banheiro (bathroom) break, right" ... you know, from all the beer and ******* that was taking place on the bus. Then everyone starts going inside. Wait a minute, German brewery, sauerkraut ... can't be ... (dumbfounded - you know, like a little dog that ...

Muito importante essa viagem, rendeu bons frutos! Pude aproveitar, além do FEMUSC (Festival de Música de Santa Catarina), e fazer uma visita ao Beto Carrero World. O festival começou no dia 21 de janeiro de 2008 e durou duas semanas, cheias de aulas, concertos, estudo, amigos, e diversão, trabalho e música! Infelizmente não vou botar todas as fotos aqui, mas espero fazer isso daqui em diante, nas próximas viagens!

Stopped in a beautiful place called Florianopolis, en route to Carnival. It~s been awesome here... met some wicked people on the bus journey from Uruguay, so decided to share an appartmkent with them for a few days. Fab place right next to the beach... which is packed with people in thongs (and that´s just the guys... )... hmmm, am sure they´ll be more of the same in Rio. No photographs for this entry, as quite frankly, it would have scarred your eyes.

two days in Curitiba ... not a lot of seeing tough ...we went to some cool spots ... but it was a truly annoying day ... maybe there'll be a change of plans .... the family wants to go to uruguay for new year's eve ... but floripa in brazil, just 3 hrs away from here ... is gonna be better ... so i still dont know what i'm gonna do tomorrow ... =)) see ya latta!!!

Caipirinha og Capoeira Alt hvad man kunne forvente sig af det brasilianske strandliv er blevet indfriet. Den minimalistiske trussemode er stadig meget populaer, der er rigeligt med labre drinks og der bliver faktisk danset capoeira paa strandende. Fra vi landede i Sao Paulo tog vi mer eller mindre direkte sydpaa til oeen Santa Catarina, kun med et enkelt stop i Curitiba, hvor vi overnattede paa det lille hotel Maia lige ved ...

... and John on the bus to Rio, we were such a little team and we miss them heaps! It was also sad to farewell the lovely Fabiano and Davi, they made our time in Floripa so special and we know we will be back to see them! The last thing we did before leaving was plant the Christmas frangipani tree in the yard, so now we have even more of an excuse to come back to our special island! Now we head to Ilha Do Mel (aka Honey Island) so stay tuned! xo

... in California on a one year world trip (7 YEARS AGO!), his guitar and whitty humour quickly brightens the mood and brings in the others. Slowly the place starts to fill and in no time our 18 beds are occupied and the mayhem that is Oktoberfest sets in. Then along come Mike and Jeffrey, the Dutch couple, following closely behind burping as they go. Carol and Julie, from Sao Paulo appear third, causing Pavlov Dog reactions by the others. The "bea vagon ...

I feel the need to make a note of a story I heard at the backpackers. I was sitting talking to an American girl from Texas (ie. the deep south, real Bush territory) and for some reason we got on to the fact that she had had a criminal record. I asked her how she had ended up with this and she told me it was for supplying alcohol to minors. She ...

Loucura essa trip... Bate-volta totalmente desprogramado, ficamos sem ter onde dormir, e acabamos dormindo num motel cabuloso! uihaiuha mas valeu a pena, foi uma das noites mais engraçadas que ja tive, desde a viagem, até a festa! Só quem ja foi sabe como é! Vale a pena