Ibis Manaus
Avenida Mandii, 04, Distrito Industrial Manaus, Amazon River, State of Amazonas, 69075140, Brazil
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Trivia and Talent Show
... the ship it was wonderful to have the opportunity to sit down with them and learn more about them over dinner. On January 7th participants' knowledge of geography was tested during a Road Scholar Trivia game. The winning group won dinner with the captain at the upcoming farewell dinner. The passenger talent show was later that ...
Life With The Natives
... one was really paying any attention to the poor guy who was giving a demonstration about the use of rubber in the Amazon. He showed us how to milk a rubber tree before using a template to make a rubber wallet. Interestingly he used smoke created by burning the same nut we ate the grubs out of to dry the milk and create rubber. He seemed to take great pride in his work but did not try to sell us anything. We left after a period of ...
Tim Tim Tim, la vai Viola
... shore, with the forest behind us and the sea ahead, amid a silence that for a moment became eternalized, I gave Hanith a ring of loyalty and commitment. A shocked expression came over her face and for a moment there was no moment. Perhaps this is a cliché, but if I can stretch it, at that very present, there was no humankind, only the two of us rolling together on this colossal stretch of uninhabited coast.
Ilha do ...
No Room For Us In Manaus
... collecting our baggage we were met by a representative from the tour company we booked our jungle trip through. Ricardo was very friendly and extremely helpful in preparing us for our time in Manaus and the jungle. Before dropping us at our hostel we stopped by the agency office to receive a more formal briefing and settle the payment. When we went to check into our hostel we were surprised to find that they did not have the ...
Welcome to the tropics
... from this afternoon.
At least I got to see the famous opera house from the outside. It is pretty impressive and overlooks a lovely plaza with some cafes and quite a bit of open space. Last night the plaza was full of families taking advantage of outdoor games for small children, popcorn and balloon vendors, etc. I don´t know if this was special for the holiday or a regular Sunday evening event, but it ...



