Mar Brasil Salvador

What an incredible place. I spent three days there, the latter two on a two-day trek to various waterfalls. It was perfect to recharge my batteries after the excesses of big cities. Highly, highly recommended.<br><br>Hint: The treks are a bit expensive. If you want to save some money, walk back to Lencois (if that's where you're based) instead of getting the 4x4

... note that it wasn&#8217;t only one!) wouldn&#8217;t let me enter the country as I didn&#8217;t have a visa as Chinese citizens would need. Yet, I knew I didn&#8217;t have to apply for a visa as I&#8217;m holding a Hong Kong passport which has a different status than the Chinese one. I could see the sweat on Mihai&#8217;s forehead, fearing that we have to end our trip before it had even started. Luckily, the officers noticed their mistake after some while and we were ...

... the world after Russia, Canada, China and the US) on the edge of the Chapada Diamantina (a national park) so I decided to join her on the overnight bus. It proved quite an eventul trip but you'll have to wait until the next post, am afraid, as breakfast beckons - tropical fruit and juices with eggs and crepes too. Cafe de manha (breakfast) in Brazil is a definite highlight!<br><br>Ate a proxima (until next time)<br><br>Naseef<br><br>

... one of the most physically challenging and exhausting things we have ever done but thoroughly enjoyed it.<br><br>We were so glad to have made the detour to our original itinerary, and we have David and Jimena of Paraty way to thank for their suggestion. Chapada Diamantina National Park was most definitely one of the highlights of our tip so far!

... I think nearly everyone is partied out, but by the sounds of it a few people still have enough energy to carry on. Not me that's for sure! I will certainly never forget Salvador carnival 2009 for as long as walk on this earth!! Day 51 - 26/01/09 The big clean-up is on after the conclusion of carnival. I went down to the beach at Barra this afternoon, and all the signs, boardings and railings are being removed. Salvador is beginning to return back to some form of normality ...

... obvious what was going on to all. Neidi begged me to stay and knowing how dangerous it was to catch the bus at that time I did. Flaviano called at 10pm and I told him to go jump, that I had to look after my safety. Please let me remind you a man was stabbed in his neighbourhood two days before. I loved staying with Neidi and got to bond with her and Jennifer and her husband marcos and her mother too. They are so lovely and adopted me into the family and said they ...

... trying to sell me stuff. I thought, what the heck, its a new experience. I´ve done it and now I´m left alone. I display my beads and braids and I´m here. No one pesters me anymore. I am getting local prices for some reason. The girls that braided my hair were so lovely and I really enjoyed talking to them. Afterwards they showed me around a bit. They only charged me 20 reis for my coroa (crown) of braids, like a headband. Flaviano tells me that´s the local price. Plus they said ...

... sentado debaixo de uma sombra e proseando um papo furado recheado de "ôxi" e "vixe"! No fim da tarde, volto para o escritório e assisto das janelas um por do sol mais belo que o outro entre as coxilhas verdes da região, aos goles de um amargo chimarrão servido pela minha colega riograndense (globalização é foda!). De noite, volto para casa debaixo de um céu tão estrelado que dá até gosto caminhar bem devagar pegando um sereninho. E depois ...

... large mesas ringing the surrounding plains. It is a sight of Brazil that I never expected. There are numerous waterfalls here. The most impressive is Fumaca falls, the tallest in Brazil at 420m, 1400ft. It is the highest waterfall I have ever seen. As the water reaches the bottom, it disappears into a fine mist. Just outside of town, there is another waterfall called Sussego. It is a journey to get there, first on a nice ...

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