Mercure Salvador R Vermelho 3m

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

... the Blue Mountains in Australia while there was also elements of a 'green Grand Canyon'). <br><br>We visited some amazing waterfalls, did plenty of trekking, watched the sun set atop a mountain peak and snorkeled in caves. <br><br>We also did a day of technical mountain biking &#8211; a side of the sport we haven't tried before. The 35km ride ...

... only arrived in Brazil on Saturday. When I told them I was trying to get back to Pelourinho, they said they were soon going there too and suggested I wait and go with them. I was worried about letting more time go by but then decided it was fate that I'd met them and figured it was better to go later with boys than earlier on my own. We went briefly back to their hotel nearby, where we drank some beer, checked email on the mini laptop (I fell in love with it all over again ...

... some brazilian people, two sisters we were hanging around with till we headed home after a very tiring day. The day had been so amazing and than the new robbery attempt did not spoil it. This time it was a bunch of ...

... Once again, the beach scene was filled with deeply tanned locals surfing, kicking, paddling, running, swimming and otherwise making their beach visit as active as possible. It was a beautiful, warm and clean beach - how lucky this country is to have such beaches right next to major cities! The rest of the day we lived like upper-middle class locals enjoying fantastic "executive" lunches (no ...

... longa campanha, quando volto para o Rio, sou recebido com os beijos e abraços proporcionais à saudade que senti de tudo o que deixei por aqui. Uau! Sensações difíceis de descrever, mas justificadas por um certo tio João Guimarães: "sertão é onde o pensamento da gente se forma mais forte do que o poder do lugar". <br><br>Por isso, meus amigos, sou categórico em dizer que me sinto melhor nesse fim de mundo, no meio dessa gente pobre, trabalhando ...

... to the room to prepare for our potentially dangerous expedition into the old town, with Katie putting big bank notes down her bra and me keeping a wodge (?!) of small bills wrapped in one twenty in my pockets, to hopefully placate any muggers without losing loads of cash.<br><br>I procrastinated for a while about whether or not to take the camera and in the end ...

Lencois is a 6 hours bus ride inland from Salvador. It is a small city that is the gateway to Chapada Diamantina - Diamond Mesa. The area was famous for its mineral deposits but is now a national park. The town of Lencois is small, quaint and full of character. Cobblestone streets lined with colorful 19th century buildings. The ppl there are warm, wonderful and hospitable. The landscape reminded me of Eastern Utah, along the I-70 ...

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