Royalty Copacabana Rio de Janeiro

... all day so better to save my money.

I did book my bus ticket to Sao Paulo for 18.10 as I couldnŽt find a direct one to Montevideo. I probably should have gone straight to BA to save time and money but IŽll try to get a connection to Montevideo as soon as possible, without spending a night in Sao Paulo. That will be my first big bus journey of this trip, I think about 30 hours... IŽm definitely looking forward to Uruguay and Argentina because Brazil is way too expensive!

... up to me and said something and tried to reach into my pocket and push me. thank god i was wearing tight jeans and a shirt that covered my pocket. he was not a very smart little boy (adolescent) and he totally picked one of the tallest girls (though i know i am very very skiny and fragile looking - which is prolly why he chose me, lol)... he obviously was not bright, so i smacked his hand and i think isacred him. so i felt sorta good that i didnt lose anymoney and stood up ...

... out just like his. Am also planning on going hang-gliding Mon/Tues of next week so will keep you posted!!

Next day, i walked around the entire lagoon, which put both Lake BG and Albert Park to shame...except that i decided to do it in new Havaianas....and it was 15km....so i couldnt walk the next day coz of blisters...oh BUT i SUCK! i got all the way to this park where apparently the Snoop Dog video clip was filmed (admitedly, my most ...

... Bolivian city, on the famous overnight “Death Train” to the border. The total journey was 42long hours.

Upon arriving at the border, an excitable man was surprisingly yelling our names. He introduced himself as “Ronnie Anaconda” and insisted he’d take us over the border and to our first destination in the Pantanal of Brazil. He claimed to be sent from a tour company we had been in contact with but not actually confirmed any ...

... on the weekend. If the glam ‘beach babe’ image i had of Rio was fading, this stroll along the beach wiped it out completely.

The promenade was packed with the oddest assortment of people in one small area i have ever seen. Transvestites, body builders, obese men in speedos, limbless beggars, anorexic power runners, supermodels, middle aged women with extreme facelifts, fat, thin, black, white, pink, dribbling and homeless. And ...

... people could sing along even though he said they weren't complicated enough to play. It's always the way that you get to know loads of people when you only have 1 day left or something lol. I think if I did a trip again I wouldn't book all my flights before hand and would play it by ear more, so you are free to change your plans and go to places with people you meet who might be going somewhere better or different. Got to bed at about 3am.

... kanskje ikke SISTE dag i Rio :) Det var meningen at vi skulle dra til Ilha Grande i gaar. Men pga av daarlig planlegging fra vaar side, rakk vi ikke bussen vi maatte rekke for aa rekke baaten over til oya. Den gaar typisk bare en gang om dagen! Saa da bestemte vi oss for aa bli enda en dag i Rio. Vi dro til trappene i Lapa, og motte kunstneren som har dekorert trappene :) Han var en rar skrulle! Vi kjopte noen bilder av han, og han fortalte at han har brukt 19 aar ...

... prominent role after being just a money-making colony. Then when Napoleon was defeated and the monarchy wanted Brazil to return back to being a colony, the regent declared independence. How cool is that?! Anyway, on the side was also an exhibition of the history of money and coins ...

... or government). Therefore, there are people walking around with machine guns and bombs who watch for rival gang members who might try to take over the favella, these guys are called watchers and they were scary as f*ck! After this we went for dinner and I ate a chickens heart thinking it was a monkey's testicle. We finished the night by playing ********* in the bar with the staff. This is how I found out I'd eaten a chicken's heart and not a monkey's nut.

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Our first real stop was at a line of local art stalls where we bought a cool little painting; it was remarkably well controlled and orderly. To be honest we hardly saw any locals around, so they obviously keep this area just for tourists.



We were ...