Sol Victoria Marina Hotel Salvador

... night i was prepared to catch the last bus to the airport because my flight left at 8am the next day, so i was ready to spend the night at the airport because it is far away from the city. and to my luck i found out that there were no more buses that night because it was a holiday, and the only other option was a taxi. great. i had $7 in my pocket, and a taxi costs $50. they say every traveler must always be prepared with plan B. and to be honest i didnt have such a ...

... where it is at, with 17th century Colonial architecture, gallerys, and restaurants. The lower city (what we saw of it) was relatively seedy. Honolulu Chinatown seedy. South Loop Chicago seedy. With moneybelts well hidden and hands firmly on the camera bag, we headed into the crowds. The cobblestone streets were filled with people playing music, eating ...

... haben wir die schoene, wenn auch teilweise etwas heruntergekomme Altstadt besichtigt und uns natuerlich auch den Strand nicht entgehen lassen. Man hat uns ja gewarnt und deswegen sind wir auch nie mit mehr als entwas Bargeld aus dem Haus gegangen und nachdem ich einmal knapp einen Raubueberfall entkommen bin umso mehr. Am einem Abend gab es eine Veranstaltung bei der eine Gruppe auf einer Buehne tanzte und als Rafa und ...

... that old Brazilian favourite of rice and beans, though it was very good and only cost about 15 quid between the 4 of us. By the end of the stay , we got the impression that Enqoue and Edesio's patience was starting to wear thinwith the couchsurfers! It did not help that Alex had no money as she had lost her wallet, and therefor was dependent on Enoque for a loans of money, till she got a replacement  . Nevertheless, we had a great time together, Martin, Alex, Enoquer ...

... to the Barra waterfront and strolled down to a fort, Farol da Barra. We then caught a local bus to the historic centre, Pelourinho. Again the bus had a turnstile and these are REALLY hard to get through! We first visited the information office to get a map and some info about the area and then walked to the Pelourinho square. The Pelourinho was named for the whipping post which used to stand in the centre of the area. This is where slaves ...

... clair et tonnerre, qui dirige la cérémonie. C'est son jour. Au cours de la cérémonie de Condomblé, tous les Orixas sont 'appelés' par des chants lancinants, des danses et les frappements de mains de l'assemblée. Portés par la musique, leur rythme envoûtant en cercle, les danseurs vont être 'habités' par leur Orixa. ORIXA ou « pouvoir de la tête ». L'humain se perd dans la transe et se laisse habiter par la divinité. Au cours de la cérémonie à laquelle nous ...

February 15, 2008 Dear All, Since I last wrote, nothing much has happened. The last few days in Salvador we more or less just explored the city and the surrounding areas. One day we decided to take the ferry to a nearby island called Iltaparica which was supposed to have some beautiful beaches... not so much. We got to the "ferry station" about 15 minutes before the 9:00 ferry only to find that it was sold out and we would have to wait for the 10:00 boat ...

... was nothing but fat white and sunburn toasted tourists trying to avoid the hoards of sellers who constantly pester you. From what else I saw there the "Girl from Ipanema" was obviously a hooker! Over to Copacabana and things didn´t improve much, the beach is nice and all that but it is flanked by horrible dull high rise buildings, apart from the stunning Copacabana Palace Hotel! This place was amazing and truly Hollywood Glamour! I even went in to the poolside bar but ...

... in and out of craft shops and small art galleries. You will see one photo of Jim surrounded by three Salvadorian Beauties - and they would not leave us alone - they wanted to have a photo taken - they were pulling on Jim, etc - so I figured - it would be a good photo to show everyone and I would give them each two Reais or one US dollar - well then they were trying to take the camera and wanted to take a photo of me and Jim - but I refused ...