Sonesta Sao Paulo Ibirapuera

I wasn´t sure whether or not to come here, I had a vision of it being a dirty rotten city, and very unsafe. However, I am very glad I visited, it seems I had some misconceptions.
There isn´t bundles to see as far as sightseeing goes, but there is still good stuff to see.
Only stayed here 2 nights so did~´t have much time.
I stayed in the Jardim area (near Av Paulista) on the recommendation of our travel guide ...

... C, to catch a bus to the airport. Needless to say we were hot and tired but, we made our flight in good time, and upon landing in Sao Paulo at 9pm, we decided to try and make the 11.30pm overnight bus to Campo Grande (a city of the Pantanal region, to do some MORE wildlife spotting!), mainly because we had no real desire to see much of Sao Paulo. We luckily caught a connecting transfer bus to the coach station pretty much immediately after collecting our bags, and made it in time to ...

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Who is to say what success is of importance and is not? Is someone really better than another, given any variables, if weighed out on a scale, before the most objective of all men? Why doesn’t the garbage man belong on the cover of US news, while the stock broker piles the same magazine in some bathroom cabinet? Anthony and I discussed personal purpose and reach ...

... for dinner. We went out shopping the next day and of course I found a the biggest shoe shop EVER! I was only allowed to buy 2 pairs but I had to throw out 1 pair I already had so I could carry them ha! Sao Paulo all in all was a busy and intimidating city, with a population of 20 million or so and it wasn´t a place where we wanting to stay long and it was dififcult to sleep, It was a cheap and good place to shop though. Plus I am proud that I used the metro in such a place.

... t understand how the place managed to make a profit. From there, an Irish employee of the hostel had invited them to a house party, but because Harry had already fallen asleep standing up against a wall of the bar, he had been forbidden to come along and had been carried home and put into bed. Sam couldn't believe it. "Think of how drunk he must have been for an Irishman to say he'd crossed the line. An Irishman!" Soon we were joined at the table by a few more ...

We were sad to leave Cape Town, but we left with only 14 days remaining of our trip. We thought we would spend 7 days in Brazil and 7 days in Chile. We arrived in Sao Paulo jet lagged and tired. We had an aweful flight. We left Cape Town, flew four hours to Johanessburg and than caught a 2 pm flight out to Brazil. Try sleeping on an eleven hour flight when it leaves at 2 pm. So we arrived just plan tired. We went straight to a hotel close ...

Finally. I'm quite anxious here waiting at the airport. I had never been at Guarulhos airport before, nice to meet you! Stupid comment. Well, I can not deny I was a little afraid of losing my flight or something as tragic as this, but not enough to freak me out about this. As I arrived at the airport, I said goodbye to everyone very fastly, and entered the passenger's-only-area. My backpack ...

Thrilled to land on a new continent, more weary to land in Sao Paolo though. Had heard so much negative about this city, so decided to play it safe and book a proper place the first night. Landed, and realized that my luggage was gone. A lot of people from Jo´burg lost their luggage. Got USD 75, so had money to buy some new stuff. Took taxi in to the city, since the airport bus had just left. Amazing trip! Was raining cats and dogs ...

... restaurant... Applebee's. I was very amused to be having a Fajita Chicken salad at Applebee's with a bunch of Brazilians. It was a fun night although I really wasn't able to follow the Portuguese conversation. I think it was for the best though since I was really too tired to participate in any sort of conversation. Today Kiko is going to show me around the city and then tonight I head out on the overnight bus to Igacu Falls.