Girassol

... a name, but he'd seemed so happy. We steeled ourselves, thanked him and checked in at the hotel next door (the Girassol). We explored Lichinga. It seemed that banks are very busy everywhere in Mozambique. We wandered through the market, bought some ...

... faces looking quite serious, however whenever we smiled at them they would usually beam back at us and would wave. We finally arrived in Nampula at 4pm just in time for the usual daily downpour, which drenched us as we wandered off to find Girassol hotel. ...

... ;     Os chinas sao muito sujos.. comem de tudo por ali, desde linguiça aberta no "dente" até semente de girassol, frango e o que aparecer na frente.. Vao traçando e jogando tudo pro chão, ou numa baciazinha que fica em cima da mesa.. ...

... área boemia, logo avistamos montes de vietnamitas fazendo o seu happy hour sentados em micro banquinhos nas calcadas, comendo semente de girassol como  tira gosto, fumando muito e bebendo alguma coisa que parecia suco, mas não creio que seja algo ...

... lot of the hostels were either too expensive or didn't have triple rooms for us. In the end we found a hostel called Pousada Girassol a short walk from the beach for a good price. Rio de Janeiro is nicknamed the Cidade Maravilhosa or "Marvelous City". It ...

Ok, so we got off the boat yesterday morning and we are still swaying! Went out for dins with Jodi and Tony-from-Preston-who-now-lives-in-Arizona and the 4 of us looked very special as we sat there swaying over our steaks.. not in time either or we ...

Having been in Mozambique for a couple of days, I had already sampled the seafood, one hears so much about....& yes, it is amazing! However, the day of reckoning had finally arrived, as it was time to go to the infamous 'Fish Market'....where you ...

As it had been a bit of a long day for us (those of you that read my previous blog will know what I'm talking about), we decided to go and eat before checking into our hotel! The drive down to the restaurant was great and the social scene ...