Manaus Hotels

... join us in our 6 ½ month odyssey in South America! We left our jobs and packed one bag each and purchased plane tickets, no hotels or plans. We are doing the trip by the sit of our (zipper) pants! Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, ...

... isn't the most popular person outside of the US. It really is amazing how much the rest of the world doesn't like him! Manaus is surprisingly big! Considering it only has one road going up north ... it felt new and clean and big coming from ...

... his company which sounded great and negotiated 50% off his first offer. After we booked it we headed out and walked round Central Manaus. It´s a surpisingly big city - it reminds us a lot of Asian cities and isn´t that nice to look at - quite dirty and ...

... wurde Ende 19. Jahrhundert wegen des Kautschuks bekannt und erlebte damals einen regelrechten Boom. Heutzutage ist Manaus eher bekannt fuer seine Freihandelszone ("Zona Franca"): die Steuer- und Zollvergünstigungen lockten viele ...

... the Amazon (quite an odd feeling...surrounded by thousands of miles of forest but in a big city). Couldn't find any budget hotels in the guidebook so going against my better judgement and instincts I asked the cab driver to recommend one (cheapest in the ...

... more as we travel. One of the struggles that we have had during this trip has been getting sufficient computer access. Most of the hotels we have been to have some type of business center but you have to buy access in 30 minute blocks and when you have ...

... in the area  if you are an outside adventure type of person or would like to start enjoying outside activities. Manaus the Capital of the Amazons State of Brazil offers a variety of resources from jungle  Eco-type in the ...

... ; We devoted the next morning to finding a new hotel, since we didn't like the one we had reserved, and discovered that the hotels and restaurants are all in the two hotel and restaurant sectors - one north and one south - where commercial activities are ...

... and you will loose a lot of blood...they are more like vampires than bugs!   Returning to Manaus we prepared for the journey south!   Note on Hotels:   As you no doubt are all aware, hotels vary in quality and price, throughout our ...

... route was the cheapest available, but it was the equivalent of flying from New York to Minneapolis via Boston then Miami. Manaus, a city of 1.2 million people, lies 1,200 miles up the Amazon River from the Atlantic Ocean.  Located at roughly the ...

... so BORED the last three days all I’ve been doing is reading.  “Centro” the tourist and business centre of Manaus is functional but dull.  The main problem for me so far has been the lack of human contact.  I thought ...

... I was so eager to do stuff in Manaus. I found the city exciting and I just wanted to explore. The number one sight in Manaus, the Teatro Amazonas was first on the list. It is this massive old theatre built with rubber money for the rich barons to have ...

... mijden. Ook is het aanbod van betaalbare accommodatie niet zo groot en na enkele uren (pfffff, reizen is soms best vermoeiend) hotels gecheckt te hebben, besluiten we (mede opnieuw door de tropische regenbui die rond 16u aanvangt) onze intrek in het Hotel ...