Pousada Guarana

... with collars on who are extremely friendly albeit very malnourished.  If you are to visit Parati, I highly recommend staying at Pousada Guarana. The owners, David and Jimena were extremely friendly, gracious and well-versed in the lore of Parati and ...

... anyone on board as we were the only English speakers although for everything else we managed not too badly...thanks Sergio. Left the Pousada Guarana and the ever-cheerful Junior for the bus trip to Sau Paulo. Managed to get hold of the wonderful Silvia ...

... seats in the world (bottom will never forgive me). If you are ever passing then definately try to stay at the Pousada Guarana. We took a couple of bike rides around Paraty (getting off and walking before hitting the bone-shaking cobbles) and visited the ...

... was awesome, best bus ever!  Better than a plane, lots of room, seats recline heaps! Staying in the coolest hotel, Pousada Guarana, very funky! Unfortunately is a 40 minute walk from town and in this heat that sucks!!  Paraty is a ...

We arrived in Paraty last night and checked into our Pousada which is adorable!  There is a lovely little pool and a relaxation area with books and games etc.  I made friends with Fi Fi the cat who took a shining to me - I was rubbing her but ...

... this exercise!!  We got up to another lovely breakfast (not as nice though this time as there was another couple in the pousada so we didnt get table service this morning!)  We lazed around for the morning chatting to David and his wife Jimena ...

... ,the rain just won't let up. So as soon as we arrived at the bus station at Paraty, we walked around and found a nice Pousada to check in. After some quick planning, we head out to tour the city despite the rain. We saw some nice churches and some ...

... grasp of English belt out You´ve got to hide your love away. There were also a fine array of Yanks at our lovely Pousada most notably a chap who we (or mostly I) thought was the actor who plays the movie director who buys all the drugs off Cristian ...

... . We wondered down to the beach after checking out of the hotel at 12 o'clock, still feeling a little dodgy. Gem had a Guarana, while I took Avis's advice and ordered nature's answer to rehydration sachets - coconut water (agua de coco) straight out the ...

... I couldn’t go swimming n the sea but I managed to sneak a little paddle in, some woman tried to give me a drink which contained guarana which is good for kids in the sun, it is also a natural form of speed so the old fella thought we would give that ...

... about four hours and we were tired and thirsty, but chuffed at our achievement and the view we had encountered.  We took a guarana in the shade and discussed the plans for the evening; I really needed money!  I decided (sunburnt, drained and in ...

... example acai (pronounced ah-sah-ee), which has a gritty forest berry taste and deep purple color. However, when blended frozen with guarana juice (another Amazonian fruit) and bananas, it makes an icy sweet treat. Acai is grown in the Amazon and then sent ...

... taxi ripped us off. Then when we arrived at Arampebe, it just happened to be the innaguration of the square. Usually a search for a pousada gives you a multitude of options. Not this time! Finally, we found a place, at this hour (now midnight) it seemed ...

... , sondern mich mit meiner Tasche noch zu bestimmender Kratzbaumzweige in die Hängematte zurückzuziehen. Haaach. Ein eiskaltes Guaran'', sozusagen die Cola Brasiliens. Chiquinho, die Farmkatze kuschelt sich wie jeden Mittag auf meinen Bauch und schnurrt ...

... boat had departed).  The moon was nearly full, and it was a nice but choppy ride across the bay to the island.  A pousada (hotel) was recommended to us, and a friendly villager showed us the way there.  It was a decent hotel, better than ...

... , giving us a fantastic view out over the water from our balcony.   This was the view from the front garden of the pousada, looking over towards the main port on the island.   Today we decided to walk to another beach called Les Grandes Palmas, ...