Brasil Nativo Pousada
Travel Blogs from Cabo Frio
Some photos from the past lil while in brazil
So i am currently couchsurfing at a friends house in Cabo frio Its been great and tonight i make my journey back to Rio to catch a night bus to curitiba yup its gonna be a LONG LONG day and i expect the bus station in rio with no AC or fans will be Hot as ever as i kill many hours waiting for my bus. Last night Last night i probably had my worst night of the trip so far as i ...
Dress shopping and Chopp!
... continued in Buenas Aires! All in all Rio is a really nice city although all the reports of crime put you slightly ill at ease. You just need to be on your toes! Dean: It did feel a little like being on Bay Watch, when we were on the beach (except Bay Watch is based in California, I know!). I think that Alex was a little disappointed, as most of the men seemed more interested in impressing other men (there is a bit of a gay scene here in ...
Leblon lovelies
ALI: The CNN weather channel could not lie - it was definitely going to be hot in Rio - and as we checked into our swanky hotel, things could not have been better. Sorry, would I like a free upgrade? Er, yes, that would be lovely, I replied to the incredibly nice hotel receptionist. Having already spent a good ten minutes successfully negotiating a better price on the phone only hours earlier and receiving a hefty 20% discount, I was, I believe the correct term ...
CARNAVAL 2006
... were brightly lit with neon lights and are so large and complex that the people have to be loaded on and off by fork lift truck or by cranes! Then there are seas of dancers between the floats whose costumes add more colour and all are singing along to the song that goes on for the hour and 20 minutes each school has, yes it takes them that time to do the half mile but there are around 4,000 participants per school. The scoring is anathema to me but ...
Part 2
... to take. Gonna be busy, busy, busy! The only really annoying part is that you need a frikkin' medical exam to do everything! I need a medical exam to be able to use the pool and sauna and I need a medical exam to be able to use the gym and all the programs offered there. Crazyness. It's a quite comprehensive medical exam too...with EKG. Guess they don't want any liabilities with people going to work out there!! I set up an appointment with one of their ...