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  • Gone in 10 Seconds Thursday 02.08.07 The moment i stepped off the airport bus into the Cidade Alta of Salvador, I began to be harassed by a teenage beggar. I was on my way to the Pelourinho, the oldest standing part of the city - Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 16, 2008
  • Com Emoção Monday 30.07.07 We left off last time, with the cash problem still not corrected, and as i found out on this day, even more stress was ahead of me. The flow chart below better describes the week's predicament than any descriptive Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 16, 2008
  • Go without the Flow Friday 27.07.07 Out on the gaming table of life where fortunes can be made and lost, a flip of a card could change a life. In my corner, I had been quietly playing my own game, trying not to get too Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 16, 2008
  • Watery Depths Monday 23.07.07 Amazingly, i got up for my second free breakfast in a row! For all you people back home, that means getting up before.....yawn.....the ungodly hour of 10am. With some hours to kill before getting our evening bus to Natal, Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Making Clay while the Sun Shines Thursday 19.07.07 Salvador from the air was a lot bigger than i expected, and it was still dark when we touched down. With a little perseverance, and absolutely no help from the taxi drivers crowding the exit doors, i managed to Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Hands, Shoulders, Wheels and Toes Sunday 15.07.07 I hurried down to Copacabana beach early in the morning to watch the Men's Triathlon, an event in the Pan American games being held in Rio. The triathlon for these games involves a swimming leg of 1.5km, cycle 40km Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Step to this! Sunday 08/07/07 The day after Live Earth, i had to work for 10 hours straight from 8am. When I finally finished, we hit Lapa for pizza, and then went searching for more fun. On a street corner up a hill, almost Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Live Mirth Saturday 30.01.07 Once again, i was called behind the bar at the Ipanema hostel, this time for another June Festival party. Festa Junina events feature not only traditional songs and dances, but often involve dressing up in farmers outfit Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Contemporary Encounters of the Art Kind Saturday 23.06.07 I was called in to work behind the bar for a party at Che Lagarto in Ipanema, an altogether more stylish hostel than the one I work at in Copacabana, and sporting a full bar and menu. It was Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Costa del Oil Part II Tuesday 19.06.07 After a leisurely swim on a blustery day at Ipanema, me and an Englishman (apparently an ex-Manchester City player), went to watch a five-a-side beach futebol match. The skill of the players was mind-blowing, the players Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • City of Ex-Men (and Women) Sunday 17.06.07 Praia de Copacabana, one of the world's most famous beaches, would be wide enough to land an open-topped 747 on, wings and all, were it equipped with a roll-cage, giant dune-buggy tires and a couple of hundred surfboards t Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Booze Schmooze Wednesday 13.06.07 Day after day of great weather meant going to the beach was inevitable, and we caught the bus for a 10 minute ride to one of the most famous in the world, Ipanema. On the sand, we were soon Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Air Brasil Monday 11.06.07 Somehow my travels in Latin America always seem to involve me hanging off the back of some random vehicle. This time it was a dune buggy i was trying not to fall off, as it raced through the streets Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Amigos dos Amigos dos Amigos Friday 08.06.06 With a couple of local artists from the favela (slum), plus my friend Kyle and a handful of Norwegians, we set off to paint some graffiti in favela Rocinha. Two buses and 10 cans of spray paint later, we Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • When my baby (Jesus) smiled at me.... Monday 04.06.07 I've settled now into my job, though it's hardly demanding at the moment. Working behind the bar, i can now make Capirinhas and the other drinks people regularly order. I cook dinner or lunch once every few days, I'm Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • Hips don't lie, do they? Friday 01.06.07 After a fairly non-eventful week, i was ready for shenanigans on the weekend. The shenanigans started a bit earlier than expected, though they were confined to our sister hostel, less than half a kilometre away. The place was inv Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • 'O Melhor Baile da Cidade' Sunday 27.05.07 Pretty much anything a person could need at any hour can be delivered in the big cities of Brasil by motorcycle courier. This time, it was McDonalds that drove through our place! At 10.30pm i climbed into a waiting Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 15, 2008
  • All you can Meat Friday 25.05.07 After lunch, I was taken in a tour van to the largest slum in Latin America, Favela Rocinha. Situated west of Copacabana, it climbs up the side of a mountain facing the ocean and the wealthy bairro of São Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 14, 2008
  • Stairway to Heaven or Hell? Wednesday 23.05.07 I wobbled downstairs for my free café da manhã (breakfast - literally translated as coffee in the morning), and once again found myself eating a white bread roll while consuming one of the most bitter coffees of my enti Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 14, 2008
  • Brasil II Well you may (or more likely not) wonder where I have been for the last few weeks. Been almost a month since the last one and I have to admit that I am a little bit behind. Been having some Posted by lidster in The Americas - Out of sorts | Feb 8, 2008
  • Argentina to Carnival in Brazil We left for Montevideo in Uruguay early Monday morning. A relaxing 9 hour drive through the Argentinean and Uruguay countryside. We arrived just after dark, checked into our hotel and went out for a famous Uruguay steak. The Posted by hayden111 in AUSTIN TO ARGENTINA | Feb 11, 2008
  • Maracana on YouTube Hey all I´ve uploaded a few videos to YouTube, might as well make use of the free internet at our hostel! Check the following links. Flamengo fans celebrate after they open the scoring in their match against Flamengo at the Maracana stadium. http:/ Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Feb 11, 2008
  • Ready to Leave Rio After writing last weeks message, I headed straight to Centro, the hub of things in Rio in search of two Blocos (carnival parades) I was aware of. Straight out of the metro the first one was in full swing Posted by FlatCapped in Investigating the world | Feb 11, 2008
  • Rochina Favela, Statue, Champions parade and Maracana again ´I used to think that the day would never come That my life would depend on the morning sun...´ True Faith by New Order Hello everyone After a couple of days relaxing the last few days have been pretty busy and sunny until Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Feb 10, 2008
  • Recife, Maceio, Salvador, Sao Paulo Armed with a Matias food pack, which consisted of beef sandwiches, biscuits and two bottles of wine, we set off on the night bus from Salvador to the former dutch colony of Recife, otherwise know as "the Venice of Brazil" Posted by E-J in Sam and E-J's Adventure | Jan 26, 2008
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