- Brazil part II: The long drive north
As you saw from the photos in the last post we did decide to go hang gliding and we picked the perfect morning to do it, it was beautiful. The launching pad was on a 550 meter mountain top Posted by hayden111 in AUSTIN TO ARGENTINA | Mar 5, 2008
- As aulas começam
Bem... deixem que vos diga que se isto é uma faculdade de engenharia vou ali já venho!!eheheh! primeiro na primeira semana há festas em todas as republicas, cada dia tem numa, quarta feira e na minha ontem foi na tomalá Posted by Pepas in Aeee galera, nao estou cá, TOU FORA! :) | Mar 4, 2008
- Interessante!
The buses in Brazil are equipped of cool “lazy boy” style seats. It’s nice to rest your legs when you have a twelve hours ride ahead of you. Choose the right company because some don’t offer the Posted by Joubbox in Drummondville ao Brazil | Mar 3, 2008
- Brasil
Oi Tudo bem? ...
So we're on the bus to Rio and it's OK except that it`s 22 hours. We take our usual tranquilizers and bed down for the night. British airways eye masks and blankets. In the middle of the Posted by spacebooth in Esther's Adventure | Feb 27, 2008
- Iguacu Falls
Paul:
Well, we made it to Iguassu falls. This is a massive series of waterfalls on the border of Brazil and Argentina. There are about 300 falls, the most impressive one is called the Devils Throat (Gargantua Diablo en Posted by paulandjes in Paul and Jess Go Global | Mar 1, 2008
- Primeiro Dia
bem, ainda tou a digerir tudo aquilo que assimilei nas ultimas 24 horas, os 2 voos seguidos, o voo de 11 horas sem conseguir dormir, o onibus de 3 horas...bem.. a cidade nao e mtu louca, mas a parte onde Posted by Pepas in Aeee galera, nao estou cá, TOU FORA! :) | Feb 29, 2008
- 8. BEESY GOES BANANAS IN BRAZIL
I have spent the best week of my life in this country. I love it.
The country is not rich in economic and social terms, but, from what I have experienced it is immensly wealthy in terms of natural beauty Posted by BeesKnees in Ark At Eee: Beesy Hits The Road | Feb 28, 2008
- Aurevoir neige! Bonjour chaleur!
Bon sang! Que ce fut long arriver à Teixeira de Freitas. C’est pas compliqué, tous mes vols ont été retardés, y compris mon vol à l’intérieur du Brésil. À Toronto, il y avait une sacrée tempête de neige Posted by Joubbox in Drummondville ao Brazil | Feb 24, 2008
- Brasil the third..... and Out.
Pipa had pretty much all of the things 2 blokes required. Caipifrutas, wonderful beaches and a little bit of sporting activity on the beach....
Supposed to be a video of Pablo (our teach Posted by lidster in The Americas - Out of sorts | Feb 18, 2008
- Parati and Curitiba
So, we had just arrived at Parati when it started to rain, and I guess that's when rain season started...
we have had rain every day up until now, but not the kind of Belgian rain... one moment everything is peaceful Posted by ankebart in bonnie & clyde | Feb 23, 2008
- Iguazu Falls
We arrived at the campsite next to Iguazu Falls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguazu_falls) at about 6pm. The campsite is the nicest one so far. It has a pool, free internet, free table tennis, pool table and table football. After I whooped every Posted by oharridge in South America | Feb 21, 2008
- Our last beach
So heading out of Paraty on towards Iguazu Falls, this was the hottest day to date, sweltering 34 degress on the bus. By lunchtime everyone was feeling the burn so we managed to find a little town of around 10 Posted by dee d in South America | Feb 21, 2008
- Our first bush camp
Just a quick note about the majority of our overnight stays as we head down the east coast of Brazil/Argentina. Due to the immense distance we have to cover daily its mostly not possible to find towns with campsites, Posted by dee d in South America | Feb 21, 2008
- Brasil
Hello,
Our journey from Morro to Itacare has been quite good, the two German girls with share the taxi with are nice and we compare notes on Salvador and Morro. The conversation turns to boys (typical!), and we mention that we´ve Posted by spacebooth in Esther's Adventure | Feb 18, 2008
- Heading out
On thursday we got on the truck which is our home for the next 5 months. It smells a bit and theres no air conditioning and theres not enough space, but weve grown an affinity with it already. Its called Posted by oharridge in South America | Feb 9, 2008
- Paraty and the Pantanal
Paul:
After the craziness of the Rio carnival, we thought it would be a good idea to relax for a few days, so we decided to go to a lovely place called Paraty. Paraty is a colonial Portuguese village on Posted by paulandjes in Paul and Jess Go Global | Feb 19, 2008
- Paradise!
Hello!
We have just finished our stay in paradise... Ihla Grande, waaw, this must be one of the most beautiful places on earth! White beaches, blue water filled with coloured fish and huge turtles, and behind the beach only nature, an Posted by ankebart in bonnie & clyde | Feb 18, 2008
- Hang-gliding, Ilha Grande and Paraty
´Put your own sweet hand in mine, we´ll float in space and drift in time´ Ladies and Gentleman we are floating in space by Spiritualized
Since I last wrote we have been hang-gliding above Rio, caught a ferry with some groceries, Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Feb 17, 2008
- Brasil
We´re booked on the 2pm catamaran from Salvador to Morro. This leaves us plenty of time to wake up (having not really slept anyway) and then crash around the dorm room noisily , WITH the light on packing up our Posted by spacebooth in Esther's Adventure | Feb 15, 2008
- Gringos on Tour
GRINGO [regional slang term for white foreigner]
Finally I´m actually travelling. Since leaving Rio 6 days ago I am posting this blog from the third town I´ve visited all of which I have enjoyed more than the famous [i]City of Posted by FlatCapped in Investigating the world | Feb 17, 2008
- White-Out
Monday 20.08.07
While trying to get a visa sorted to visit Paraguay, i discovered that this was the final day i was allowed to stay in Brasil. Facing a fine somewhere around AUS$900 if the visa lapsed, i quickly extended my Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 17, 2008
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Thursday 16.08.07
On the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley having left the earth, me and a Brasilian friend Raquel celebrated at night (without pharmaceuticals) at a bar playing his greatest hits and, when we tired of that, at another playing ba Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 17, 2008
- In Amongst It
Monday 13.08.07
From our suburb in the city's southwest, we caught a bus into the centre. São Paulo is a gigantic metropolis, and with over 18 million people living in one of the world's largest metropolitan areas, it has an equally Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 16, 2008
- Fade to Grey
Thursday 09.08.07
Everyone who has flown before knows the layout of airports - ground floor is for Arrivals, first floor for Departures. But what is on the second floor? In most airports in Brasil it is a great place to hang Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 16, 2008
- Within / Without
Sunday 05.08.07
Salvador is home to many churches, many of them designed in the Baroque fashion, which was very popular at the time of building. The churches, usually ornate on the outside, contain even more detailed structures on their o Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 16, 2008