Destination: Brazil

CARNIVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (3-9 march)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 | By grizzly_bear | Views [616]

 i literally have no idea where to start..i feel to do it justice the whole thing should be written in capitals..thats how it felt the whole time!!!! Executive Summary - Carnival in salvadore = insanity, sweat, sun, sand, beautiful beaches, blue sky, ... Read more >

Vegas on wheels

Wed, 9 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [815] | Comments [3]

The night before... Mid way through the day we realise everyone is dressed up. We searched high and low with no luck of any costume inspiration. Finally, I decided on togas. Easy, cheap and to my surprise noone else was wearing one. Two Barbie pink ... Read more >

Maddness on my doorstep

Mon, 7 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [546] | Comments [4]

I'm definately not in Kansas anymore! My world in Brazil is full of extreme contrasts. I'm staying in a 3-4 star hotel with my own bathroom, two single beds, fully-cooked all-you-can-eat breakfast, room service, pool, sauna, the works and yet for some ... Read more >

Never judge a book from its cover

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [642] | Comments [3]

The internet here is really slow, so let's see how I go... With Rio comes the good, the bad, and the ugly. I've heard so much so far on my travels, but I only have two words... 'dirty' and 'poor'. A bit sad really. Tagging is not an artist's form ... Read more >

An image says....

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [509] | Comments [4]

Blogging can become very tedious on a hot sunny day. I find myself constantly distracted from the task at hand and have decided today it would be alot easier to take photos instead. Obiovously I'm not gonna post all of my photos but here's a few that ... Read more >

Photos: Brazil

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Photo Gallery

Rio 26/2 - 2/3

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 | By grizzly_bear | Views [367]

Our last night in flori was epic as promised..we went to a couple of clubs and went pretty wild..met a heap of new people and some new friends..ended up on the beach at 7am looking for vodka..luckily we were unsuccessful.. Rio..an epic city..like nothing ... Read more >

Words from the wise

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [490]

Seems like I'm on a bit of a writing streak. Which is a nice change from being hungover. Before I left I did all my research about South America, travelling alone, the dangers and annoyances etc. Now I've been doing it for a few weeks I think I'm getting ... Read more >

flying to rio

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By chrisozer007 | Views [260]

Sunday roast

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [490]

Okay it wasn't a roast and it wasn't Sunday. But I had a home cooked meal and sat around the family dinner table with my new rainbow family; two Argentinians, two Chileans, two Australians, an Italian and me (beat that Branglina). We had tuna pasta ... Read more >

Boys, boys, boys

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [792] | Comments [5]

Okay the last story was a bit random. Guess I just needed to get it off my chest. Everyone's been asking about sexcapades. Touchy subject as my parents and grandmother are reading this. But, hey, I'll try my best. After all, I am a single, 26 year ... Read more >

Tá chegando!

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 | By aguedaeigor | Views [284]

Apenas mais três dias e embarcamos para a Europa. Essa quinta-feira parece não chegar nunca! Estamos muito ansiosos e felizes com a viagem. Já planejamos, lemos guias de viagem, pesquisamos opiniões na internet, discutimos, sofremos ao tirar algumas ... Read more >

Tags: planejamento

16-19 feb - iguazu, bus trips and a bullet hole..

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 | By grizzly_bear | Views [426]

We caught the bus to igiaza during the day..the aircon fucked up so we switched buses mid way to ensure comfort levels were maintained. THe hostel that we were staying at in iguazu (the hostel inn) was amazing..full resort style hotel with a massive ... Read more >

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By ssa | Views [541] | Scholarship Entry

When leaving from Rome, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil is more or less at the same distance as New York. It takes six hours to get from one of the oldest cities in the world to one of the most vibrating ones of North America. And that's the same when you ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011

Photos: Rio de Janeiro

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 | By sobrea | Photo Gallery