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Wed, 29 Apr 2009 | By lockers | Views [580]
March 6 th – 9 th
Ouro Preto lies at about 1100m above
sea level, some seven hours north of Rio. I was desperate to get some
sleep on the night bus there but the twisty mountain roads ensured
that was not to be ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 | By thebigtrip | Views [1747] | Comments [2]
Rio. What an awesome city? 7 nights there just wasn't long enough. None of us wanted to leave this incredible place.
The hostel was cool and all the staff were really nice. Especially Bill
the night porter who continually threw us out free ... Read more >
Tags: rio de janeiro
Sat, 25 Apr 2009 | By justin | Views [948]
To get to the beaches one has to walk from the centre along the cobbled street for about half a mile. The beaches are fantastic, white sand meeting lush tropical forest. Warm waters with excellent surf...Together with clear blue skies and sun...it´s ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 | By justin | Views [925]
We´d booked a taxi to the port, well not quite a taxi, but a local guy with a wheelbarrow to take the bags. I was in the company of Ron, and now Eyal and Yaron from Israel. The girls who we had rrived with have now gone their separate ways. It was ... Read more >
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Thu, 23 Apr 2009 | By justin | Views [5572]
Spent the next few days on the beautiful island of Morro de São Paulo . Mostly on the beach, exploring the island, drinking caiprinhias , eating Moqueca , and frequenting the parties that were held every night 18 April ......Went ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 | By porridge | Views [697]
After disembarking our totally knackered boat from Belem, Karen, Steve, Cameron, Carolyn, Julie and I checked into a hostel in Manaus. After the first warm
shower in almost a week we decided to go and visit a natural phenomenon that is
not ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 | By lockers | Views [1018]
Helen and I went
hang gliding with two guys we'd met at the breakfast table one
morning at our hostel – Gianluca (Italian) and Marijan (Swedish).
When we saw the view from Pedra Bonita, where we were to run off a
wooden board, Helen, Marijan and ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Apr 2009 | By justin | Views [1633]
The now five of us (Paula from the hostel in Rio joined us) left Salvador for Morro de São Paulo . Morro de São Paulo is one of 5 villages of the island Tinharé, 60km from Salvador by sea. Cars are forbidden on the island. The boat trip should ... Read more >
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 | By justin | Views [867]
We spent the day down at the beach at Praia Do Porto. A really nice little beach near the old port. Again trying to avoid being sold anything. Except for Acai and grilled goats cheese. In the evening a few of us from the hostel went to a Forró ... Read more >
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 | By justin | Views [1061]
Took in the local sights during the day. This place is full of people trying to sell you stuff to the point of annoyance! In the evening went to a Capoeira show at a nearby theatre. Not the sort of thing I'd normally go for, but it was ... Read more >
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 | By lockers | Views [496]
March 2 nd - March 6 th
Being in Rio for the first time in our
lives, Helen and I had to, of course, do some of the obligatory
tourist activities. We consequently
chilled on Ipanema beach, struggled to relax on Copacabana's what
with vendors ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 | By justin | Views [1165]
Spent a couple more days dodging the rain in Rio before I headed North to Salvador. It was cheaper to fly with the low cost airline Webjet than it was to get the bus. I was now in the company of Ron from Israel, Cassie and Danielle both from Melbourne.... Read more >
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