After hearing so many great things about Florianopolis we finally got here to see it for ourselves. Floripa, as people call it, is located on the very large island of Santa Catarina in the very small state of Santa Catarina. Our experience here was very kick back, unlike what most people get to see when Read More »
Forte dos Reis Magos, the biggest cashew tree in the world, reefs, beautiful dunes and beaches are just some of the main attractions found in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. We ended up staying here longer than expected because Andre got Dengue Fever, or that´s what he has been telling everyone. Luckily we were staying Read More »
Apparently I have the job of describing Venice as i have more ways of saying things like “wow thats amazing” or “my God how beautiful is that”. Well here goes… From the minute you arrive in Venice you realise that this is somewhere unlike anywhere else in the world and very special. After the train Read More »
29/12/06 – Llhegamos na rodoviária de Salta as 17:30 hrs. Deu tempo de sacar dinheiro pagar a passagem até San Pedro com a Geninis à PA$ 136,00 e comprar hojas de coca. Pegamos um transfer grátis do Hostel Backpackers que ficamos, muito bom vale muito a pena!!! Os caras são muito legais e nos deram Read More »
de michel, (le 25 novembre): Hier soir nous avons encore vécu une expérience tout-a-fait extraordinaire, une autre… les proprios de notre hôtel avaient loué une barque pour se promener sur le gange durant les festivités… avec leur famille, quelques membres du personnel, quelques autres voyageurs, nous nous sommes promenés en barque a travers les chandelles Read More »
Today, (Friday, April 11th) marked our adventure to Sweden. We started off the day by catching a train to Lund. Surprisingly, Denmark and Sweden are connected via the bridge-tunnel Oresund Bridge which only takes approximately 10 minutes to cross. Once we arrived in Lund, Sweden (said like Loond), we made our way to Lund University Read More »
Since many of you have asked some of the same questions, I´m going to answer many of them now in this handy FAQ: Q: Are you really taking Spanish classes? What is that like? What does it involve? Who is your teacher? Yes! I´m really taking spanish classes. I have two hours in the morning Read More »
Our first trip back on the road was to Kakadu national park. It’s about 200kms from Darwin and is one of the largest parks in the NT. It’s famous for it crocodiles and scenery (Rogue was filmed here). The tropical climate makes for lots of greenery, water holes and water falls (and planty of breeding Read More »
Day 4 Our mutual decision was that the time had come to leave Phuket to find something a little quieter than this bustling tourist hub. It was unbelievably hot, so we took a Tuk Tuk to the bus terminal in Phuket city (Not much to see there) and a 1st class bus to Krabi, around Read More »
In Australia we don’t have any man-made structures that are really old. China, on the other hand, has many such old places to visit. So, in the sweltering heat of the day we visited the Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty, followed by an evening exploring the Muslim Quarter within Xi’an’s City Walls. Terracotta Warriors Mao and Read More »
