We made it to Trelew and travelled by local bus to Gaiman where we were staying. We checked into the Gwesty Tywi and headed straight out for a ´Welsh tea´ or Te Cymreig. We found a small place aptly called Ty Cymraeg (The Welsh Tea House) and headed in. Nobody spoke Welsh there but i Read More »
Wow, Jema and I are in a new town, and it is a vast improvement over the stressful city of São Paulo. At 11:30 pm on the night of the 18th we boarded a bus bound for a town called Curitiba. After a 5 hour ride we arrived at our destination, groggy but ready for Read More »
(5.31.06) This morning I left Renato in Curitiba and flew to Rio de Janeiro. When I arrived in Rio, I found that fewer people spoke English than I thought. I followed what my guidebook said and took the Real Auto Bus which was operated by no one who spoke English. I made it to Botogofo Read More »
Flew into Rio and decided after 10 months of roughing it we could spoil ourselves for the last four days of our trip so checked into a very nice hotel on the beach in Ipanema.
Spent a fair bit of time watching pay TV in our room and ordering room service partly due to the fact Read More »
We spent only one night in Corumba but it was my first contact with Brazil and thus quite exciting. Had our first experience with pay by kilo restaurants which is a way better system than buffets as it makes you highly aware of exactly how much food you are consuming!
We organized a tour to see Read More »
Long have I desired to see Brazil’s southern states. I just hadn’t realized it before arriving. As with many other countries, I had conjured fantastic visions and imagined unique adventures prior to receiving my admission stamp. However, only after crossing the border and learning more about the country’s geography did I realize all of my Read More »
Looking at the immense dunes, one comes to realize why it is that this park is called Lençois Maranhenses (bed sheets of Maranhão). This is truly an awesome place to visit, especially during the rainy season when crystal-clear pools form between the dunes. Most people that visit the park choose to enter it through the town of Barrerinhas. We decided to stray Read More »
Unlike our “muy romantico” Panama experience, this was actually a very romantic place to be. The suburbs of São Luis are nothing to boast about, but the historic colonial center (Projeto Reviver) is an enchanting neighborhood of cobbled streets and pastel colored buildings. It´s very easy to loose yourself in the beauty and peacefulness of the city and Read More »
You can’t talk about Juazeiro do Norte without first talking about Padre Cícero. This priest became well known throughout the Sertão after one of his caretakers, during mass, claimed to bleed from her mouth after receiving the host. Soon there after, he was being credited with all kinds of miracles and began to take a leading role Read More »
The old, yet continuously growing city of Manaus has many things to offer to those who visit it. We were here for a total of eight wonderful, hot, humid, sweaty days and with a minimal amount of money we were able to experience so many of its wonders. And yes, we were spoiled once again since we had the Read More »
