http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/LeGrandBleu/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from LeGrandBleu en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:16:22 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:16:22 +0000 So... I keep photographing Rio in my free time The city has so much to be photographed... I guess I'm lucky to live here and despite all the problems the city has it's just too gorgeous to be true.Last April I wrote Rio and I Part I. Now it's time for part II.In this blog the shots are from Sugar Loaf Ipanema and Arpoador UrcaHope you like it Note All of my photographs are copyrighted http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-309947.html Though I was born in Rio de Janeiro and I've lived here all my life So Paulo aka Sampa was always a constant city in my life since I was a small kid. It's the place I've flew more. I'd guess I went there around 50 times.Also I've spent two of the past three years flying there every week. At the beginning it was fine but after a while it turned out to be extremely boring. I started to dislik http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Sao-Paulo/S-o-Paulo/blog-282334.html ldquoWhat do you think about the internationalization of the Amazon forestrdquo I've been asked this question so many times in my life that I stopped counting. It's a conversation that usually ends up in a heated discussion so I often change the subject as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary conflicts. Living and learning. Some years ago I received an article by email about it. At first I http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-264194.html Due to professional commitments I'm only able to travel for a short period at the moment. It's a tough phase but who said life is easyIn order to keep sane I'm spending my spare time photographing the city I live in. It's been interesting after a while I started to see it with different eyes notice things I never did before see it through other angles.Also I can get more familiarized with http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-261801.html A back dated entry with good memories and photos of beaches beaches and more beaches no wonder this blog is named LeGrandBleu .A memorable short trip. The summary five days four people one great friend that is you Clarissa one rented car one bb that looked nice and well located on the internet and just on the internet oh the miracle of photoshop loads of shrimp one dead spider http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-241625.html After seeing the Brazilian side of the falls it was time to cross the border and do a quick visit to los hermanos to see the falls from the Argentinean side where they spell it Iguaz.And finally with a new camera I'm now a proud owner of a Canon Powershot SD 950 IS and I was in a great place to take my first shots. I was lucky enough to count with the help of one of the best photographers e http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-229170.html I don't like to travel in a hurry. I like to enjoy the place I'm visiting feel the atmosphere do some sightseeing eat the local food have a chat with the locals... But this time I coudn't do it. It was a short trip to a place with lots to see so I knew I'd not sleep much and would have to watch the clock in order to see as much as possible.When I told my friends I was heading to Ciudad del Es http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Paraguay/Ciudad-del-Este/blog-229171.html My passion for travelling comes from a long time. I've been travelling since I was a little kid. My family used to go away from the city on weekends and once a year we made a long trip. But the funniest thing is that though living in Brazil we used to travel mostly abroad. And I was always crazy to see all of Brazil It's a huge country and has loads to be visited. It's not all about the beaches http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Paran-/Foz-do-Igua-u/Igua-u-National-Park/blog-229169.html Another back dated entry... This was a small trip to NYC. It was my 7th time in NYC and the first with a digital camera http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-190621.html It's a beautiful day don't let it go away.... Some pictures of a sunny Saturday in Rio. Taken with my old camera that was not so good with colours. Have to take some new ones with my Canon Prainha and Grumari beaches about 40 min by car from Ipanema. Good for surfing and desert during week days. Perfect for lazy days. You don't feel you're in a big city. It's just you the sand and the sea. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-157727.html Cozumel was my first stop on my trip to Mexico.I flew Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Miami Cancun and then took a bus to Playa del Carmen what a place. Then at Playa I took a ferry to Cozumel the biggest island in Mexico and spent 5 days there.Most of the time I was diving it is one of the best places in the world for scuba diving. The water is warm very clear and the marine life is amaz http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Cozumel/blog-157118.html This was a fantastic boat trip on a wonderful sunny day in RioThe boat left from Marina da Gloria Flamengo to Cagarras's Archipelago. These islands can be seen from Leblon and Ipanema beaches.There were some dolphins there but I only filmed them will try to upload the video here.Some photos are a bit lopsided because the boat was moving. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-157414.html Fantastic chilled out little place http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Isla-Mujeres/blog-157121.html Buzios is a beautiful and chilled out city near Rio de Janeiro about 3 hours driving. It became famous in the 60's when Brigitte Bardot spent some time there. In the 70's Mick Jagger was there for a couple of days. People say he arrived in a limo and that was the first time that Buzios saw one.The beaches are wonderful. Some are so calm that just doesn't have waves while others are great for http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-157126.html Perfect place for history lovers like me Chichen Itza has been widely studied. However its history is still clouded in mystery. There are many theories and legends about it. It takes 2 hours and a half by bus from Cancun to Chichen Itza long and tiring oneday trip. But it is really really really worthy. It gets incredibly hot there as it is located far away from the coast. Be aware of taki http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Chich%E9n-Itz%E1/blog-157122.html Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago located in the state of Pernambuco Brazil.It is by far the most incredible place I have ever been to. If I could I would fly there every year.The beaches the landscape marine life dolphins the natives... Everything is spectacular. Words are not enough to dephine it.I stayed there from Nov 26th until Dec 05th and left the island with tears in my eyes.Hop http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Pernambuco/Fernando-de-Noronha/blog-157073.html