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South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis April 18th 2007

okay...and we are back!! thanks for joining us for another installment of "Where have i seen that outfit before??"... yes, yes..a backpacker rarely stresses over what to wear each day....lack of options remedy this...and luckily beach settings don~t warrant much clothing. so, enjoy the pictures of florianopolis which is a southern island of brazil that is actually home to a pretty good size city but more importantly...miles of surrounding beaches. yes, there is a theme to our brazil destinations. outside florianopolis city lies little beach towns that cater to the seasonal tourists but outside of the summer months...only the locals and die hard surfers are around. after our 18 hour bus ride from rio into the city, we decided to chance it with little help out to the little..i mean little town of barra de ... read more
waiting for our ride...
canal
fishing off the pier

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis April 12th 2007

Tuesday 3rd April to Wednesday 18th April 2007. I was feeling perhaps a sense of 'into the unknown´ when I loaded my sack into the boot of Face´s gleaming set of wheels, his newly rented white Fiat Panda and set off for the ten minute drive to my new home, the fourth since my arrival on the island, Stella´s rented colonial style house in Lagoa do Conceciao. She had searched for weeks upon her arrival in Floripa for a suitable place for her and Gabriella and had chosen well. Set over three levels (the ground floor from where wafts of pot smoke will occasionally filter up to the verandha above is rented out to a guy named Junior), the all wooden structure has four bedrooms on the two remaining floors, two bathrooms, an extremely spacious ... read more
Florianopolis (3); On the Move Again.
Florianopolis (3); On the Move Again.
Florianopolis (3); On the Move Again.

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis March 18th 2007

Thursday 15th March to "The beaches are beautiful and the girls are even better. The best in Brazil". If I had a pound for each and every time I had heard someone say that in the last six weeks or so I wouldn't find myself in my current unenviable position of penny watching as I am and as it lay one third of the way to my intended destination of Uruguay twelve hours to the south of Sao Paolo I thought that that is where I would head. An announcement over the tannoy at Congohas Airport solely in Portugese re; my flight spellt trouble, especially as boarding time was imminent but fortunately the delay was a minor irritant, just one and a half hours and I arrived in Florianopolis in heavy rainfall as darkness fell. During ... read more
Florianopolis (1); Planet of Women.
Florianopolis (1); Planet of Women.
Florianopolis (1); Planet of Women.

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Guarda do Embau March 14th 2007

With a few days to kill before I met up with Felipe, Leon and I had initially planned to go to Iguacu Falls. However, afer having a taste of Florinapolis Island, we decided to stay put and check it out. Basically, the pictures speak the story. Praia Brava, for 3hours of surfing. Praia Ingleses for sand boarding. Praia Santinho for the clearest water and a mean barrel filled body surf. Praia Mole - take a look at the pics! Lagoa do Barra - too placid, but we had a great chat to the Police there for directions. Praia Mole (again) - followed by a 3hour walk around perrilous rocks and sharp gravitais which looks like barbed, spiky aloe vera. A couple of good shots Praia Joaquena - for sunset and some of the best surfing i ... read more
Pleasant mountain views
Beach
Fio Dental

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina March 13th 2007

Our friends Kathy and Rocio from Chile arranged a 10day trip to meet us in Brazil. Leon and I rendezvous with the chicas in an apartment we booked. Camboriu is the equivalent of Gold Coast. High condos along a wonderful beach with a bit of surf. The first afternoon, we all went for a bit of a stroll along the beach. We returned back and went for a swim. Suddenley the heavens opened and a lightning storm with ferocious force passed over. Leon and I stayed in the water and watched lighting hit the buildings. The girls ran for shelter in horror. Welcome to Brazil! Storms in Brazil usually pass within 2hours and this was the case again. The following day we headed to the far end of the beach to embarque in a Pirata (Pirate) ... read more
Pirate ship
How to make Caiprinha
Caiprinha club

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis March 12th 2007

So Stef is off taking her SCUBA course over the next 3 days on Santa Catarina which has then left me to my own devices. I opted to bus back into town and wander for a bit, aka. Trolling for Brazilian men. But being as its another sweltering day I´ve sought air conditioning and hammered out our... Brazilian Top Ten 10. Beach by the office - Imagine after a hard day of work the ability to grab your swim suit and be at the beach in 10 minutes flat! 9. KILO - A standard of price measurement implemented in most commercial establishments, everything from food to laundry service (washed, dried and folded) is based on the kilogram. “Would you like 500g of beans and rice while you wait for your 650g of underwear to be laundered?” ... read more
Kilo Ice Cream Buffet
Electric Shower - yikes!
Speedo Heaven

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis March 10th 2007

Alright... So Stef and I have slowly been making our way south along the Brazilian coast. Somehow we have managed to island jump the entire route with the expection of Sao Paulo. First we headed to Pararty, a touristy port town that found us living in a treehouse like hostel for 3 nights. We conveniently arrived on the weekend to find all of old town alive with vendors, musicians and outdoor dining. It was a nice switch up from the hustle of Carnaval. From Paraty we headed to Ilhe Grande, home to Brazil´s most beautiful beach...which we actually never got the chance to see. However we did decide to take a 13 kilometer trek over the mountain to the jail on the opposite side of the island. It was brilliant until an hour in we realize ... read more
eat your heart out
Couch Surfing
just another day in paradise

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis February 24th 2007

Well it has been sometime since we have updated our blog and we have since had several experiences that we must share with you - the details may be hazy however as the last week has been a blur of samba, sweat, sun, soccer and skin. We arrived in Rio on the first official day of carinval even though there had been a hype for weeks before. We were met at the airport by wonderful Michael (a collegue from Maribyrnong) who took us to our hotel in Copacabana. The bus ride took longer than usual as we were held up but a block party in our street and our first experience of Copacabana was trying to cross a road with one thousand people and a huge party float between us and the hotel! Once settled in ... read more
Michael and Georgie
The ´ladies´of the night
Copacobana beach

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina February 20th 2007

BALNEARIO CAMBORIU South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina By Andre ZainFebruary 20th 2007Andre Renato Fernandes ZainBALNEARIO CAMBORIU SC... read more
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South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis February 19th 2007

Well, Kyrsten put on her brazilian swim suit this morning but the weather didnt care. It turned cold, and we had to take Marcio to the airport at noon. We got him there on time and craig finally met us. Kyrsten changed money and they went shopping at the airport while we talked with marcio. After that we had a Brazilian feast of different fish and shrimp on the beach at praia del sul. And then had a cheap evening in with the rain. Everyone fell asleep early after too many days up late. We woke up around 10.00 pm and watched carnival in Rio for a few hours and went back to bed... read more




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