Blogs from Brazil, South America - page 588

great little town, fab hostel, awesome people, yummy ... no!.. ABSOLUTLEY FANTASTIC! food, waterfalls, lots of green trees!..AND LOTS of rain! After a 6 hour bus ride we arrived in Lencois at about 7am.. found a great pousada a short walk from the bus station (Pousada Casa de Helia) with views across the valley and THE BEST breakfast spread so far!... homemade bread, tropical fruits, mango juice, pizza slices, about 5 different cakes & my favourite!.... deep fried cinnamon coated doughnut holes!..MMMM MMM! Lencois is a little town that is surrounded by Chapada Diamantina National Park, so there are plenty of things to see so getting right into it,we were talked into a tour at breakfast the morning of our arrival. Hours later we found ourselves caving 2-3 km underground through a cave on a portugese ... read more

Left the good live from Buenos Aires behind, and made my way to Puerto Igazu, The Waterfalls in Igazu, but on the Argentinian side. What a great day it was. Not only impressed by the thundering sound of the water plunging in to the depth, but Enjoying a nice swim in a place that comes close to paradise as well. Ofcourse we were not supposed to walk further than the path led, but this was the only way to get to this 'secret' swimming spot....and this definitly was more rewarding than just standing on a platform with hundreds other tourists to watch the spectacle. Visiting the Brazilian side aswell, which was less impressive, but worth doing since I had to wait for my bus to the Pantanal. In the Pantanal, which is an big wetland area, ... read more

After more than nine month of travelling and three quarters of my journey done I came to Sao Paulo to visit my friend Holger. I was really happy to see him again! I stayed with him and his family for about a month and soon felt almost like at home. Since Holger lives in Sao Paulo permanently now I especially enjoyed having the chance to share everyday life. It was also a time for me to recover from the stresses and strains of continuous travel. For that opportunity I am really thankfull towards him and his family. During my time in Sao Paulo I also did some photographic work, wrote some parts of this travelblog, and started to organize the final part of my trip, the return to Germany. I planed to go back to Europe ... read more

hour 1 of 15 hour train ride: me: boy this is fun! i love train rides! hour 5 of 15 hour train ride: me: okay kyle, you were right. we should have gotten the car with air conditioning hour 7 of 15 hour train ride: (barely audible announcer speaks in portuguese over extremely loud screechy train noises) me: wait...we're three hours behind schedule. hour 9 of 15 hour train ride: we run out of food. hour 11 of 15 hour train ride: yeast infection commences in earnest. hour 12 of 15 hour train ride: a family of about 12 sits in front of us. they are composed of a screaming baby and two children sick with either whooping cough, consumption, or bird flu. hour 13 of 15 hour train ride: night falls and the cockroaches come ... read more

Hermoso lugar.... read more