http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro en-us Sun, 08 Nov 09 23:15:21 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 09 23:15:21 +0000 Im still alive. Im in Rio. Having a great time. This city is incredible. I will make it short today and update with pics and more details soon. The bus car and motorcycle drivers are freggin nuts. I really cant describe it. If you drove like this in the states you would go to jail. But somehow it works and no one crashes. People know how to drive here. I love it. My Portugese still is p http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Santa-Teresa/blog-451468.html So I spent the whole of last night travelling and Im just a bit knackered will be heading off for a siesta shortly but Im back in Rio for one night to join the Intrepid tour we head to Ilha Grande tomorrow home of apparently the worlds 3rd best beach Ill have to let you know. Anyway a little of what Ive been up to in Bonito... Day 1 was the tombstoning we did a walking tour along http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-449673.html Hoi allemaalNa een laatste nachtje slapen in de favela in Rio de Janeiro zat het avontuur in ZuidAmerika er weer op. Op donderdagavond rond middernacht vlogen we in 14 uur naar Dublin. Een eitje vergleken met de 24hrs busreizen in Zuid Amerika.De afgelopen 11 maanden hebben we genoten van al het moois dat ZuidAmerika te bieden heeft. We komen dan ook thuis met rugzak uitpuilend van de unieke er http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Lapa/blog-449010.html Well my plans for the race have been scuppered. Basically the organisers where unable to process my application within the 13 days they were given and they have informed me that they have been unable to enter me in the race. Next time i may have to try applying a year in advance just to give them enough time to click a button on a computer. Will be intrested to see how they cope with the olympics. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-447898.html So I swapped to the beach and now I have a computer to type on rather than using my phone and wifi..The Lonely planet described the mini rooms at the Hotel Toledo as coffins... not quite that bad and only slightly smaller than my digs at uni so Im used to it. Weeny en suite thoYesterday started with heavy rain but it had just about finished by 8am so jumped in the taxi to Copacabana. A quic http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-447886.html Made it The trip so far has done wonders for the carbon footprint jfk and sao paulo before we landed at a damp rio. First view from the aeroplane was of shark's tooth mountains and a church perched on a big hill and then I noticed the houses scattered on the hills as if someone had fired a gun full of lego bricks at them. Then there was the traffic.. Am in the business district and there are http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-447323.html GdayDaar zijn we dan eindelijk Momenteel heb ik er drienhalve week Rio de Janeiro een grote stad in Brazili voor de distopografen opzitten en nu de zon sinds een paar dagen eindelijk is gaan schijnen leek het mij voor het thuisfront gepast om even het schitterende klimaatcontrast bloot te leggen aangezien ik heb gehoord dat het kwik in Nederland onlangs onder de symbolische ondergrens van http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Botafogo/blog-446965.html More Photos. Big G no more imports http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Barra-da-Tijuca/blog-446319.html When We Wanted to go to Brazil. We really wanted to go to Rio De Janeiro. We had heard alot of things about how we will be robbed and that it was very dangerous . So we were a little worried before we got there .We didn't have any problems we really enjoyed every moment that we were there. Copacabana Was very beautiful we walked up and down copacabana every day.We walked to Leme and to Ipanema. Ip http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-446220.html Brazil photos http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-446070.html So we finally arrive in Rio De Janeiro the free upgrade was a bonus on the flight and got to the Hostel late on. The Hostel seems nice people are friendly and the decor is a little 1980s but we are here and we can explore tomorrow. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Botafogo/blog-445794.html The next day I wandered off to do the touristy bits the bus service is really good round Rio and every journey cost 2.30 reais about 90p.My first stop was sugarloaf mountain when I was going up in the cable car I couldnrsquot help but think of the scene in Moonraker where Bond is tackling jaws The weather wasnrsquot particularly good so the views werenrsquot brilliant. Without doubt http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ipanema/blog-445778.html Finally arrived in Rios bus station after my mammoth journey from Argentina. The journey just flew by though the seats were more like beds and fully reclined so I good a full nights sleep. I even watched Appaloosa again not that I had much choice as it was piped over the speaker system. I don know what it is about that film but every time I travel its on so know I have watched this film on http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ipanema/blog-445761.html This three week trip to Brazil seemed like a better idea last winter before we confronted the practical reality of such a diverse country and tried to learn Portugese. We would start in Rio with the family of our AFS exchange student who we had never met. We would share a wilderness experience canoeing in either the Amazon or Pantanal areas. But after a cancelled international flight and two http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-445603.html Pictures from Rio and Iguazu Falls http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Santa-Teresa/blog-444335.html Infelizmente minha viagem chegou ao final. Passou to rpido que eu mal acredito... Foram 22 dias 10 vos 5 cidades sem contar as escalas e afins 3 casas de amigos 2 albergues e infinitas viagens de metr trem etc. Ai acho que preciso de frias para descansar das minhas frias Quem dera Agora hora de voltar labuta entrar para a academia e perder os mil kilos que ganhei nos ltim http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ipanema/blog-444111.html Rio is crazy good and crazy bad Its pissed down for three days and the city stinks Two little punks with bare feet and a fake knife mugged us on the way back to our hostel It was all bit of a joke as I had no idea what the hell was going on and Richard gave them 3 Rias about 3 pounds and half a pack ciggies and then we legged it I think they were more scared than us as the police patrol that http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Santa-Teresa/blog-443871.html Having problems downloading pics. Have put some on Facebook. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Santa-Teresa/blog-443333.html Friday 2 October 2009 Well the day had finally arrived and after some packing and repacking due to suitcases being a little too heavy we set off from Tiverton Devon with Sally Neville the Mundyrsquos senior. We met up in Windsor in Brownrsquos for a farewell late lunch with both sets of parents Lizrsquos sister and husband as well as little Christopher who did a very good job of http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-443089.html OLAWe arrived in Rio on the 5th October 9pm Rio time about 1am Uk time. We flew from Heathrow and things could not of went more swimmingly if we tried....free upgrade with BA massive seats free booze and the food was pretty good too. Watched a couple of movies and played cards so the 10 hour flight flew in..haha. Anyway we got to Rio and eventually found the right bus to get on to the city a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Santa-Teresa/blog-442984.html