http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Brazil , Santa Catarina , Florianópolis en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:50:37 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:50:37 +0000 I sit and write this with a hangover. And not any hangover i drank enough cheap Argentinian vodka last night to fuel a whole bloody nuclear war and the fumes seeping out of my skin right now a good 12 hours after the night ended yes it was a 4am finish nice could fuel a small car so excuse the spelling mistakes.I think last time i wrote we were on Ilha do Mel. Not much to say about that one http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-445263.html After 5 weeks in Buenos Aires and some cold weather I was ready for sunshine and an increase in temperature I left Buenos Aires on an overnight coach to Foz de Iguazu the famouse waterfalls on the border to Brazil and Paraguay. The bus journey was actually very comfortable as the seats were nearly as a seat in the first class compartment in a plane So I kind of arrived relaxed and with enough http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-433864.html cette fois ca y est ce sont les dernieres photos de notre petite ile bien aimee...demain on reprend la route jusqu'a Buenos Aires.On voulait se reposer un peu...et c'est chose faite maintenant. Nous aurions du repartir il y a deja quelques jours mais ma petite Michy avait decider de me faire une frayeur avec une jolie crise d'asthme.Il etait donc hors de question de reprendre la route avant de http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-431686.html et non on a pas encore bouge de notre petite retraite en bord de mer...On profite toujours autant du soleil qui ne nous quitte plus depuis quelques jours et fait remonter la temperature tres agreablement.Au programme barbecue plage surf et macrame....puis plein d'Antartica D une petite biere locale ma foi fort sympathique et qui a les gros aventage de venir par bouteille de 600ml pour un pri http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-428712.html La vie continue calmement et paisiblement sur notre petite ile et nous commencons a nous fondre dans celleci un peu plus chaque jour.le soleil va et vient mais ca ne nous empeche pas d'avoir plaisir a rester dans ce petit coin recule du monde.quelques photos vous en diront plus que les mots car d'histoire de dingue il n'y en a pas cette fois http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-426800.html Voila apres avoir couru a travers l'Amerique du Sud pendant 3 mois il etait temps de penser a poser nos sacs a dos pour plus de 23 jours.Je sais qu'en voyant nos photos et lisant nos aventures on nous croirait en repos permanent mais ce n'est pas vraiment le cas. C'est clair qu'on a vecu des aventures de dingues jusqu'a maintenant et qu'a refaire je signe des deux mains mais ces trois derni http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-425901.html So my longest bus journey so far on the trip and it was great. South Americans know how to do their buses. Real luxury this one huge seat virtually reclined into a full bed and free hot cold drinks and food plus a free buffet along the way at a restaurant.Finally arrived in Florianopolis Brazil late afternoon and shared a taxi with an Irish couple to a hostel which had been recommended b http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-425563.html When I woke up around 7am on the bus the views were completely different. It was like we were in the Caribbean with palm trees all over and little houses made of wood. As soon as I arrived at the wonderful hostel Casa Brasil I met some people and we all went for dinner and some drinks afterwards. After all it was my birthdayThe following morning I woke up with a massive hangover so didnrsquo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-425429.html Arriving on a cloudy day in Floripa I decided to just chill in the hostel Tucano as this is my first day the owner Caio a young dude is super cool as is the staff all very friendly it is the quiet season so not so much going on in the hostel 6 people staying 5 of us guys all from the US and one Aussie girl. We decided to watch a movie to beat boredom so the texan dude pop the Last King of Scot http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-413843.html In early December we said goodbye for now to the Island of Magic and its beautiful beaches We had a great time and enjoyed all the wonderful people we met and the amazing landscape. Here are a few photos from our last week. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-410814.html good times. nice people http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-404919.html Tim Version Surfed and got very very drunk in Florianopolis and loved every minute of it. Experienced P12 an outdoors huge club pool party in all its glory and didn't want to ever leave. I miss Aussie Sunday Sessions though An apology a severe lack of photos here Its a very photogenic place but as I spent most of my time either in the water or consuming tasty beverages I almost never http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-402302.html I got stuck. Stuck enjoying the seaside paradise of Florianopolis Brazil Floripa as it is nicknamed. I have been here for over a week now after fleeing Uruguay when a storm rolled in. I ran for a 9 15 bus out of Punta del Diablo which of course didn't arrive until 30 minutes later then broke down a few kilometers down the road. Eventually I made it to Chui was let off to exit Uruguay w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-400632.html I arrive in Florinopolis or Floripa as the locals call it at 830 am. At least this bus ride was much better than my bus ride up to Cusco see my Cusco Entry. That was the ride from hell.It's very hot in Floripa so I decide to take a taxi to my hostel Casa Brasil. The hostel is a small family run hostel. The staff are really nice people. They tell me that two of the beaches are only half an http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-400471.html What an excellent recommendation this island was While we were in Cusco Peru back in January we were given a recommendation by a random Brasilian traveler who was sharing our table who said to definitely make a visit to Florianopolis. The Irish surfer Skully and London Bloke Pete from Punto del Diablo made the journey to Florianapolis with us. We would eventually find ourselves with the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-399528.html Hinter mir steht El Gran Capitan der bekannteste Zug Argentiniens. 2 mal pro Woche faehrt er von Buenos Aires 1800 Km nach Posada im NordOsten von Argentinien. Dauer 30 Stunden Hoechstgeschwindigkeit 40kmh. Ein ganzer Tag und 1 Naechte im Zug. Das ist doch genau das richtige fuer mich. Ich kann schlafen die Landschaft sehen die Beine ausstrecken und rumlaufen wenn ich will.Gleich ist Abf http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-398675.html From Iguacu we decided we needed some beach time and a little bit of a relax postBA so we headed up the coast to the Island of Santa Catarina and Florianopolis. As soon as we had arrived in the city we jumped on another bus and headed across the island finding ourselves a nice possie overlooking the lake and just minutes walk from Mole Beach.It was supposed to be sunny and quiet and relaxing. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-396889.html FlorianopolisWe had tried to book into the Backpackers Share House which had been recommended to us but unfortunately it was booked out so we booked another hostel on the South of the Island called Albergue do Pirata instead. On arrival we were taken across the road from the main hostel to our double room where we were greeted by a kid who wouldnt let us in the door and then an old dorm room w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-394158.html FlorianopolisThis was easily the nicest place we had been to so far We stayed in Lagoa Hostel which was a bit of a shit hole but it was central and we cudnt ask for more. The old guy at the hostel did turn out d lights at 12 on d button but dat didnt matter cos we were well nd truly hammered by dat time anyway People dat we shared our room wit were cool aswell so dat made up for alot of itW http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-386704.html Ilha do Mel Honey Island has been our most remote place visited so far. We took a 3 hour bus ride from a city called Curitiba to a little ferry port and boarded a boat with 4 other locals to a tropical island. We arrived to very few people and where I wrote before that Ilha Grande had no roads cars etc this is another meaning altogether There arenrsquot even street lights So when I left http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Santa-Catarina/Florian-polis/blog-385753.html