http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , Búzios en-us Mon, 28 Dec 09 04:49:14 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 09 04:49:14 +0000 \ Title based on the track shake your rump by The Beastie BoysA bumpy start to our Buzios adventureStepping off the bus after a 4hr journey from Rio to Buzios we were more than ready to find our lodging which we had previously booked online allegedly situated near a surf beach grab a shower and get settled in. Flagging down a local van a more regular and cheaper form of transport than bus we s http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-432505.html \ ja de gaar sku for lang tid imellem hver blog..men saadan er det vel at vaere i en uendelig stroem af oplevelser og busture man har simpelthen ikke tid.Na men hvor kom vi fra.jo vi tog som sagt fra Bolivia til Argentina med tog. Toget selv va en meget prsitiv oplevelse og vi ankom som nogenlunde planlagt til graense byen Vilazon tidligt om morgenen. Paa stationen vrimlede det med busturs sa http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-429470.html \ Somewhere In Between Latin America is a 2nd3rd world continent. False. PARTS of Latin America are 3rd world. Absolutely undeniably true. But strange that other parts are very 1st world. No one would deny that the Hotel in Buzios Brazil was first class pool sauna the functioning plumbing and everything. Modern highrises in Rio de Janeiro and the Copacabana Palace with prices my fat American http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-413860.html \ Before we left someone told me that the trip is as much about the people we meet as the places we see so as we awoke this morning to the sound of norwegian chatter I spared a thought for the poor Amercian kid who didnt get so much as a goodnight kiss last night from the leggy blonde he had spent the previous 4 hours chugging beer to impress. Although given that his opening line was 'so Norway http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-410092.html \ Philippe went on top on Monday night and I took over last night. You can feel every movement down below and with so many people watching you it can freak you out. Welcome to the world of triple bunkbeds and shared dormitoriesWe decided to stay in Rio for one extra day and to continue our downgrading from luxury to budget we moved into the shared dormitory. It's not so bad particularly as the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-409519.html \ Hermoso lugar. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-407005.html \ Hi allLast couple of days have been pretty hectic. We spent Sunday morning at Ipanma market which was really cultural. The market was held in a park fairly close to the beach. The outside of the park was devoted to 200 to 300 stalls selling lots of bits and bobs. The centre of the park wasdevoted to artwork. All of the artwork was so expressive whether it was landscape artwork or modern. I part http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-404708.html \ Hello friends I hope this blog finds you in good spirits and good healthIn 1963 the sleepy fishing village of Armacao de Buzios was nothing more than an out of the way and unknown paradise a small jetty of peninsula extending into the Atlantic ocean surrounded by picturesque beaches and sea cliffs. At that point the population could not have been more than 500 a number that was mostly made up http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-403350.html \ Travel blog part 2 we have entered the sticks.Internet speed around here is about 2 bytes per minute and if this post isnt published before Sunday then you know my temper will have got the better of me and the computer will have been launched out of the window. My mood has not been helped by the fact I was informed this morning that we set off at 11 am tomorrow for a 6 hour bus jouney Evert http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-391911.html \ Finally made it to Buzios after going backwards and forwards to the bus terminal to book tickets. Checked into the Buzios Adventure Hostel which was far from adventurous In fact when we left Boucs went to get our bags and the woman opened the door with the lock and chain still on and handed our bags through the gaps. She also wouldnt let Boucs use the toilet and slamed the door in his faceB http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-379667.html \ Buzios is a trendy little costal town just north of rio kind of reminded me of a theme park without the rides just the shops. Some places worth mentioning are Chez Crepe probably the best most extensive selection of crepes i have ever seen captains bar and the bar across the road from captains bar where you can listen to 5 units of live music and watch the waves trying to macro elusive geckos. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-355360.html \ BUZIOS BrazilSept. 12 15Our trip to Buzios started out badly with a 7 hour bus trip from Rio that should have been 2.5 hours. This bus stopped at the airport and waited for several late as usual international flights. Not what we planned on as we should have had a day at the beach and not in a bus. We should have been there for lunch and made it in time for dinner.Buzios is a very busy bea http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-330797.html \ RossRighteo people. Escaped deadend Pero. Sure it was lovely but wed got our sights set on Buzios. Caught the local bus back to Cabo Frio and then another on to Buzios. Buzios was discovered by Bridget Bardot and has since been a holiday destination for the rich and the famous. Dermot OLeary was here a couple of months ago and Zinedine Zidane more recently according to our over friendly Argen http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-300736.html \ Aqui ser contada a viagem no Island Escape em 2007 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-241479.html \ Aqui ser contada a viagem no Island Escape em 2006 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-241478.html \ Las vacaciones ms osadas de las garotinhas Paula Carmen y Marcela Quien dijo que en Valparaso nev ese Junio....Nosotras no estuvimos jijijiji..y no estbamos muertas de fro slo andbamos de parranda...Cantando algn en algn bar de Bzios navegando entre aguas cristalinas dejandonos acariciar por el viento y por el sol degustando nuevos sabores y aromas..y por sobre todo...shopping d http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-240836.html \ We have spent the past 3 days in a small beach town close to Buzios called Arraial do Cabo in the south of Brazil. but north of Rio de Janiero. Looking around the place seems like it could be a real paradise. There are several large beaches nice archetecture. The problem is the rain. Its been pissing here nonstop So we took advantage of the bleak desparate ambience yesterday and visited a c http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-238733.html \ Thursday 17th January Ship Time 1700hrs Home Time 1900hrsTemperature today struggled to 25c First of all a couple of uninteresting happenings. We went to a game of ten pin bowling on one of these Wii Nintendo thingys. I put my name down to join in and Brenda was persuaded to have a go. Well who do you think won the tournament yep Brenda something wrong there but still made her happy. Also we http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-237214.html \ We rented a car an drove 2 hours east of Rio to a peninsula called Buzios which has dozens of beautiful beaches and crystal clear water. Most of the drive was through favelas squatters housing that has taken over much of Rio and the surrounding areas so interesting but not so scenic. Drivers are crazy in Rio so it was a bit stressful for Garth. Once we got to Buzios we were pleasantly surpri http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-225492.html \ We left Rio yesterday 7th in search of some Brazillian culture beach sun and in an attempt to try and save some cash we took a 3 hour bus ride north to the coastal area of Buzios look it up on Google its paradise Anyway we arrived about 6 last night and got a taxi to our hostel.....we got there and we were the only guests in the whole place It felt like we were checking into the hos http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-167185.html