Ok, so I am back. I got a thermic shock when I got off the plane. It is freezing here!!! :o) The end of my trip was just as lovely as the rest of it. Brazil was the most wonderful country I have ever been to and I am already planning my next trip. It is not possible to describe how fantastic my whole trip was, but I will put out some pics for you to see. Some of them I already did put there, and some will get there later this WE. I just would like to say that those of you that have been thinking about going to Brazil, go there, you will never regret it. And thank you all of you amazing people that made my trip unforgettable!... read more

Having done two nights of crazy carneval, we decided to spend a couple of days in the countryside, relaxing and getting our forces back for the last day of carneval when Fat boy slim would be playing. Chris' family has a lovely house with a beutiful garden not very far from Salvador. It is very close to the beach and there is a swimming pool in the garden. The days in the house were incredibly relaxing and nice. In the meantime my brother Peter and his g-friend Karin also came over all the way from London. We enjoyed two days at the beach with them, one in Praia do Forte and one around the house sunbathing and trying a lot of the local food. Now we are heading back to Salvador to do the last night ... read more

Now I am in the state of Pernambuco. Recife and Olinda are two beautiful cities (Olinda more than Recife) on the coastline where I spent four days. I stayed in Recife, Boa Viagem, next to the beach and in the mornings I was able to go running along the beach promenade. Sweet. I met some really nice people in the hostel that I could explore pre-carnaval with. Olinda is a colonial, very bohemian town built on a hill, next to tthe beach, with tons of winding small streets and lots of beutiful houses and churches. For those of you who know how much I loved the historic center of Montpellier - this was a little bit the same and very beautiful. I also got a chance to go to some pre-carnaval celebrating - crazy and fun. ... read more

I spent this WE on Ilha de Marajo, where the buffalos are wild and stroll around the streets. It is a very primitive island with few cars but many bikes. On the somewhat scary trip to the island (there were big waves, not a very stable boat, people were screaming, bags were flying everywhere and I think that the life wests were hanging there more for decoration than for other purposes :o) I met a bunch of crazy Frenchies that I ended up sharing room with. I had my first warm shower (or should I say boiling since it was either icecold or boiling, hihi) since I came to Brazil. Very nice. We had some nice buffalo meet and then explored the only disco in town. After having tried three times, the bouncer lady finally decided ... read more

Wow!!!! The jugle has to e experieced i perso, there is o way I ca descrie how great my trip was....... (y the way, some letters are missig o my keyoard, just so you kow...). I started out five days ago wit some ordiary lidila tourist stuff. Saw where the rivers meet ad some water lilies ad Wet Piraya fishig (ad ate them - they actually tasted good), alligator hutig, jugle hikes etc. ut the REAL fu started whe I got a guide just for me to take me out capig i the jugle. I really thought of myself as a citygirl, ut i the ed of my five days stay all of the staff called me the jugle-girl! :o) I really liked the jugle campig eve though I proaly would't wat to do it for ... read more