This is the historic centre, where my Hostel was located. Its come to live today, as a lot of the shops, museums and restaurants that were boarded up for Carnaval have re-opened.
Finally a blog on Salvador... February 22nd 2007 It seems that I've been trying to write this blog for ever, I did get quite far previously but the computer I was using crashed before I could save it. I should have realised that a pc, so old it was running windows millennium edition was likely to be unstable.
Probably the first thing to say is my Rough Guide was right: a downpour can happen in Salvador at any time. There seems to be two types ... read more
South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more
In 2007 I wrote this blog to cover my trip to South America, where I mainly visited Argentina, Chile and Brazil (plus Uruguay and Easter Island).
Now I find that I'm going on another long trip, this time 10 weeks in South Africa, although this time its not purely a holiday, it is for work. So I'm thinking I should start blogging again. Since its a work trip I am not sure how much travel I'll actually do and what I'll end up writing about but here goes...
For those interested in the route of my South America trip its here:
http://local.live.com/?v=2&cid=75456FDB9A08F501!106
... full info