Blogs from Morro de São Paulo, Bahia, Brazil, South America - page 4

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From Salvador we took a Catamaran to Morro de Sao Paulo. We read articles that the journey was rough but seriously - ITS ROUGH! Penny tried to hold out but lost the battle right at the end. A good tip is to sit at the back of the boat and look straight ahead of you breathing in deeply. Penny did spot a whale though and managed to find the strength to shout and point at it so that everyone got to see it too! BUT the journey is worth it. This place is beautiful. Its also a travellers hub and we met up with people that we were in Arrial with which was really nice. There are no cars. Luggage (and sometimes people) are transported by men in wheelborrows with taxi written on them. The first ... read more

Sodeli, dschuel isch verbi und mir chend ues jetzt wieder am reise widme. het guet tue chli portugiesisch lerne. chaemmer ues doch jetzt guet mit dene luet verstaendige. also noch dem mir denn dschuel am fritig fertig gmacht hend hemmer ues am samstig scho uf de weg noch morro de são paolo gmacht. e insle wo e mega beliebts ferie ziel isch. noed nur fuer touris sondern au fuer brasileiros. vo salvador chammer entweder mitem katamaran oder mit de faehre/bus/schiff. mir hend ues natuerlich fuer die zweiti variante entschiede wo halb so tuer gsi isch wie die ander und zuedem vil interessanter. sind also zerscht mitere riise faehre uf d'insle itaparica, wo salvador vorglageret isch gfahre und nochig vo doete witer mitem bus bis uf valenca chli witer im suede. und denn zum schluss numol e ... read more

I took a boat to Morro de Sao Paulo - An island which is located in a 2 hours distance from Salvador. From the boat Salvador looked like a really beautiful city (not at all like San Antonio), and it felt to me as if I was leaving all my troubles behind in Salvador. When I arrived, I realized that every image I had about tropical islands, was true in Morro - Magnificent beaches, a little bit of jungle, palm and coconut trees on the beach, beautiful women. Here for the first time I truly understood the meaning of the Spanish word 'tranquello' (there is no good translation, but you can try relax / calm / no problems). I met here allot of interesting people - From Switzerland, Germany, France, Argentina, Spain and even tourists from ... read more

- FOOD: BBQ with lots of delicious meat bought to you, the best pina coldadas in the world made from scratch by the sweetest cocktail seller, fantastic breakfasts with toastie maker, crab served in it's shell with VERY hot sauce, good steaks. - AREA: Small island with no roads or cars, 4 tropical beaches, nice boutique shops, no ATMs, hardly any people due to low season, lighthouse parties, choppy boat trip to an even quieter beach. First experience of showers that give you electric shocks. - PEOPLE: VERY friendly with non aggressive selling skills, strong 'taxi' men who push wheelbarrows, jewellery sellers galore, 'charming' locals. - WEATHER: Rainy and grey for a few days, sunny and hot eventually (as we were leaving). Sun 1st May: I woke up to be made to feel even more hospitable ... read more