Blogs from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America - page 21

Given the past few weeks of long bus journeys we decided to treat ourselves and fly from Manaus to Salvador :-) After a few hours on an aeroplane we arrived to Salvador in the wee hours of the morning. Unfortunately the hostel we booked for our first night was really really dirty so we moved first thing the following morning to a more central hostel in the old town called Laranjares (brilliant hostel with fantastic staff and facilities). We spent the next couple of days chilling in Salvador, wandering around the streets and visiting churches and local plazas. Despite the poor weather (cloudy and raining!) there is something really appealing about Salvador. The streets are full of colour, the buildings are full of character and regardless of the time of day you can always hear some ... read more

Salvador is a beautiful colonial city looking out over the South Atlantic - cobbled streets and brightly coloured buildings. Often called Africa in exile due to it's mainly afro-carribean population, we certainly felt like we stood out here more than anywhere (Katie especially). Food in Salvador was far spicier than in the rest of Brazil on account of this, which was certainly a welcome variation. As was a deliecious type of meat called "Carne do Sol" - beef that had been salted and then sun dried (a variation called "Carne do sol y luna" we reasoned was simply the same stuff that they had forgotten to bring in). img= http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v300/145/67/223401787/n223401787_6942251_2874.jpg center Possibly even nicer than Quito Old Town... img= http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v300/145/67/223401787/n223401787_6942255_4120... read more

Parece mentira pero si, en menos de 10 dias se acabo mi aventura... vuelvo a casa chicos !!!!!! La verdad...NO tengo ganas;;; y si por mi fuera no volveria, pero supongo que tengo que volver a mis responsabilidades y ganar un poquito de dinero ...creo que estoy arruinada!!!!. La verdad no me importa lo mas minimo, sin lugar a dudas ha sido el dinero mejor invertido de mi vida y pienso seguir haciendo mas inversiones como esta. El aterrizaje a la vida real va a ser forzoso, dejar estas playas maravillosas, el sol, la alegria de los bahianos y cariocas por.... el asfalto de Londres, el metro y las caras marchitas y palidas de los londinenses .... ufff solo la idea me da dolor de cabeza! Como estuvo planeado Raquel y yo fuimos a la ... read more

Mi viaje de Buenos Aires a Iguazu fue un placer, cogi un autobus nocturno de lujo! mejor que un avion. Servian comida caliente, vino, el asiento se inclinaba hasta 180 grados !!!asi que era estar como en una cama y por primera vez no me tuve que tragar peliculas de Jacki Chan!!!! Las 17 horas de viaje pasaron volando, cuando abri los ojos las luces y el trafico de la ciudad habian desaparecido, de nuevo estaba en un ambiente de lo mas tropical. Las cascadas las vi desde el lado Argentino primero y despues desde el lado Brasilero. Durante dos dias un sentimiento de felicidad desbordada me invadio, la energia positiva de las cascadas se contagia y todo el mundo sonrie, se abraza cuando ve esa fuerza increible de la naturaleza. Conoci a Laura una chica ... read more

Today is my last day in Bahia. I got the ferry from Morro de Sao Paulo to Salvador yesterday, and went to a candomble show last night, which was pretty interesting. Everyone wearing white, dancing and making weird noises (supposedly in a trance). This was an "authentic" candomble ritual - "not for the tourists" - but even though there were more tourists than locals, it was still nice. Today I went to another capoeira practice, and I am flying to Rio de Janeio later. I will have 2 more days in Rio, and then home.... read more