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South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre February 23rd 2010

Porto Alegre - Day 28 I was originally going to include this entry at the bottom of my Uruguay blog, because I was only here for a couple of nights and didn’t think it required its own review. I arrived on the morning of the 8th Feb, in the poring rain, with no accommodation booked and no real knowledge of the city. The tourist information office at the bus station gave me the name of a hotel, which she assured me was cheap and located close to the centre of town. I was familiar with the name of the hotel, but seriously suspect it is not part of the chain…The Ritz…not quite! Oh well, it is cheap, it is centrally located and is more than sufficient for my needs over the next couple of nights before ... read more
The Ritz
The Ritz

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre February 22nd 2010

Post 4: Trecho 2: Paris -- Copenhagen Aqui graças a dica do meu amigo Antônio Vieira Jr. procurei vôos diretamente no site norwegian.com Comparado com o momondo.com, consegui passagens até EUR 20 mais baratas, o que pra quem está apertando custos já é significativo. O aeroporto de partida em Paris é o de Orly (tipo Congonhas em São Paulo) que faz vôos dentro da Europa. Do centro de Paris (referencial é o Arco do Triunfo) são 14 kg. Existem shuttle de ônibus (EUR 10/pessoa) ou trem. O passe do trem para 3 dias custa EUR 18/pessoa. Vôo escolhido: Paris (Orly) -- Copenhagen (CPH) Companhia: NORWEGIAN Valor para duas pessoas: EUR 150 Em reais: R$390 Bagagem: Uma mala de mão + mala de porão até 20kg. Até mais. Alex.... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre February 17th 2010

Post 3: Passagens dentro da Europa Continuando a saga, fixamos as cidades-base que gostaríamos de visitar. Escolha da Laura: Barcelona Escolha do Alex: Copenhagem Escolha do Universo: Paris Lugar já visitado que gostaria de retornar: Munique Feito isso, começamos as pesquisas-- www.momondo.com Vale lembrar que começamos a pesquisa 90 dias antes da viagem. Trecho1: Barcelona -- Paris Decidimos fazer este primeiro trecho pela proximidade e farta ofertas de vôo. Existem pelo menos, 50 opções nas mais variadas companhias. O MOMONDO mostra as opções por preço sempre do menor para o maior. Vôo escolhido: Barcelona (BCN) -- Paris (CDG) Companhia: EASYJET Valor para duas pessoas: EUR 67,00 Em reais: R$188,00 Bagagem: Uma mala de mão + mala de porão até 20kg. ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre February 16th 2010

Post2: PASSAGENS AÉREAS: Para compra de passagens aéreas existem diversos sites que fazem comparativo de preços/horários/destinos. Procuramos logicamente por companhias "low cost" que fizessem vôos em aeroportos secundários. Para nossa surpresa, existem companhias "low cost" que fazem vôos para aeroportos centrais (melhores localizados e com mais opções de transporte) com preços realmente em conta. O melhor site acessado por mim (até por ser mais amigável) foi o MOMONDO (www.momondo.com). Outros úteis e também acessados: www.lastminute.com www.ryanair.com www.easyjet.com www.germanwings.com www.sas.com www.norwegian.com HOTÉIS: Disparado, o melhor site acessado foi o BOOKING (www.booking.com). Totalmente em português, o site classifica os hotéis por número de estrelas, distância do centro da cidade e possui ainda um ranking de pontuação dos hóspedes que usaram... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre February 15th 2010

Primeiro post... Bom, decidimos fazer a viagem por dois motivos: curiosidade e senso de oportunidade. Eu (Alex) já tive oportunidade de fazer algumas viagens a trabalho e desde então sinto que a Laura também deve viver esta experiência. As viagens que fiz anteriormente tiveram grande poder de transformação. Aprendi novas culturas, vivenciei diferenças e me tornei uma pessoa melhor, mais tolerante. Depois de idas e vindas, duas viagens agendadas e desmarcadas chegou o momento. Resolvemos ir em Abril/10, devido a baixa temporada (antes do verão europeu), com isso esperávamos conseguir vôos e hotéis mais baratos. E deu certo. Para compra das passagens optamos por comprar com uma agência de viagens devido ao alto valor e por obtermos algumas garantias fazendo isso. A agência escolhida foi a Maringá Turismo. Fui atendido pela Sra. Fabiana Novais (51 3228 ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre December 28th 2009

After our three week beach nirvana in Morro , we returned to Salvador for one night, to our not quite finished hostel, which was, not surprisingly, still being worked on. We were evicted from our room for a few hours while they installed a ceiling fan. I am convinced the entire country of Brazil is in some state of construction or rehab. They finally installed a mirror over the bathroom sink! We returned to Eric’s favorite luncheonette where they had a buffet of food sold by the kilo. We learned during our last visit that it was cheaper to order the plato freito - food from the buffet, but they chose what we ate, for only $4. It came with fried chicken, rice and beans, a salad, and spaghetti, all on one plate. I received my ... read more
Santa Found us in Brazil
With Juliana and Thales
In Home BBQ

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre January 24th 2009

We arrived in Porto Alegre at 11am and checked into the Marechal Hotel, only thing it had going for it was the all you can eat buffet next door! Boucs and I walked around the shops, then got a bus to the Total Shopping Centre where we also walked around for a bit, saw lots of cool little funky boutique stores and had some coffee and a slice of cheese cake - nice! Walked back into town via the soho area, then explored the little markets and fruit stalls. Visited the Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul, which was a pretty cool art gallery. Visited the Parque Farroupila which was a nice little park which also had a zoo, but was closed by the time Boucs and I got there. We then grabbed a ... read more
Palm trees
The famous Porto Alegre sunset!
Clubbing!

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre January 11th 2009

Last week I started my Brazilian adventure in the southern state of Rio Grande Do Sul. I was lucky enough to have my good friend Marcus (a Porto Alegre local who I met years back while working in the Whitsundays) and his girlfriend Fernanda, be my hosts and show me around. After my night bus from Montevideo, Marcus kindly met me at the bus terminal and we wandered the streets of Porto Alegre before heading on a road trip into the hills to some gorgeous towns such as Gramado and Canela. The first thing I noticed about Brazil was how green and lush it was. It really is very tropical especially after experiencing a very hot a dry Uruguay. There are also so many different looking people that make up Brazil. Crossing the street you cannot ... read more
Torres
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre December 28th 2008

We left Punta del Diablo having had a different but satisfying Christmas. Ahead of us lay our final month. Our last country, Brazil, the crazy one right at the end. We don't know anyone from Brazil, or even anyone who has been to Brazil, as far as we remember, so our knowledge of the country and its people comes from media and travel guides. Images of hotted headed South Americans, passion, danger, football, samba and so on filled our mind. After travelling for so long, we had developed a slight cockiness, we had managed to survive so far and have few problems, so despite its reputation, Brazil would be a breeze, or so we thought. It didn't start too well, the debarcle at Chuy gave us a slightly negative vibe, and a sense of uselessness and ... read more
Torres and the terrapins 002
Torres and the terrapins 003
Torres and the terrapins 004

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre November 22nd 2008

Been a while since I've had a chance to add to this - lots of shuttling around the place - from floripa I headed to porto alegre to meet Gigi gabi and gustavo (Gigi and Gabis sister is called Graziela) I didn't meet any other porto alegrians so can"t confirm whether they are only allowed names begining with G! The lads surprised me with a trip to Gustavos parents timeshare in Gramado - This town is unbelievable - its been christmas land there for about three weeks already . At 9 they have a big fanfare for turning on the lights and they go go for it bigger than Disney would. So it was nice see a bit of that in case I'm down in the antartctic when it comes around for real. The next day ... read more
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