Blogs from Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America - page 16

well the boat trip over from ilha grande was cool....then on a bus to paraty....passed the nucliar power plant...water was a lot warmer....lol...then did a cruise around the islands off paraty in the pouring rain!!!! but got wet when j went for a swim and i lounged on the bout...nice!!!! off to soa paulo next........ read more

Hey, I know what you are thinking Brendon and i in a place called Party but no look again it's Paraty pronounced "parachie" this is also a very beautiful old fashioned place, a little harbour town with white wash buildings and art galleries. The town is built bellow sea level and when the tide is high the water fills some of the streets and the locals have to wear wellies to get into there homes, this has been happening here from day one and it doesn't leave any damage. On the second day in Paraty 6 of us from the group decide to hire a boat for the day, our tour leader tells us to relax for a couple of hours while he goes to negotiate a boat for us, when he tells us its under ... read more

It's been a while, so apologies. After my last post we spent our final night in Rio. Had a fairly quiet one, pizza and a couple of beers then an early night (after Billy and I watched Failure to Launch in the hotel - a truly shocking film). The next day was an early ish start, we were on the road at 9, heading south from Rio along the Costa Verde, to a town called Paraty, along with seemingly the rest of the Brazilian population since the traffic was pretty much at a standstill. Paraty is a very pretty town, quite European in its appearance, and this weekend there was a festival on (think it may have been something to do with independence, but independence from whom I'm not sure), so the place was packed with ... read more

An incredibly beautiful old town with over 70 islands and stunning beaches - why then do so many travellers miss it out?! We had a great time there eating loads of Acai (Brazil´s super fruit), getting Capoeira and break dancing lessons from locals in a club and watching Mike do a shot of chili oil! Our guide to getting by with no Portuguese *Ordering chicken breasts in the supermarket (creator Mike) Steps 1. Start by bending you arms into chicken wings. 2. Then flap a few times. 3. Finish by grabbing your breasts. (Success rate 100%). *How to swap a big not for change (creator Charlie) Steps 1. Hold the note flat in the palm of one hand. 2. Use your other hand to Karate chop along the note. (Success rate 100%) *Asking whether the drink ... read more

Well... Pra onde ir????? em pleno feriadão de 1 de maio???????????? Fui trabalhar no sábado e lá no meu horario de almoço escolhi dois lugares... Paraty e Ilha Bela, mas eis a pergunta...para qual dos dois ir????????????? Queria saber uma coisa importante... o tempo nesses dois lugares! Entrei no Clima tempo e ví que o tempo estaria meio chuvoso em Ilha bela entao nao compensaria ir para lá... resolvi ir para Paraty!!!!!!! fechou! Chegando em casa entrei no site da rodoviaria e ví o preço das passagens 38,00 ída e volta entao ja comprei e reservei para o dia 27/04 e dia 01/05. Nao sei que milagre consegui vaga no hostell de Paraty para 4 dias em quarto coletivo, liguei e marquei reserva.Minha primeira experiência de viajar sozinha, sem nenhum amigo, sem ninguém. Eu...Eu...e Eu!!!! Fui!!!!!! ... read more