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South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis January 7th 2008

Well yet again it’s been a while! To be honest I haven’t much to report - I wouldn’t want to bore you all with my endless tales of beach-going, and my complaints of the heat!! December was a fun month - my first ever summer birthday and a summer Christmas! It was hard to get into the spirit though, given the heat and sun - but I managed to cope alright ;-) In the evening of my birthday we went to a Latin American party which was perfect! I hadn’t danced salsa in so long and was missing it! And I spent Christmas in a very traditional Brazilian way - I had the midnight dinner on Christmas Eve with my friend Thiago and his family - which consisted of turkey, farofa, a type of waldorf salad ... read more
Santa Claus hangliding or parachuting is a popular theme here...
me and Thiago
Christmas Day on the beach

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina December 30th 2007

hello!!! hmm what have i been doing, i went to ilha grande for xmas for 4 nights, its near rio and has lots of rainforest and beautiful beaches and ocean, wouldve looked nicer if it was sunny more often, but it was a gorgeous place. heres a run down of my xmas: stuff myself on hostel breakfast as usual to avoid having to buy lunch, this breakfast is better than usual cos it has leftovers from xmas dinner the previous night go to beach and sunbathe and read and swim and eat pineapple lumps and fruit find peruvian girl i know at a beachfront restaurant and eat her leftovers, then the table next to us gives us their leftovers, eat those eat cake from the cake stall walk to pool and aqueduct in the forest, then ... read more
some buddies
pretty beach 12
pretty beach 17

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis December 24th 2007

1 semana numa ilha tranquila com recantos paradisiacos ficamos em casa de 3 garotas muito bacanas ;) muito bem recebidos , foi um tempo muito bem passado partida dia 23 rumo a punta del este, uruguay.... read more

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis December 24th 2007

Deciding that we were not up for a billion-hour bus ride from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires, we flew back to our first South American city in readiness for our entry into Brazil in time for Christmas. Instead of hostelling for the two nights in BA, we booked into the Fiers Park Hotel in Retiro as a Christmas treat. The hotel was conveniently located to the downtown area and shopping malls and, given our nicer accomodation and surrounds, our second trip to BA was definitely more pleasant than our first. After making some last minute purchases to complete our camping equipment checklist, we boarded our bus to Florianapolis, a mere 26 hours away! Needless to say, it was a looooooooong day. On our arrival on the island of Florianapolis we caught two further buses to reach our ... read more
Vista from our camping ground
Christmas Eve feast...
Christmas morning

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis December 20th 2007

Florianopolis is a great town in the South of Brazil. I stayed at a very cool Backpackers in Barra de Lagoa, which overlooked the beach and had a very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. They also provided free surfboards and kayaks, which I made use of. Basically my Florianopolis days where spent either relaxing at the beach, surfing or kayaking. In the evenings we usually had some beers and caipirinhas at the backpackers bar, accompanied by a game of texas hold'em. One of the days the backpackers organised a boat trip / boozecruise. Oh what fun we had! So all in all, Florianopolis was a great place for some time-out. Easily a place I could have spent more time at, though time is marching on, and Rio is waiting!... read more
view from the backpackers
kayaking
kayaking

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina December 13th 2007

9/12-13/12/07 From Foz de Iguazu, we made our way to the Brasilian coast overnight via Curitiba, Joinville, Porto Belo, and then finally to a small beach called Praia Bombinhas. The place was not over taken with tourists, in fact it felt like we were the only foreigners bar Brasilians on holiday. The sun was shining, the sand white silky smooth and the water was crystal clear and warm. We couldn't of asked for anything more to chill out for for a few days. We found a great hotel, Pousada Golphinis 1 & half blocks from the beach. We had chosen Praia Bombinhas as we read in the LP there was some good diving spots just off the coast where you could see sea turtles, dolphins and lots of tropical fish. We booked in some diving as ... read more
Paul & I
Praia Bombinhas
Kiwi getting some sun...

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis December 3rd 2007

Florianopolis So, we took a bus from Montevideo to Florianopolis. It was an overnight bus, and the bus attendants took our passports and entry forms from us when we boarded. We then woke up in the morning (in Brazil) with our passports stamped and entry forms complete...............no questions asked, no awakening at the border.............easiest border crossing ever. It was also the same deal when we entered Uruguay from Argentina. When we got to Florianopolis (which is on the Island of Santa Catarina), we boarded a local bus to take us to the other side of the island to a place called Barra Laguna (i think). The island is beautiful and we quickly noticed how active everyone was. Lots of joggers/walkers/surfers/swimmers. We checked into a hostel that Katie recommended, The Backpackers Shared House, which had free surfboard ... read more

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis December 1st 2007

Balneario Camboriu Onde vivo, onde moro, conhecida como a perola do Atlantico Sul, cidade com melhor qualidade de vida do Estado e quarta melhor do Pais... read more
Baln. Camboriu
bal camboriu
Por do Sol em Camboriu SC

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis November 24th 2007

CASAMENTO DA CARINA E DO DAVIS EM FLORIPA, DIA 24 DE NOVEMBRO DE 2007. O PASSEIO EM FLORIPA FOI DO DIA 19 DE NOVEMBRO ATÉ DIA 27. MUITO BOM ADOREI....... read more
eu e leticia, esperando pela Gisele, irma da carina.
lagoa da conceição
eu e le. curtindo uma praiana

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina November 19th 2007

A month ago I spent a holiday weekend at the beach with my roommates, Thiago and Eve, and another couple, Matias and Romina. As much fun as being the fifth wheel sounds...the poor weather, dirty hotel and 8 hour car ride complicated matters a bit. But I can't complain because I knew what I was getting into and it was not all that bad. We did get a little sun on Saturday, the seafood was good and it was a cool beach. Those of you that know we sometimes call my brother Josh "beal the seal" because of his middle name will probably get a kick out of the pictures. Funny to that Farol de Santa Marta was a beach he would love because it has great surfing. Another shout out to the bro...as of Friday ... read more
Accepted
Rough day
Taking it to the limit




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