Blogs from Santa Catarina, Brazil, South America - page 5

Bom dia aus Brasilien, liebe Leute! Heute gibts nun, wie versprochen, eine erste kleine Episode meines Travelblogs (bzw. Reisenetztagebuch ^^), den ich über die Zeit hier in Brasilen führen werde. Ich werde versuchen, etwa alle zwei Wochen was zu bloggen, je nach Ereignisaufkommen :-D Am letzten Donnerstag gings nun denn los, von Dresden über Frankfurt und Rio nach Florianopolis. Für die, die es interessiert, also mich zum Beispiel: Dresden-Frankfurt (LH205): Lufthansa Boeing 737-300 Registrierung: D-ABXP „Fulda“ Delivery date 21.01.1988 (jaja, so ne ollen Schüsseln hat die Bushansa, da war ich zwei Jahre alt...) Frankfurt-Rio (LH500): Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 Registrierung: D-AIGY „Lünen“ Delivery date 05.06.2000 Rio-Florianopolis (JJ3417): TAM Airbus 320-200 Registrierung: PR-MAE Delivery date 26.06.2002 Lief auch alles bis Rio ganz wunderbar und supe... read more

After an anxious wait at the ANCAP (service station) on highway 9 we boarded our bus for the overnight ride to Florianopolis. Floripa, the local abbreviation for Florianopolis, is a substantial island just off the coast of Brazil and it is connected by a bridge to the mainland. We enjoyed the beach environment at Campeche Beach on the eastern side of the island and, despite the autumn season, we had some lovely days with temperatures in the mid 20’s. I enjoyed swimming and body surfing and we both enjoyed long walks on the beach. We holed up at Floripa Surf Hostel; more like an apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom. The very short walk to the beach was at the end of the street, just two houses away, but other amenities required more of a walk. ... read more

Something I missed from a few days prior to this was I saw a guy get creamed on a peddle bike, he was done for, right in the middle of a busy street in Buenos Aires. He managed one last grasp and collapsed. People really need to take more care when driving or crossing streets, South American drivers are the craziest i've seen so far. The rest of the week in Buenos Aires was relaxing for me, I got into a bit of a routine in the city, knew where I liked to eat and what I liked to do there. The last night there I decided to have a few extra drinks and ended up getting risiculously drunk, this shouldn't happen in a foreign environment. I had eaten a few cheesburgers and drank a bottle ... read more

Every holiday requires a day or two at the seaside, so again I had no choice but to relax and go with the expectation! Only choosing which beach to visit in Floripa is a bit more tricky than at home as although the island is only 33 miles long and 11 miles wide it offers no less than 42 separate beaches to visit. This means that even though there are decisions to be made, experimenting until you find the perfect one for you really is not too much of a hardship! Each part of the Island offers a very different experience; the northern part of the Ilha is very commercialised with hotels on the beachfront and crowded sands, the eastern part of the island is more peaceful and relaxed and the southern beaches are tranquil and ... read more

From the airport we arrived to our hostel, after transferring buses 3 times. Since Chloe hated the feeling of wasting a day traveling, she was adamant about having to get to the beach. So as soon as we checked in, we tossed our bags down and ran to the ocean, 5 minutes away. After an hour on the beach, Chloe´s travel anxiety was washed away and she was back to the smiling mermaid I knew. With the essential beach time out of the way, we headed to the market to pick up food for dinner. But as it was Sunday in a small beach community, there was only 1 market open with questionable meat and veggies. We picked out what we could and went back to the hostel, only to learn that we had to wait ... read more