Blogs from Brazil, South America - page 554

No er vi endelig kommet oss litt nordover i landet, paa oestkysten i staten Bahia. Byen heter Salvador og er en eksplosjon av lukter, lyder og mennesker i alle farger og former!! Vi digger stedet allede! Haavard har jo vaert her foer, han var her i 5 uker for ti aar siden, paa spraakkurs. Vi faar ogsaa se de triste sidene av Brasil, masse gatebarn som proever aa selge smykker, armbaand og tyggis og sigaretter. De er jo saa soete, men vi er ikke saa interessert i hverken smykker eller sigaretter saa vi maa bare avvise de. Heldigvis saa gir de seg, enkeltvis er de ikke saerlig masete av seg, men de er jo saa utrolig mange av de saa totalt saa kan det bli litt slitsomt. Det er ogsaa endel ekle bleike menn(sikkert med tykke ... read more

Lucy forgot to mention I was called up to represent my country whilst in the Pantanal. I tried not to get too overwhelmed making my debut against Brazil away but ultimately there was little I could do to prevent a 5-3 shock defeat. The shock wasnt we lost but that Brazil played long-ball! I would like to say it was one of the proudest moments of my life to pull on that Engalnd jersey and run out in front of a packed house but as we had to play ¨skins¨ and the crowd buggered off as soon as the lunch bell was rung it would be a lie. That is except one hilarious Brazilian who made the joke about the English needing sun-tan cream every two minutes. Maybe I should have took some notice as by ... read more

Iguazu falls. Another UNESCO world heritage site. We went to both the Argentinian and Brazillian sides of the falls. Quick stats - higher than Niagra falls and wider than Victoria falls. As for Brazil - other than being half the area of south america it also has borders with every other country in South America, other than Ecuador and Chile. The Argentinian side gives the magnified view and then the Brazil side is an overall picture. It was still pretty amazing, although the water levels are as low as they have ever been. You can see where the waterfalls should have been, but the levels were so low in places there were pools of stagnent water. Hopefully they will get more rain soon. It still looked amazing. Set in the midst of jungle with Tucans and ... read more

La oss understreke at vi har det helt fantastisk selv om vaeret er smaasurt og Haavard er blitt forkjoelet! Siris bihuler er forresten helt fine, for de som maatte lure. I dag hadde vi to nye ting paa agendaen; 1) sjekke ut Paraguay med sin grenseby Ciudad del Este, og 2) dra til fugleparken ved Iguacu (Brasil-siden). Vi tok buss fra hostellet til Ciudad del Este. Siri satt og knuget passet halvt i filler og var nervoes da vi passerte tungt bevaepnede grensevakter med lavt blodsukker og tilsynelatende liten humoristisk sans. 30 meter fra grenseovergangen kommer byen Ciudad del Este som et knyttneveslag i mellomgulvet. Noen av dere har kanskje vaert i Stroemstad paa flesketur og sett handelskulturen der? Og noen av dere har kanskje vaert paa rockefestival og sett alle salgsbodene der? Ta begge disse ... read more

Well today is my last day in paradise, that is my last day at the beach in Porto Seguro. Andrea and I had an awesome time here soaking up the sun. She left early (05:00) yesterday morning to Rio to catch her flight to Mexico City and left me to enjoy an extra two days here. Luckly we met a young German couple who were holidaying here until they go to Bolivia so I´ve been hanging out with them since Andrea left. The tour company we came with, cvc, has been great. We did a city tour on monday followed by a visit to the north beach. This beach is heavily commercialized with bar after bar on the sand where you can enjoy a cold Capirinha before a dip in the ocean, but there are so ... read more