Blogs from Brazil, South America - page 628

Hey all, this is faith writing. i arrived in rio on the 9th and bru and i spent a night in rio. the waves were really big on the beach by our hotel, and there were tons of surfers out. We drove through sao paolo, spent a night on the road, and then arrived in Curitiba, the capital city of the state of Parana. We stayed at a hotel across from a park, and at the end of pedestrian mall. All day and into the evening the mall was filled with people shopping and eating at the sidewalk cafes, even when it dropped to the 50s at night. Good weather for sipping quentao - similar to mulled wine - and people watching. It gets dark around 6pm because its winter, but everyone stays outside to socialize, ... read more

Sorry guys, this entry i've done for some friends in Brasil, so it's in portuguese!! Ola pessoal, bem vindo ao blog da nossa viagem. Ultimamente eu tenho recebido varios emails de pessoas com duvidas sobre mochilao de pessoas do Orkut, atravez do meu fotolog (fotolog.com/fernandovala), ou sites de viagens. Entao eu decidi colocar esse FAQ aqui, assim todos que quiserem podem ter acesso as perguntas e respostas. Estou disposto a responder a todos que quiserem, se vc tiver outra duvida que nao esta incluida aqui, eh so colocar um comment que eu respondo, e se for de interesse de todos, incluo no texto. Se quiserem mandar um email com um monte de perguntas, pode tambem! Eu respondo na boa, nao fique acanhado!! Entao, la vai!! 1 - Fernando, só curiosidade, qual seu motivo pra ter ido ... read more

This is Vincent. To be honest the idea of having an entry for friends we made on our way, came from his web site(www.planetvince.com). This friendly Irish guy, with his 40 centimeter beard, is always the central attraction for the locals when walking on the streets!! His Irish accent is almost incomprehensible, but fits very well with his role of a drug dealer in the movie he took part in when he was in India. He is a very funny guy, but he's always complaining about being bored.... hehehe. We first met in Istanbul and then in Olympus, where we started to travel together until parting in Syria. We met him for the third time while . He is member of the group. ... read more

If travel trough out the world is a common dream... why not realize it??? Done: Countries visited 56 Europe: Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Vatican, Portugal, Spain, France, Monaco, Andorra, England, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland Middle East: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Iran Africa: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Rep. Dem. Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Malawi, Djibouti Asia: Pakistan, China, Nepal, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar (don't count, too short), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Mongolia The route: Travel trough three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia) in three years (Three and a half maybe?). We already expanded from the original 2 years with 8 mont... read more

Although Caracas wasn't at all appealing, after some time travelling you start appreciating different things and the usual turist stuff is not that interesting anymore. I think that's why I enjoyed the five days I stayed there, in spite of the ugly place. Eva was still too weak to take care of herself, so I stayed longer than I had originally planned. She was going to fly back to the Netherlands on July 31. We went back to the doctor several times to take more tests and by the time I left, on the 30th, she was a lot better. I had two options to get to Brazil from Caracas. There is a convenient and comfortable direct bus, with bed-like seats (buscama), but it would go through the south of Venezuela and north of Brazil, areas ... read more