Today was a day of surprises. I woke up with plans to go visit the Itaipu dam on the recommendation of a girl I met on the bus yesterday (she was heading home from work and I was heading to my hotel from the Argentinean side of the Falls). Her name is Dani and she’s [...]
Today I took a cab to Argentina for $35. Had my passport stamped and was dropped off at the visitors center. The Iguazu Falls visitor’s center in Argentina is totally different than the Brazilian side. In Argentina, there are lots of walking paths to go explore and even a train to take you around. It [...]
My last stop in Brazil is already here. I landed last night via TAM airlines and decided to stay at a nice 4 star hotel for my final memories of Brazil. I took a 5 minute cab ride to the San Martin, mind you, where I have NO reservations and find out they only have 3 [...]
I woke up this morning just aching to have some fun. Not just lie out under the sun and watch the waves crash kind of fun, but something more energetic… Maybe take out a dune buggy, do some jet skiing, motorcycle riding or ideally, some kind of adventure.
So I hit the lobby of the hotel where [...]
I’m enjoying a culinary meal that I wish I could share with you directly through my blog but unfortunatly my words will have to suffice. I’m at the 28 year old restaurant, Beijupirá in Porto de Galinhas.
Beijupirá has the distinction of being the most expensive restaurant in Porto de Galinhas, but it’s not expensive by [...]
Yesterday I jumped on a bus back to Recife. When I arrived I tried to check into a hotel first thing but they were booked up. I tried another hotel, same thing. At the third hotel I asked the front desk clerk why there seemed to be no availability and he told me the largest [...]
My hotel in Joao Pessoa has bikes to take out for the day so I decided to get some exercise. Everday since I’ve been in Brazil I do quite a bit of walking but today, the bike was much more fun. I headed North on the beach road, Av. Joao Mauricio. Past the shopping mall, [...]
Night before last I had a great meal at an authentic Brazilian Restaurant. Foreign types of rices, soups, meats, etc. I’ve come to just try things. 90% of the time I have no idea what it is but I try it anyways. Some great stuff and some very peculiar dishes, but hey, that’s why I’m [...]
Olinda is a historical city just North of Recife. O’Linda directly translated from Portuguese means, “Oh, Beautiful” describing the cities location on the Atlantic Ocean’s coastline. It has also been awared the title of a, “World Heritage Site” by UNESCO for being a place of cultural and physical significance.
I jumped on a bus in Recife [...]
So today I got up, ate breakfast and jumped into a cab. First stop, Marco Zero which is the point the Portuguese settlers first landed in the 1500’s. From there I took a self guided walking trip through the streets past many of the historical buildings of Recife and stepped into the oldest church in [...]
