This is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Brazil. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2005:1584 RealTravel members http://realtravel.com/images/logo-for-feeds.jpg (c) 2006 RealTravel.com 2008-03-20T20:43:04Z 340090http://www.feedburner.comThis is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Brazil. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6721660 2008-03-19T02:14:05Z 2008-03-20T20:43:04Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/sao_paulo-brazil-reviews-hotels-d74105.html">Sao Paulo, Brazil.</a></p> <p>When I arrived in São Paulo, I just took the Metro there to the place where Lilian lived. Lilian, a travel friend I met in Buenos Aires, is a Brazilian and studies in São Paulo. She invited me to crash at her place while I was staying in São Paulo.</p><p>She lived with three other girls in a place very convenient to the metro. Her other roommates Bea, Juliana and Bruna were also a lot of fun and the best was that they all spoke quit good English :-) So my three days in São Paulo ended up to be a very fun time.</p><p>They all introduced me to many Brazilian dishes and tradition. Some examples ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/sao_paulo-journals-j6721660.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_X8l6jLeFf6yrT4Ueee1-fdW6N3k_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/X8l6jLeFf6yrT4Ueee1-fdW6N3k_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_X8l6jLeFf6yrT4Ueee1-fdW6N3k_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=X8l6jLeFf6yrT4Ueee1-fdW6N3k_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsao_paulo-journals-j6721660.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/sao_paulo-journals-j6721660.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6721636 2008-03-19T02:12:06Z 2008-03-19T14:54:52Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/paraty-rio_de_janeiro-reviews-hotels-d1208549.html">Paraty, Rio de Janeiro.</a></p> <p>Sunday I took a bus towards south ... hopefully I would have better weather down there. Brazil has so many beautiful beaches and I wanted to enjoy at least one of them!</p><p>So I took a bus to Paraty, a little town with easy beach access through public buses. It just sounded really nice and perfect for me to chill out ... my last couple of days here in South America I wanted to relax and just put up my tent at one of the beautiful beaches ... well, that was my plan anyway ... and then came the reality or should I say the weather ...</p><p>When I arrived in Paraty, it was raining cats and dogs ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/paraty-journals-j6721636.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_uBxR7iN72nqz6XdgCNmTBQ1g0pM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/uBxR7iN72nqz6XdgCNmTBQ1g0pM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_uBxR7iN72nqz6XdgCNmTBQ1g0pM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=uBxR7iN72nqz6XdgCNmTBQ1g0pM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fparaty-journals-j6721636.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/paraty-journals-j6721636.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-14:6700269 2008-03-14T16:30:46Z 2008-03-19T14:30:42Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/rio_de_janeiro-brazil-reviews-hotels-d18486.html">Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.</a></p> <p>After a 24h bus ride I arrived in Rio de Janeiro. The bus ride was actually lots of fun ... a Girls Volleyball team from Sweden and a Boys Soccer team from São Paulo in one bus. You can imagine, that that combination was just entertainment pure ;-) ... who wanted to sleep anyway? Too bad, that the boys got of the bus in São Paulo ... the last 6 hours of the ride were kind of boring ...</p><p>The landscape was first still green and almost flat, later it became more and more hilly and even more greener ... while we drove through São Paulo I saw very poor neighborhoods. Some sheds were build ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/rio_de_janeiro-journals-j6700269.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_q7MNfT6493mBCS98yf06IYDtK-A_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/q7MNfT6493mBCS98yf06IYDtK-A_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_q7MNfT6493mBCS98yf06IYDtK-A_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=q7MNfT6493mBCS98yf06IYDtK-A_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Frio_de_janeiro-journals-j6700269.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/rio_de_janeiro-journals-j6700269.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-20:4565722 2007-05-20T17:07:07Z 2008-03-14T17:17:05Z Un Petit Tour http://realtravel.com/member-m2516035-un_petit_tour.html <p>a entry by Un Petit Tour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ouro_preto-brazil-reviews-hotels-d18451.html">Ouro Preto, Brazil.</a></p> <p>Après un arrêt de quelques jours à Rio, on est partis pour Ouro Preto, autre ville coloniale pleine de charme...mais cette fois -ci avec beaucoup plus de vie brésiliène à l'intérieur ! Ouro Preto c'était en fait le 2ème pôle très important d'Amérique du Sud pour l'extraction de l'or (avec Potosi en Bolivie)...Il y a tout plein de jolies petites églises et ça monte et ça descend sans arrêt ! Il y a plein d'artisanat local et beaucoup de jeunes grâce aux universités, donc c'était fort sympathique de se retrouver le soir pour boire un coup,faire des rencontres, écouter de la musique ... </p><p>En ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ouro_preto-journals-j4565722.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_hzQjSpqwUAfbX9vBHyEbbGfl6Qw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/hzQjSpqwUAfbX9vBHyEbbGfl6Qw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_hzQjSpqwUAfbX9vBHyEbbGfl6Qw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=hzQjSpqwUAfbX9vBHyEbbGfl6Qw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fouro_preto-journals-j4565722.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ouro_preto-journals-j4565722.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-04:4438115 2007-05-04T02:04:41Z 2008-03-14T17:11:27Z Un Petit Tour http://realtravel.com/member-m2516035-un_petit_tour.html <p>a entry by Un Petit Tour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/paraty-rio_de_janeiro-reviews-hotels-d1208549.html">Paraty, Rio de Janeiro.</a></p> <p>Parati (ou Paraty), c'est une ancienne ville coloniale classée Patrimoine Mondial, au sud de Rio et entourée de plages magnifiques...C'est tout petit et très charmant, tout a été soigneusement restauré (un peu trop à notre avis!). Même s'il fait bon s'y promener, on a trouvé dommage qu'il y ait tous ces magasins pour touristes et que la plupart des brésiliens qui y vivaient aient en fait vendu leur maison (souvent à des etrangers, dont pas mal de francçis!) pour habiter à l'extérieur où les prix sont moins chers...Donc, Paraty, pour nous, a perdu cette atmosphère brésilienne si chaleureuse ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/paraty-journals-j4438115.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_wAciGzWypMItVPF-0qhOySc4pGg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/wAciGzWypMItVPF-0qhOySc4pGg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_wAciGzWypMItVPF-0qhOySc4pGg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=wAciGzWypMItVPF-0qhOySc4pGg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fparaty-journals-j4438115.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/paraty-journals-j4438115.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-17:5327894 2007-08-17T15:02:18Z 2008-02-28T19:33:16Z Andre & Marcela http://realtravel.com/member-m4327209-andre__marcela.html <p><em>"Ok... so we basically ate lots then waited for camera, then ate some more!!!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Andre &amp; Marcela from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/niteroi-rio_de_janeiro-reviews-hotels-d5327886.html">Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro.</a></p> <p>So... Niteroi was much like a pause in time. We recently had our camera break while we were in Petropolís and getting a new one proved to be a very long process. You see, like most countries in the world, you have to pay taxes for imported electronics. However, Brazil has taken this to an extreme... cameras here are sometimes 2 or 3 times more expensive than in the US. So, our idea was to buy a camera online, have it sent to Andre´s mom, and have her send it to Brazil. All of that pretty much worked as planned, except that when it got to Niteroi we had to pay 60% of the cost of the camera!!! ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/niteroi-journals-j5327894.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_bc05VrhpqwPmLyQCKvps23DxIPk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/bc05VrhpqwPmLyQCKvps23DxIPk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_bc05VrhpqwPmLyQCKvps23DxIPk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=bc05VrhpqwPmLyQCKvps23DxIPk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fniteroi-journals-j5327894.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/niteroi-journals-j5327894.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-19:6215186 2007-12-19T01:25:47Z 2007-12-23T19:12:29Z Gypsy Jan http://realtravel.com/member-m5911732-gypsy_jan.html <p>a entry by Gypsy Jan from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/foz_do_iguacu-brazil-reviews-hotels-d77115.html">Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.</a></p> <p>Tuesday, 18th December, 2007.</p><p>Wow, Wow, Wow, AWESOME!! MAGESTIC!! Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil.</p><p>What a wonderful day full of adventure and awe. We were picked up from the hotel at 8.30 by the loveliest guide called Carlos and driven to the heliport for our short but wonderful flight over the Foz do Iguaçu. Just Sheila and myself went up. Whilst we were waiting for our turn we hit a major hurdle when Carlos said that Nelson didn´t have an acceptable ID, required for entry into Argentina in the afternoon. He only carries an old one from the army days, which they said didn´t comply. We ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/foz_do_iguacu-journals-j6215186.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_m4.Mjp.LcgMiyX.ciFdVkGGm-bk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/m4.Mjp.LcgMiyX.ciFdVkGGm-bk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_m4.Mjp.LcgMiyX.ciFdVkGGm-bk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=m4.Mjp.LcgMiyX.ciFdVkGGm-bk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Ffoz_do_iguacu-journals-j6215186.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/foz_do_iguacu-journals-j6215186.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-18:6214158 2007-12-18T20:05:49Z 2007-12-21T14:14:08Z Matt&Bex http://realtravel.com/member-m6023318-mattbex.html <p>a entry by Matt&amp;Bex from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/florianopolis-brazil-reviews-hotels-d76895.html">Florianopolis, Brazil.</a></p> <p>Florianopolis is an island off the coast of Brazil. We decided that some beach time would be good for us and allow us to get a tan so we did not always look like Gringos!</p><p>We checked out of the Marriott, caught a 100 peso direct airport taxi that the hotel arranged and flew from Buenos Aries EZE airport. Our flight was approx 200 pounds each and was on time and very efficient - Aerolinas Argentinas are very good.</p><p>Upon arrival we followed our accomodations directions to get to Pousada Marujo on the other side of the island of Florianopolis. This involved catching a bus from the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/florianopolis-journals-j6214158.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_eEfQtJUEXB2N-nzU.Q5LZjKTqW0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/eEfQtJUEXB2N-nzU.Q5LZjKTqW0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_eEfQtJUEXB2N-nzU.Q5LZjKTqW0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=eEfQtJUEXB2N-nzU.Q5LZjKTqW0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fflorianopolis-journals-j6214158.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/florianopolis-journals-j6214158.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-11:6176398 2007-12-11T22:32:26Z 2007-12-19T01:25:47Z Gypsy Jan http://realtravel.com/member-m5911732-gypsy_jan.html <p>a journal by Gypsy Jan from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com//d-1037-brazil">Brazil.</a></p> <p>Tuesday 11th December, 2007.</p><p>Ever since our Robo married Karin we have dreamt of visiting her family in Sao Paulo. Well, who would have thought that we are now in Brasil with our lovely Karin and her family. Arrived in Brasil just before nine o´clock in the morning and had no trouble getting through. We kind of were confused about filling in the forms but they didn´t seem to even look at them. Lots of traffic as Ka and Nelson drove us from the airport and we were soon at home with Sonia as well. They seem as excited to have us stay as we are to be here. Around 2pm we went for a short ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/brazil-trips-i6176398.html">[Read full journal]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_R3jvUX5PjK0Uxbuf9rRTYiPUIKU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/R3jvUX5PjK0Uxbuf9rRTYiPUIKU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_R3jvUX5PjK0Uxbuf9rRTYiPUIKU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=R3jvUX5PjK0Uxbuf9rRTYiPUIKU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbrazil-trips-i6176398.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/brazil-trips-i6176398.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-15:6003046 2007-11-15T06:19:40Z 2007-12-17T22:04:27Z bre http://realtravel.com/member-m6001686-bre.html <p>a entry by bre from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salvador-bahia-reviews-hotels-d1657650.html">Salvador, Bahia.</a></p> <p>September 21st, 2007: Day 6</p><p></p><p>Salvador:</p><p>We hoped on a morning flight to Salvador and arrived mid afternoon. We took a cab to the tourist area of Pelourhino to get a hotel. Once we checked in we decided to head out and check out the area. We sat at a local sidewalk eatery and watched capoiera dancers and locals selling bracelets and necklaces to the tourist. All of the streets were cobblestone and the town had a teeny tiny feeling with all historic buildings. We walked around and checked out the shops and people watched before heading back to get ready for dinner. We headed to ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salvador-journals-j6003046.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_VNzYZ57b65aJGdzXJwjYhWmJVhA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/VNzYZ57b65aJGdzXJwjYhWmJVhA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_VNzYZ57b65aJGdzXJwjYhWmJVhA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=VNzYZ57b65aJGdzXJwjYhWmJVhA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalvador-journals-j6003046.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salvador-journals-j6003046.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-29:6097472 2007-11-29T23:22:11Z 2007-11-29T23:22:11Z Christina Liew http://realtravel.com/member-m6034140-christina_liew.html <p><em>"Hell Journey..."</em></p> <p>a entry by Christina Liew from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/porto_alegre-rio_grande_do_sul-reviews-hotels-d1292535.html">Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.</a></p> <p>I didn't sleep the night before. I was too excited, or maybe worried about the journey to come. I had never been away from my life for so long, so far. Was very nervous that it is gonna be a terrible journey...</p><p>I reached KLIA at about 10am to get my ticket and check-in my luggage. Jie sent me as she needs to get to KLIA Cargo to get her package. Said goodbye to her and walked straight to MAS Golden Lounge. I was so lucky that I bump into Shangker &amp; Prakash (from Commercial dpt) - they are on the same flight with me! Boarded the MH4 flight at around 12.30pm and the hell journey begins!</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/porto_alegre-journals-j6097472.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_xP5qmCWrTw53z8SBgLKy0jqUE3k_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/xP5qmCWrTw53z8SBgLKy0jqUE3k_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_xP5qmCWrTw53z8SBgLKy0jqUE3k_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=xP5qmCWrTw53z8SBgLKy0jqUE3k_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fporto_alegre-journals-j6097472.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/porto_alegre-journals-j6097472.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-28:6091301 2007-11-28T23:26:25Z 2007-11-28T23:27:22Z M & A & a http://realtravel.com/member-m5820073-m__a__a.html <p>a entry by M &amp; A &amp; a from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ilha_grande-brazil-reviews-hotels-d1138078.html">Ilha Grande, Brazil.</a></p> <p>Ilha Grande was our rest and relaxation destination. We were here for 5 nights and had a wonderful time. The island is a couple of hours from Rio, and only accessible by ferry.</p><p>Our first task was to find a hotel. Angelica wandered down the beach looking at each pousada (hotel), while Anna and Mark played in the surf. While Angelica was walking back, Anna started to run towards her at the edge of the water. While Anna was focused on Ange, a friendly street dog and big wave met her at the same time. It scared her so much that for the rest of our stay she wouldn't go anywhere near the water ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ilha_grande-journals-j6091301.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_2bMXMNstNc6wHcbY.dLwMtWt07o_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/2bMXMNstNc6wHcbY.dLwMtWt07o_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_2bMXMNstNc6wHcbY.dLwMtWt07o_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=2bMXMNstNc6wHcbY.dLwMtWt07o_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Filha_grande-journals-j6091301.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ilha_grande-journals-j6091301.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-15:6002018 2007-11-15T04:11:19Z 2007-11-20T00:20:17Z bre http://realtravel.com/member-m6001686-bre.html <p><em>"There were people laying by the fountain enjoying the day and the sounds of the water as it splashed and continued to make the constant comforting sound."</em></p> <p>a entry by bre from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/sao_paulo-brazil-reviews-hotels-d74105.html">Sao Paulo, Brazil.</a></p> <p>Arrived in Sao Paulo around 9 am and hopped in a cab to head to the Downtown SP Hostel. We stayed in a private room with a private bath and a good size. Once we got into our room we dropped our bags to head out into the city for the day. We did a full day walking tour that included things such as the praca de se and a few beautiful historical churches. At the praca de se they had a small band playing music that the locals sat and watched. There were people laying by the fountain enjoying the day and the sounds of the water as it splashed and continued to make the constant comforting sound. We ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/sao_paulo-journals-j6002018.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_NNEQpShjL24gU9l-q8FUlpTR.Lo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/NNEQpShjL24gU9l-q8FUlpTR.Lo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_NNEQpShjL24gU9l-q8FUlpTR.Lo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=NNEQpShjL24gU9l-q8FUlpTR.Lo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsao_paulo-journals-j6002018.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/sao_paulo-journals-j6002018.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-17:6020976 2007-11-17T18:15:33Z 2007-11-17T18:15:33Z Che Muchachos 2007 http://realtravel.com/member-m5417155-che_muchachos_2007.html <p>a entry by Che Muchachos 2007 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/iguacu_national_park-brazil-reviews-hotels-d18411.html">Iguacu National Park, Brazil.</a></p> <p>We started out tour of the Iguacu Falls national park by visiting the Itaipu Dam which was the largest dam in the world until China got to work on one apparently. It's a joint venture between Paraguay and Brazil. It's so big it provides Paraguay with 90% of its electricity and Brazil with 25%.</p><p>After that we joined the twitchers at the Bird Park. This was a great place and we saw virtually every kind of parrot and toucan that exists.</p><p>We were then set for the main event: The Iguacu Falls. Today we were seeing them from the Brazilain side but we would get much closer and even in them ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/iguacu_national_park-journals-j6020976.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_8X4tVK9r3AtMbnbCankipNcNtiI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/8X4tVK9r3AtMbnbCankipNcNtiI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_8X4tVK9r3AtMbnbCankipNcNtiI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=8X4tVK9r3AtMbnbCankipNcNtiI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Figuacu_national_park-journals-j6020976.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/iguacu_national_park-journals-j6020976.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-15:6003087 2007-11-15T06:27:42Z 2007-11-16T02:44:19Z bre http://realtravel.com/member-m6001686-bre.html <p><em>"In the very last tide pool the water was so calm and clear that I just sat wading in the water and relaxing."</em></p> <p>a entry by bre from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/praia_do_forte-brazil-reviews-hotels-d1126601.html">Praia do Forte, Brazil.</a></p> <p>September 23rd, 2007: Day 8</p><p>Praia de Forte</p><p>We woke up and hopped on the bus to a city about an hour and half north called Praia de Forte. From the moment that we got off of the bus we loved it because the atmosphere just screamed of vacation. We stayed at the most adorable posada that had a hammock in the front area. We dropped our bags and headed out to conquer this town in about 36 hours. We took a walk down to the beach and decided to have lunch at one of the restaurants on the water. For this particular lunch we ordered the whole fried fish. The words I must use to describe it ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/praia_do_forte-journals-j6003087.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Nr7ck.MnFBvhA-Mva-bhF36CSqA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Nr7ck.MnFBvhA-Mva-bhF36CSqA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Nr7ck.MnFBvhA-Mva-bhF36CSqA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Nr7ck.MnFBvhA-Mva-bhF36CSqA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fpraia_do_forte-journals-j6003087.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/praia_do_forte-journals-j6003087.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-04:5925225 2007-11-04T14:29:20Z 2007-11-10T20:48:16Z ChrisDefiance http://realtravel.com/member-m1227823-chrisdefiance.html <p><em>"Every excursion we took in Brazil was either eye opening and educational or fun and a fantastic buzz but then the country just was a great experience as a whole!"</em></p> <p>a entry by ChrisDefiance from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/bahia-bahia-reviews-hotels-d5925217.html">Bahia, Bahia.</a></p> <p>Salvador (São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos or translated as 'Holy Savior of All Saints' Bay') is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the north-eastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is the third most popular Brazilian city after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and is often known for its cuisine, music and architecture.</p><p>My friends and I discovered a trip to Bahia on offer on the back of a First Choice catalogue and decided to book it up instantly. The price of the holiday was reasonably quite good considering the quality of the hotel thrown in and the winter ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/bahia-journals-j5925225.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_6wR6kn51QmquiOIZp2vFnTXUXEE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/6wR6kn51QmquiOIZp2vFnTXUXEE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_6wR6kn51QmquiOIZp2vFnTXUXEE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=6wR6kn51QmquiOIZp2vFnTXUXEE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbahia-journals-j5925225.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/bahia-journals-j5925225.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-11:5514529 2007-09-11T01:53:52Z 2007-11-08T16:31:28Z Andre & Marcela http://realtravel.com/member-m4327209-andre__marcela.html <p><em>"...and quickly we realized that it would be out of our budget to stay here."</em></p> <p>a entry by Andre &amp; Marcela from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/gramado-rio_grande_do_sul-reviews-hotels-d4918531.html">Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul.</a></p> <p>Never before had we been greeted by such thick fog as we did when entering the city of Gramado. It was truly unbelievable how little we could see while looking for a place to stay. Only as the fog cleared were we able to see how beautiful this place is...and quickly we realized that it would be out of our budget to stay here. We headed to the nearby city of Canela with the hopes of finding reasonable lodging, and were happy to find a little pousada on the outskirts of the city. However, this ended up being the highest rate we have had to pay thus far in our Brazilian adventure.</p><p>We had ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/gramado-journals-j5514529.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_oRS9BKAxcfZoTsxOEL4SDHMk7fQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/oRS9BKAxcfZoTsxOEL4SDHMk7fQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_oRS9BKAxcfZoTsxOEL4SDHMk7fQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=oRS9BKAxcfZoTsxOEL4SDHMk7fQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fgramado-journals-j5514529.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/gramado-journals-j5514529.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-03:5457525 2007-09-03T23:47:22Z 2007-11-08T16:18:06Z Andre & Marcela http://realtravel.com/member-m4327209-andre__marcela.html <p><em>"After eating out everyday, this was definitely a treat!!!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Andre &amp; Marcela from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/florianopolis-brazil-reviews-hotels-d76895.html">Florianopolis, Brazil.</a></p> <p>After hearing so many great things about Florianopolis we finally got here to see it for ourselves. Floripa, as people call it, is located on the very large island of Santa Catarina in the very small state of Santa Catarina. Our experience here was very kick back, unlike what most people get to see when they come in the high season. We spent most of our time in the eastern side of the island in the little fishing village of Barra da Lagoa where most of the tourism revolves around water sports like surfing and kite boarding. We were able to rent a little apartment for $15 a day and with a ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/florianopolis-journals-j5457525.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_nDmGQWu3p8-idRbNLC7QBSLDCu0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/nDmGQWu3p8-idRbNLC7QBSLDCu0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_nDmGQWu3p8-idRbNLC7QBSLDCu0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=nDmGQWu3p8-idRbNLC7QBSLDCu0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fflorianopolis-journals-j5457525.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/florianopolis-journals-j5457525.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-20:5596205 2007-09-20T14:56:30Z 2007-09-22T20:31:51Z Mike & Madeline http://realtravel.com/member-m5010611-mike__madeline.html <p><em>"the Devil's Throat..."</em></p> <p>a entry by Mike &amp; Madeline from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/foz_do_iguacu-brazil-reviews-hotels-d77115.html">Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.</a></p> <p>Safely arrived in Iguassu after a night on the bus, very comfortable for a bus, special leg rests and the seat goes back horizontally, which made sleeping easier! Mad suffered at the bus change at Dorados. Popped her pills and was comatosed for the rest of the trip. Arrived at the hotel, very nice after the last place we stayed at and they let us check in straight away, must have looked weary! Saw Anish (one of the guys from London that we met in Bonito). Got into the very clean looking room, chuffed that we had made it! Mad then spotted a slight problem with the wiring in the bathroom, mainly ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/foz_do_iguacu-journals-j5596205.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_rXvqvocvmvLJ5Gx6RNDVndN1dRk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/rXvqvocvmvLJ5Gx6RNDVndN1dRk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_rXvqvocvmvLJ5Gx6RNDVndN1dRk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=rXvqvocvmvLJ5Gx6RNDVndN1dRk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Ffoz_do_iguacu-journals-j5596205.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/foz_do_iguacu-journals-j5596205.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-10:5512891 2007-09-10T19:26:43Z 2007-09-10T19:26:43Z South American Simon http://realtravel.com/member-m5010555-south_american_simon.html <p><em>"The place where a drum is always being played!"</em></p> <p>a entry by South American Simon from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salvador-bahia-reviews-hotels-d2523484.html">Salvador, Bahia.</a></p> <p>Salvador is a past capital of Brazil and, therefore, has a lot to look at. It´s an old colonial city and there are loads of old goverenment buildings and forts to visit, so I´ve got a mass of photos from around the city showing it´s impressive architecture.</p><p>On our first full day there some of us went out from the main city to visit a nearby island and that was really fun because the sea was super choppy and it was kind of like riding a rollercoaster, excecpt I guess you could sink on this one! The island had a nice coastline that we wandered around and there were loads of monikey-esque ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salvador-journals-j5512891.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_MIaa3gWJs8jHyjPtizufJ89s.MU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/MIaa3gWJs8jHyjPtizufJ89s.MU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_MIaa3gWJs8jHyjPtizufJ89s.MU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=MIaa3gWJs8jHyjPtizufJ89s.MU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalvador-journals-j5512891.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salvador-journals-j5512891.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-10:5512835 2007-09-10T19:03:18Z 2007-09-10T19:03:18Z South American Simon http://realtravel.com/member-m5010555-south_american_simon.html <p><em>"Chilled out beaches take 2!"</em></p> <p>a entry by South American Simon from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/recife_pernambuco-brazil-reviews-hotels-d5195695.html">Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.</a></p> <p>After Jericoacoara, I moved to another small laid-back beach village called Praia da Pipa. This place was quite similar to Jeri in that there were loads of surfer types around, some good places to eat, and the beaches were lovely, except Praia da Pipa was a bit more developed and actually had cobbled streets instead of sand, and the shops were a lot more permanent and expensive.</p><p>We stayed in some pretty cool beach huts (although they weren´t actually on the beach) and most of our time in the village was spent sitting on the beach, watching some dolphins play in the water just off the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/recife_pernambuco-journals-j5512835.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_oj9oGtW86bWcaWKa94iCenxC4eM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/oj9oGtW86bWcaWKa94iCenxC4eM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_oj9oGtW86bWcaWKa94iCenxC4eM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=oj9oGtW86bWcaWKa94iCenxC4eM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Frecife_pernambuco-journals-j5512835.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/recife_pernambuco-journals-j5512835.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-02:5195662 2007-08-02T19:01:43Z 2007-08-27T13:19:40Z Andre & Marcela http://realtravel.com/member-m4327209-andre__marcela.html <p><em>"Most of the activities required to spend three to four days within the park"</em></p> <p>a entry by Andre &amp; Marcela from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/len%c3%a7ois-bahia-reviews-hotels-d5195689.html">Lençois, Bahia.</a></p> <p>Lencois is a charming old diamond mining town nestled between lush green hills. Most visitors to the area use Lencois as a base from which to embark on treks within the surrounding Parque Nacional Chapada Diamantina. We were very excited to be here since this was going to be our second visit to a national park within Brazil. We were shocked to find out, however, that visiting the park itself was difficult without a car and very expensive! Since we didn't have a car nor lots of money, we opted for the cheaper version of visiting the area....we did three different hikes by ourselves, and we ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/len%c3%a7ois-journals-j5195662.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_6t6f7.7MBUBQYDlKduRQI2RRvz4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/6t6f7.7MBUBQYDlKduRQI2RRvz4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_6t6f7.7MBUBQYDlKduRQI2RRvz4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=6t6f7.7MBUBQYDlKduRQI2RRvz4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Flen%25c3%25a7ois-journals-j5195662.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/len%c3%a7ois-journals-j5195662.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-20:5089447 2007-07-20T01:38:18Z 2007-08-03T19:22:55Z Andre & Marcela http://realtravel.com/member-m4327209-andre__marcela.html <p><em>"This city is the third oldest in Brazil and claims to have more trees than any other capital city"</em></p> <p>a entry by Andre &amp; Marcela from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/joao_pessoa-paraiba-reviews-hotels-d5089439.html">Joao Pessoa, Paraiba.</a></p> <p>From Juazeiro do Norte our plan had been to take a bus straight to Recife and skip João Pessoa all together. However, our plans are continuously changing and we ended up going back to the capitol of Paraiba where Andre had stayed for two weeks during Marcela´s trip to Chile. In the end, we were very glad to have had the chance to go back to João Pessoa because it is absolutely gorgeous and there is this sense of tranquility everywhere you go. This city is the third oldest in Brazil and claims to have more trees than any other capital city.....we don´t agree with this last statement since we ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/joao_pessoa-journals-j5089447.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_4.HT3aMOs0ZclrWCtUrNyH0x4fQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/4.HT3aMOs0ZclrWCtUrNyH0x4fQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_4.HT3aMOs0ZclrWCtUrNyH0x4fQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=4.HT3aMOs0ZclrWCtUrNyH0x4fQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fjoao_pessoa-journals-j5089447.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/joao_pessoa-journals-j5089447.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-21:5101055 2007-07-21T20:24:45Z 2007-07-21T21:51:15Z Gypsyrose http://realtravel.com/member-m4400247-gypsyrose.html <p>a entry by Gypsyrose from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cachoeiras_de_macacu-rio_de_janeiro-reviews-hotels-d5100880.html">Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro.</a></p> <p>Regua is a private ecological reserve established byThe Locke Family at their farm 80 ks from Rio. It is an incredibly beautiful area and the mission of the family trust is to preserve that section of Atlantic Rainforest and to restore the wetlands which had been drained for farming purposes and replant the cleared forest areas. They have a volunteer program to assist with the work &amp; also run environmental education projects with nearby schools.</p><p>Some of Tim's students from the uni were monitoring water flow from the wetlands so we spent 3 days there collecting samples and tramping ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cachoeiras_de_macacu-journals-j5101055.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_p3VQCwy1ajsA8PFcXEZHCqeophY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/p3VQCwy1ajsA8PFcXEZHCqeophY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_p3VQCwy1ajsA8PFcXEZHCqeophY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=p3VQCwy1ajsA8PFcXEZHCqeophY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcachoeiras_de_macacu-journals-j5101055.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cachoeiras_de_macacu-journals-j5101055.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-21:5098648 2007-07-21T13:33:21Z 2007-07-21T13:33:21Z Shannon and Toby http://realtravel.com/member-m3814905-shannon_and_toby.html <p>a entry by Shannon and Toby from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/bonito-mato_grosso_do_sul-reviews-hotels-d1695776.html">Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul.</a></p> <p>Bonito is a small little town around 15 000 people with lots to do, its a tourist destination for Brazilians and we got here the day high season started so everybody put up there prices by 25%.</p><p>First of all we went snorkeling in the river Sucre, this has the highest clarity water in the world (Apparently) it was quite nice but not what you would call a must see.</p><p>The next day we went to Rio de Plate (rio means river) for more snorkeling, this was a must see, there were fish everywhere, and lots of deferent types and they are so used to people you can actually go up and touch them. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/bonito-journals-j5098648.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_0ssU6u4vrDJogr80jrynvSVjIcM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/0ssU6u4vrDJogr80jrynvSVjIcM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_0ssU6u4vrDJogr80jrynvSVjIcM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=0ssU6u4vrDJogr80jrynvSVjIcM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbonito-journals-j5098648.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/bonito-journals-j5098648.html