Saturday 29 December 2007

Madrid to Sau Paulo





Arrived last night. Transfered at Madrid airport which is amazing for photos. There´s a few I found on flickr above... (Going to do some myself on the way back...)

When we arrived there was almost a party in the airport as a group of twenty waited for one of their friends with a banner and balloons - gives you quite a good sense of what they are like here!

Really friendly taxi driver too, who then sped us through the big streets of Sau to our Pousada -which is tucked up in a district which really reminds me of San Francisco - steep streets and blocks. Very noticable how much security there is everywhere - every apartment block has gates and it own guard.

Ate in a typical Brazillian buffet - you pay 7 quid for as much as you can eat - and the food, especially the meat is amazing.

Bus today to Paraty... desperate to get to the sea!

Chao

Ash

A comedy fall...


Starting as I mean to go on. Had a comedy fall in the Cotswolds before leaving....

I slipped on the edge of the terrace at my girlfriends, did a charlie chaplinesque banana split fall with my camera in my hand and as Î protected it I landed badly on the lower back and elbow.

Its the first time I~ve fallen and not been able to move or speak for a few minutes.... so everyone was a a little worried. Thankfully I improved after that...

Now out here in Sau Paulo - ~I´m having to be a little old man - can´t pick up my rucksac and have trouble getting into cars... Its all good practice for when I´m 80!!!

Ash

Sunday 23 December 2007

Brazil - Join me on my travels



5 days till I head off...

Would be lovely for you to join me on my travelogue which I'll update as often as can. They'll be a flavour of places, people and culture with a smattering of photography.

Have a fab Christmas

Ash x