Archive for March, 2007

Iguassu Falls and crossing into Argentina..

March 29, 2007

This will be disappointing until I have successfully uploaded my photos, so this is mostly a placeholder until I find a suitable, and ideally high speed internet connection.
Even with pictures to accompany the most descriptive of words, justice wouldn´t be done to this awesome natural wonder.
However, as this is a blog comprised of words and pictures, an absence of these would just [...]

Florianopolis and Isla Santa Catarina

March 29, 2007

On 13th March 2007, I arose at 5am and caught the bus to the giant megatropolis that is Sao Paulo. This was swiftly followed by an airport transfer to Guarhulos airport where I buy a ticket and almost immediately get on a plane to Florianopolis, saving myself a 14 hour bus journey.
The flight is actually to Chapeco, [...]

Domestic life, Brazilian style.

March 29, 2007

(once again, pics to follow later) 
Negotiating the often huge, bustling Rodoviaria´s  (terminals) can be daunting at first but the process is straightforward enough – scour signs above the many ticket stalls until one matches your destination or vague direction. So as long as you know where you are going, it´s simple.
Local intra-city transport is a [...]

Sparse updates and techno requests..

March 26, 2007

There has been a distinct lack of updates for a while.
This is not for want of trying – a combination of bad internet cafes, the frustrating deletion of two lengthy posts and sometimes being in the middle of nowhere has meant it has been difficult to update this blog and even harder to upload photos.. Some [...]