The dust from the carnival settled surprisingly swiftly and the next day was business as usual in Pelourinho, the historic centre of Salvador. “Pelourinho” means whipping post and it was here that slaves arrived from Africa and were traded and treated in a manner that would be considered unethical for cattle today. Although somewhat rundown, [...]
Archive for August 2007
Killing time – post carnival Salvador
August 9, 2007Ringside Seats in Salvador – view from a second floor window
August 9, 2007Continuing north up Brazil to the north-eastern state of Bahia, I arrive at Salvador in the middle of the night. I decide it safer to take a cab. The crazy web of unnamed cobbled streets was deserted and still. Equally crazed was my driver, who made the journey anything but still. It was unusual that everywhere was [...]
M.I.A. – Monkey In Action
August 9, 2007Never let a monkey do a man’s job.. Seriously, monkey’s are not renowned for their punctual preparation of of reports, or punctual anything for that matter. When was the last time you saw a monkey wearing a watch? (Although an internet search could almost certainly change that) For the first part of my travels, he [...]
Whole world of updates..
August 9, 2007Once again, it has been a while since this site has been updated. However, one upside of having to reorganise some flight arrangements due to a cock up by the airlines is that I have had time to update photos and also spend the day today writing feverishly to get my blog up to date.. [...]
