You may have noticed the absence of photos in our blogs. This is because it is proving quite difficult to easily upload images to the site from some of the hostels we have been in. Instead I have been uploading photos to a kodak gallery which I will shortly be emailing to as many people [...]
Day 21
As we boarded the final leg of the flight from Salvador to Buenos Aires we were suprised to see a familiar face. Moshe, who we met in Salvador, and who left for BA at least a day before us. He has missed a connection, which fortunately for us meant we got to travel into [...]
Day 20
Today we leave Salvador. I am very glad to leave. Carnaval was fun, if not quite what I had expected, but it really takes it out of you. The area in which we were staying, the Pelhourino, was where the more traditional drumming processions took place. Literally right outside our window, all night. Looking [...]
Day 16
There are two ways you can spend carnaval. The first, which is the cheapest option, is to be part of the crowd who watch the carnaval processions from the side of the street. The locals call this being piposca (meaning popcorn). The other way is to join a bloco, where you pay for a [...]
Day 12.
Although we didn’t manage to see a favela or a football match in the end, our last few days in Rio were still pretty fantastic. We saw an incredible lightning storm from atop sugarloaf mountain, danced till the wee hours in Lapa (like Notting Hill Carnaval, only every day!) and watched loads of football, [...]
So lets talk about spitting shall we? Indian men spit a LOT, they just adore having a good old spit.
Sometimes they’re chewing paan, a paste of berries and spices wrapped in leaves (betel nut leaves?). Paan makes their spit red and can stain walls permanently. Often if you go into a slightly less-than-posh indian building [...]
Jo and Fliss spend their first few days in Rio and slowly get used to being travellers
Today we fly to Rio! Thanks to everyone who came along to our leaving drinks this week, and to those who couldn’t make it, we will see you in the summer…..Here are some photos
It’s only 2 weeks to go now…..this is not really a post but actually test to try and upload some images. Hopefully you can see below some of the things we hope to experience in South America….
Wish us well. Jo and I have finally made the big decision to suspend life in London for a while and embark on a 5 month trip around the world with our backpacks. With 35 days left before we leave, this marks the first post of our trip.
So, where are we going? Perhaps contrary to [...]