Brazil Hotels

Packed, made cookies and picked Karen up at the Airport. Karen and I work up. I did last minute packing, turning off my computer, turning off heat, We went to Starbucks and got coffee. I talked to Debbie the Barista about our trip to Brazil. I got a Ginger Latte. Karen and I then went to Bebe's at the mall. I hung out and looked at the close. Karen tried on some close at Bebe. She looked great in the outfit that she picked out. We then went to my parents place. I introduced her to my parents. My dad gave Karen a tour of the Castle. Karen tooks some photos. We then went to the Airport. Karen ...

Carnival in Salvador, we bought tickets to join the blocos "Balada". Basically what happens when you buy a ticket is you get a special shirt called a camarote which is your actual ticket, this shirt allows you to get inside the rope surrounding the band which is on top of a truck with huge speakers. Inside the rope is a bunch of other people who bought the camarote and just follow along with the band and dance for hours until the end of the parade. It was quite a fun experience as you are actually a part of the parade. On the outside of the ropes are a lot of people who didn't buy the ...

After suffering a miserable 40 (I'm not exaggerating) days of rain and grey skies in Northern California during the spring of 2006, stepping off the plane in Sao Paulo brought a sigh of joy. We met clear blue skies, a sultry 75 degrees, and lush tropical vines and flowers everywhere. It was the Friday before Easter (a holiday) and my cousin was there to pick us up at the airport and transport us to Ilhabela, the beautiful island) a resort getaway for well heeled city dwellers about 3 hours outside of Sao Paulo by car and ferry. A view of Sao Sebastiao from the car on the way to the ferry ...