If you're fond of sand dunes then Parque Nacional Dos Lençóis Maranhenses is the place you want to be on account of the fact its pretty much made entirely of sand dunes with a few rain water swimming holes thrown in just to make you really happy. Upon rocking up to Barreirinhas, the gateway to [...]
Month: Jun 2010
The Epic Journey North
Listen, Mr Rodoviaria Buteco Man. 31 hours on a bus, plus a 5 hour wait with nothing to do but contemplate the next 10 hours you have to spend on a bus makes me want to drink beer. I don't care that its only 8:30am. Now stop looking at me like that and serve me [...]
Hangovers, Waterfalls & Walking
I'd had a brilliant couple of days in Belo Horizonte hanging out with another Brazilian friend I'd met in New Zealand, Ricky. He'd shown me around to a few places including a wicked sunset spot, and told me about other cool places to check out whilst he was at work. I stayed with him and [...]
I Go To Rio… De Janeiro
When my baby, when my baby smiles at me I go to Rio. De Janeiro… Now see how long it takes you to get that damn tune out of your head. Ha. Yes, it could be something akin to legal torture but I'm sorry, if you're gonna come on this journey with me you have [...]
Keeping It G-A-Y
I already had plans to visit São Paulo to catch up with my mate, Bottles, who I used to work with at Family Bar in Auckland and hadn't seen for over a year since she moved to Wellington then headed back to Brazil. But one day at work, must have been quite early on in [...]