Sep 25, 2009 - BH City! nothing like home!

Wow.Wow....

Mar 16, 2009 - Paraty, Iguacu and Buenos Aires

Hi All, We are now in Buenos Aires.Hi All, We are now in Buenos Aires....

Jul 23, 2008 - Starting the trip to the Panatal

Day 12 - Ouro Preto, Belo Horizonte and bus to Sáo Paulo After a morning reading books etc in O. ... P, we got the bus to Belo Horizonte (pronounced Horizontch), bought our Sáo Paulo x Campo Grande tickets and set out to see a bit of the city. ... Before it got dark we checked out a couple of the local markets where nuts, spices, fish and of course red meat were the pedalled wares.Day 12 - Ouro Preto, Belo Horizonte and bus to Sáo Paulo After a morning reading books etc in O. ... P, we got the bus to Belo Horizonte (pronounced Horizontch), bought our Sáo Paulo x Campo Grande tickets and set out to see a bit of the city. ... Before it got dark we checked out a couple of the local markets where nuts, spices, fish and of course red meat were the pedalled wares....

Jul 22, 2008 - Ouro Preto and Colonial Brazil

Days 10 & 11 - Ouro Preto This city will give you legs of steel, (un)fortunately we wont be here long enough for that - Ouro Preto is all about walking up, down, up, down and up again on cobblestone streets that gave my feet their very own deep tissue massage, through my flip flops. ... O.Days 10 & 11 - Ouro Preto This city will give you legs of steel, (un)fortunately we wont be here long enough for that - Ouro Preto is all about walking up, down, up, down and up again on cobblestone streets that gave my feet their very own deep tissue massage, through my flip flops. ... O....

Jan 27, 2008 - Maceio

So, now we are in the North East.So, now we are in the North East....

Jan 23, 2008 - Tiradentes/Sao Joao del Rei

Pictures 1 to 5 are of Rio and picture #6 is in Sao Joao del Ray/Tiradentes and on from there. ... These are two Colonial towns which to a certain extent have been preserved and very much lived in.Pictures 1 to 5 are of Rio and picture #6 is in Sao Joao del Ray/Tiradentes and on from there. ... These are two Colonial towns which to a certain extent have been preserved and very much lived in....

Apr 11, 2007 - Rio, Baby!!

Okay, I have made it into Rio!!!! This city is just so amazing walking into it.Okay, I have made it into Rio!!!! This city is just so amazing walking into it....

Apr 7, 2007 - O Fim e o Começo!

Como aconteceu muitas vezes na viagem, o destino brincou com significados.Como aconteceu muitas vezes na viagem, o destino brincou com significados....

Feb 27, 2007 - Ouro Preto

Ouro Preto is one of Brazil's best preserved colonial towns, and was recently listed as one of 26 national towns to benefit from large grants to restore and develop the sites for tourism and awewareness of their national importance. ... The wealth at the time of the goldrush in the 1700s facilitated the building of many impressive churches, not just in terms of their architecture, but also for their sculptures and carving, many completed by the revered Aleijadinho who, although he had lost use of his feet and hands, created the most amazing works by having chisels and hammers strapped to his body.Ouro Preto is one of Brazil's best preserved colonial towns, and was recently listed as one of 26 national towns to benefit from large grants to restore and develop the sites for tourism and awewareness of their national importance. ... The wealth at the time of the goldrush in the 1700s facilitated the building of many impressive churches, not just in terms of their architecture, but also for their sculptures and carving, many completed by the revered Aleijadinho who, although he had lost use of his feet and hands, created the most amazing works by having chisels and hammers strapped to his body....

Feb 26, 2007 - Belo Horizonte

A five hour bus ride to Brazil's third largest city led me to a hostel in which I was the only male visitor.A five hour bus ride to Brazil's third largest city led me to a hostel in which I was the only male visitor....

Feb 14, 2007 - Ouro Preto

D was a brave man bringing me to Ouro Preto on Valentine's Day. ... Fortunately for D, being on a budget and not wanting to carry any valubles means that he was excused from any grand gestures and I settled for half a pizza and a bottle of Skol instead! I know that it is becoming a bit of a habit for us to compare the places we have visited with towns from back home but I have to mention that Ouro Preto is the identical twin of Ludlow in Shropshire - minus a few Michelin star restaurants and old English pubs of course. ... Ouro Preto boasts that it holds the most traditional small town carnival in Brazil. ...

Feb 13, 2007 - Belo Horizonte

We spent a grand total of 12 hours in Belo Horizonte and saw nothing of the city apart from the bus station and our small hotel a few blocks away. ... However, I will always remember Belo Horizonte as the place that I learned the valuable lesson that you should never press a button on a digital camera unless you are absolutely certain as to the consequences. ... Unfortunately I did not learn this lesson until I had "formatted" (which apparently means "deleted") all our photographs of Emil's farm, Parati and the Pantanal.We spent a grand total of 12 hours in Belo Horizonte and saw nothing of the city apart from the bus station and our small hotel a few blocks away. ... However, I will always remember Belo Horizonte as the place that I learned the valuable lesson that you should never press a button on a digital camera unless you are absolutely certain as to the consequences. ... Unfortunately I did not learn this lesson until I had "formatted" (which apparently means "deleted") all our photographs of Emil's farm, Parati and the Pantanal....