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The Lake District Hotels

The Lake District Hotels

June 13, 2011 in Active, Backpacking, Bar, Bed & Breakfast, Breakfast, Cafe, Canoe, Climb, Dinner, Eat & Drink, Facilities, Family Holiday, Fishing, Holiday Type, Honeymoon, Horse Ride, Hotel, Internet, Laundry, Local Food, Lunch, Mountain Bike, Photos, Pub, Rafting, Road Trip, Scenic, Sights, Sleep, Snacks, Trek, Vegetarian, WIFI, Wildlife, Windsurf by Choice Hotels ltd. (Business)

Sights and accomodation in Berlin

Sights and accomodation in Berlin

June 4, 2011 in Articles, Backpacking, Family Holiday, Sights, Sleep by Hostel Die Etage (Business)

  Sights in Berlin Brandenburg Gate Area: Finished in 1791 as one of 18 city gates, the neoclassical Brandenburger Tor became an east-west crossing [view …]

The Cobbled Streets Of Colonia del Sacramento

The Cobbled Streets Of Colonia del Sacramento

January 26, 2011 in Archaeological, Articles, Backpacking, Boat, Cruise, Cultural, Hotel, Local Food, Scenic by Alex

As Semana Santa was approaching the following weekend people had booked the previous week as a holiday. I hadn’t booked in advance and was fast [view …]

A little tour around Porto Alegre

A little tour around Porto Alegre

January 4, 2011 in Articles, Backpacking, Bus, Cultural, Hotel, Market, Monument, Museum by Alex

I arrived in on the night bus from Floripa at about 8 in the morning. I actually managed to sleep pretty decently for the first [view …]

Foz do Iguaçu a Natural Wonder!

Foz do Iguaçu a Natural Wonder!

January 3, 2011 in Articles, Backpacking, Boat, Bus, Hostel, Scenic, Trek, Wildlife by Alex

Iguaçu Falls are located on the borders of three countries, Brasil, Paraguay and Argentina. On arrival at Foz do Iguaçu Bus Terminal I went to [view …]

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

November 25, 2010 in Articles, Backpacking, Bar, Beach, Bus, Cultural, Hostel, Local Food, Market, Nightclub, Windsurf by Alex

Once again I didn’t have a hostel lined up for Rio but I got a good tip from an Australian girl that there was [view …]

A few days around Montevideo

A few days around Montevideo

November 23, 2010 in Articles, Backpacking, Bus, Dinner, Hostel, Local Food, Market, Monument, Nightclub by Alex

  I Arrived at the main bus station in Montevideo from Punta del Este around 3 in the afternoon. I decided to opt for a [view …]

Ouro Preto

Ouro Preto

November 23, 2010 in Archaeological, Articles, Backpacking, Bus, Cultural, Hostel, Museum by Alex

After my amazing Chapada Diamantina experience it was time to head further down south. I had heard many positive things about Ouro Preto (Black Gold) [view …]

Lencois: The Chapada Diamantina Trek

Lencois: The Chapada Diamantina Trek

November 10, 2010 in Articles, Backpacking, Bus, Car, Climb, Hostel, Scenic, Trek by Alex

I was thrilled to be off to the mountainous Chapada region of Bahia state, just 5 hours bus ride from Salvador, to do a bit [view …]

São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos

São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos

November 1, 2010 in Articles, Backpacking, Carnival, Cultural, Hostel, Market, Monument by Alex

Salvador de Bahia February 2010 Arriving from snowy windy rainy Europe, it was quite a shock to finally be ushered through the airport arrivals [view …]