Monthly Archives: April 2013

Day 107 – Batman Alley, Sao Paulo

Nobbies favourite attraction in Sampa is Batman Alley in the Vila Madalena neighbourhood. It is famous amongst the true street artists as a dedicated open air graffiti gallery. The word on the street is artists are only allowed to paint … Continue reading

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Day 106 – Downtown in Sao Paulo

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Day 105 – Island to a city all in a day

Nobbies on the move to Sao Paulo adding 2 more to the population of 20 million!! With 3 modes of transport (boat and 2 buses) and arriving 11 hours later in peak traffic we are totally overwhelmed at the sprawling … Continue reading

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Day 101 – 104 – Island time on Ilha del Mel

After 3 days of rain we finally decided to explore the rest of the island when the sun came out. Nobbies thought they were in an episode of ‘Lost’ trekking to the ‘other side’ of the island.

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Day 100 – A 3 figure day, Brazil

Nobbies hit a century. It’s a 3 figure day today. Miss ya!

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Day 98-99 – And the rains cometh

The rains cometh and the rains stayeth (is that such a word?) Stormy weather, rains and high tides on the island. Ok time for Nobbies to be productive and catch up on blogs. No hammock time in this weather.

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Day 97 – Tranquilo & belo

Low season on Ilha do Mel and sometimes feels we’re the only ones here. Very tranquil. Hard to imagine the summer here when the island caps the numbers of visitors at 5,000.

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Day 96pm – Boating to Ilha del Mar

After 3 months of travelling through mountains, pampas, deserts, glaciers, lakes & volcanoes there is still something soothing to the soul to have ocean spray on our faces, motoring on a colourful wooden island boat, watching the sunset over the … Continue reading

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Day 96am- All aboard, Serra Verde

All aboard the Serra Verde Express. Spectacular 3 hour scenic train ride through the preserved Atlantic forest mountains from Curitiba to Morretes, south east of Brazil. This is only the first half of our 8 hour journey using 4 types … Continue reading

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Day 95 – A surreal day in Curitiba

There’s always a weird day while travelling and today was one of those days. Early 7am flight from Iguasu Falls to Curitiba as a one night stopover to the Brazilian coast. Not a great deal to do in this sprawling … Continue reading

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