Tag: first world problems

My Impressions of Brazil

I can’t get enough of the dancing in Brazil, the flamboyant gays and transvestites, the friendly people and the ability to drink on the beach/street/wherever you like. Unfortunately, I have no idea whether I am experiencing Brazil in the midst of carnival or Brazil as it usually is. I guess I will have to come back some other time to find out.

I also cannot get enough of Brazilian barbecue – which is a bit of a shock – because eating a huge pile of meat, and only meat, for a meal generally is not my cup of tea.

Ipanema is beautiful place – Copacabana not so much (but can be more exciting and vibrant)

I can not get over how I cannot find coffee ANYWHERE. I know it is hot but I still need my coffee fix! Also, it is silly to wish for but if they spoke Spanish in Brazil it would be wonderful. I can’t understand a word of the Portuguese – I definitely don’t think the two languages are as similar as people say they are!

Also, the batons which the police carry are pretty scary 😛

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Tomorrow I leave for Mexico!

Until Next Time,
Erika xx

Stopover in Buenos Aires

My latin American travel began with a long-haul flight to Argentina. Delayed for 5 hours of course, you can’t ever expect to fly on time. Unfortunately, this meant my boyfriend Peter and I missed our connecting flight to Brazil.

 Our delay did not turn out to be as bad as expected though, as Aerolineas Argentinas decided to pay for our accomodation in a nice hotel in town, provide free dinner at 11pm when we finally got there, and provide transfers from the airport and back.

 After the flight, all we really needed was a nice cold beer but our hotel staff had other plans. Our dinner was a set menu and we were kindly informed by the waiter that our beverage options were water, juice, or coca-cola. These were served in wine jugs to make up for the lack of alcohol content. A bacon omelette, a plate of ravioli and then a bowl of icecream were gracefully dumped infront of us. Sucks for anyone with special dietary requirements…amused by our dinner experience we retired to the single bed that was kindly provided for us.

 Despite my complaining, I must admit it was actually a very nice hotel, and we had a good three hours sleep before we headed back to the airport at 4 am to catch our new connecting flight.

Until next Time,
Erika xx