tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54030425847794084772024-03-13T18:58:46.348+00:00StrollerStrollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-8236300541742500742013-09-19T01:03:00.001+01:002013-09-19T01:09:14.260+01:00Morretes, Antonina & Paranaguá<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">When in
Curitiba I heard about an island called Ilha do Mel (Honey Moon island) quite worthy to pay a visit. So,
as a good stroller I decided to check it out. There were 2 ways to reach the
island. First heading to Paranaguá then take a boat. But, to reach Paranaguá
besides go through the normal way (road) also was possible to go by train. By train was 110km passing through the
biggest rainforest reserve (Mata Atlântica) in Brazil on a 125 years old rail
in 3.5 hours trip to reach Morretes (old historical town) to afterwards go for
more almost 1 hour through normal way (road) to reach Paranaguá. The best part
was, I could jump off the train before arriving Morretes to trek for more
couple of hours to reach Morretes.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I still had
plenty time, no rush. Of course I picked up the alternative adventurous way. I
Went to the bus/train Station in Curitiba and bought my train ticket for the
following day early in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curitiba train station - Departure: Curitiba x Arrival: Morretes</td></tr>
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Guess what?
The following day was gray and cloudy. Then I realised I was trapped. Anyway, I
took the train pointing to adventure. Tic-tac… tic-tac… tic-tac… <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">chooooooo chooooooo</span>! ‘Smoke going up the sky’. Amazing feeling I got.<br />
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‘Smoke
going up the sky’. Amazing feeling I got.<br />
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…<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh no! It’s
getting foggy. And I couldn’t see much of the biggest rainforest reserve. Such
a shame!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge on rainforest in a foggy day</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Once it was
foggy and I didn’t see much that I supposed to see, I felt trapped. I paid
thrice to go by train and it took twice the time made by bus. Nevertheless, I
couldn’t jump off the train to trek, because the rain, fog and low visibility.
Too risk getting into the jungle alone in these conditions. Anyway, I arrived
in Morretes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Morretes is
very old small town. Now a days, very famous because its restaurants which
serve typical regional dish called Barreado (meat dish). The city has many old
preserved mansions, a church, a square, a river crossing the city and the
restaurants. Very small city, but relaxing and beautiful though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river crossing Morretes city with restaurants on the right side</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the bridges which connect the city</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Square</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Restaurant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other bridge which connect the city</td></tr>
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From there
I decided to head north to another small city called Antonina on the coast, 30
minutes away by local bus.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Antonina is
one of the oldest population in Paraná state, today a city, quite small though.
Around 20.000 people. The city has a main “avenue”, old buildings, restaurants,
fishmongers and a dock on the bay which leads the atlantic ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spy crows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dock of Antonina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antonina bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even it was cloudy and I started to rain, it was very warm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antonina seen from the dock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fisherman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Myself strolling Antonina city</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old building - Atlante Inn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Restaurants and bars</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main "avenue" of the city</td></tr>
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Even it was
relaxing I didn’t stay. It started to rain when I was there, so I left to
Paranaguá.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I arrived
in Paranaguá at night and there was no boat leaving to Ilha do Mel. The next
boat was leaving the following morning at 9.30. I had to sleep over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paranaguá seen at night</td></tr>
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I tried to
find a place to set my tent and sleep, but I didn’t find any good spot. I went
to the hostel in front of the deck where the boats depart.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"> After a though day I deserved, or at least, I
felt I deserve some luxury. Hot shower, comfortable bed and some pleasures of
life as red wine and chocolate. Then I had a shower (it wasn’t hot and the
register was giving shock to whoever tried to close it) and went to the market
for groceries (Bread, cheese, chocolate, red wine, fruits (loads of them),
biscuits, pasta, sauces and big gallon of water. I bought all these supplies to
take with me to the island. I was going to spend 2 days & 1 night).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I had nice
homemade food cooked by me and went to bed hoping to wake up with a bright
shining day. I didn’t sleep well, at all. The mattress had a canyon on it.
Wherever I lied I turned to the middle. Fucking hell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At least it
was a wonderful shining day when I got up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright shining day in Paranaguá</td></tr>
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- A ticket
to Ilha do Mel, please.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">- Return?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- No, just
one way. Thank you. (It costs 16 reais)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat departing to Ilha do Mel</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">You know what, I’m going to steal this boat and
become a pirate…</span><br />
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“Shit! It
didn’t work well. It’s better find a good place and appreciate the landscape.”<br />
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Ilha do
Mel, here I go!<br />
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To be continued...Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-28944560692034959152013-09-10T22:34:00.001+01:002013-09-10T22:35:07.307+01:00Curitiba<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It was such
a noisy at the room the whole night. All the candidates were so nervous and
anxious that they couldn’t sleep at all. All the time the door was being opened
and shut. It was big mess ‘til the candidates leave for the exams. After such a
mess and confusion, I could sleep no more. I was fully awake and it was 7am.
Once I cannot sleep, I decided to enjoy the day. It was a bright shining Sunday
morning. I took a cold shower and went to living room to have my breakfast. On
my way to the kitchen I saw a sign on the wall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Love more. Kiss much more. Cry with desire. Give away generously. Make mistakes. Do what fright you the most. Scream! Harmonise more. Care less.</span></td></tr>
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On Sundays morning
Curitiba has such a traditional open fair at ‘Largo da Ordem’ place. It was
quite early, so I decided to go to the Oscar Niemeyer museum which was in the opposite
direction, a grove aside the museum and then come back to city centre to walk
around the Largo da Ordem fair and do some sightseeing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">A dodger car on my way to museum</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Eye Museum or Oscar Niemeyer Museum is where
display all works Niemeyer designed around the world. He is a famous architect.
He designed Brasília, capital of Brazil.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Eye museum or Oscar Niemeyer museum </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">This thing of wanting to be exactly what we are, still going to take us further. Just regret once. (Inside the Museum)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_-8qYKVJYs/Ui9-B5hzNEI/AAAAAAAAA-8/0yY0rdCIJ-Y/s1600/Blog-37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_-8qYKVJYs/Ui9-B5hzNEI/AAAAAAAAA-8/0yY0rdCIJ-Y/s320/Blog-37.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">This life is a journey, it's a pity I be here just as a passanger. I do not discuss with the destiny. What appears to do, I'm in. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">(Inside the Museum)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"> </span></td></tr>
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I passed
through the grove João Paulo II and went back to hostel to have another
breakfast, drink some water and go to the fair, once the hostel was on my way.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">The Largo
da Ordem fair sells from handcrafts to candies. All sort of typical provisions
were found in this fair. Typical food, candies, drinks, clothes, shoes etc.
Everything a good fair has. On this day, this fair also had a motorcycle club meeting
and old cars exposition. The fair is surrounded by good restaurants and cafés.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">The Largo da Ordem fair seeing from up side</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Wandering through the fair I found a Mosque. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">The mosque Iman Ali in Curitiba</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">Of course I went inside. ‘Salam Maleico’ someone welcomed me. Maleico salam I replied. Then the guy started to talk with me in Arabic. ‘Hey mate, I’m Brazilian.’ ‘Sorry, I thought you were Arabian.’ And then this guy told me the whole story about Islamism and many complicated names that I already forgot. I appreciated his kindness and I left, no before taking a photo in “Mecca”.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the mosque. Mecca in South Arabia. The holy place where all islamic people pray facing for</td></tr>
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After
eating some typical food at the fair, I kept my sightseeing. I went to Curitiba
Cathedral (Catedral Basílica Menor de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Curitiba is how
the Cathedral is named) and I saw a different way of sleeping.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">For those ones who keep insisting to drink, be careful. You might sleep on this position sooner or later</span></td></tr>
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I wandered
for the whole city for few days, so I had time to wander around and to chill
out watching movies and going for drinks.<br />
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following pics show a bit about what I have done in Curitiba city, besides give
you some notion about this lovely city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Curitiba Botanical Graden is good for picnics, chilling out, reading, play cards or simply wandering.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curitiba Botanical Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curitiba Botanical Garden from a different view</td></tr>
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Tanguá Park is quite big park. Also good for picnics, chilling out, reading, play cards or simply wandering. But when I went there 70% of the park was crowded with cars playing loud songs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Tanguá Park seeing from the mansion</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Tanguá Park seeing from down side</span></td></tr>
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The Wire Opera House is used for proms, concerts, plays and special announcements.<br />
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The German Grove is special. It's a small grove inside the city, but the trees are so high that the treetops hide the sun and insulate the sound. It's good for a slow walk and chat with a friend. It seems you're farway from the city. Oh yes, on the top there's a German Café.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Going up on the German Grove</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Sight from Curitiba on the top of the German Grove</span></td></tr>
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Barigui Park is another huge park. Very good for picnics, running, skating, playing, chilling out or whatever you want to do outdoors. Along the lake you find few dock restaurants. Good for a beer during the day or a romantic dinner at night.<br />
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You can go up the Telepar Tower to have a nice view from the city.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Telepar Tower</span></td></tr>
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The Ukrainian Memorial is beautiful. But the day I went there was going on a footage and I wasn't able to get inside the Memorial. Such a shame.<br />
The Tingui Park is algo good for running, relaxing, reading, biking, picnics and meditation.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Ukrainian Memorial at Tingui Park</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Parana University</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">P.s.: On Sundays
all buses cost 1 real. Good option to move around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">To be continued...</span></div>
Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-707155155148477162013-09-06T17:40:00.002+01:002013-09-06T17:40:42.530+01:00Reaching Curitiba – PN<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I woke up
quite early, but it didn’t help much. Half of the trucks had already gone and
the ones which remained didn’t give me a lift. It was missing just one truck I
hadn’t approached the truck driver. He apparently was sleeping. For instance, I
remained at the gas station asking for a lift to every truck was stopping by. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Around 8am,
the truck I hadn’t approached gave life signal. The truck driver left the truck
and went to have his breakfast. When he went back to the truck I followed him
and asked him a ride. He said yes and also that he was going straight to
Curitiba. (yes, I got the last ride to reach the first city and then keep
planning my trip). But his loading had moved. He was carrying huge paper rolls
to make diapers. He had to sort it out to not rip off the canvas and let the
loading dropping on the way on the curves. I offered him to help. I spent
around 1 hour working hard and getting dirty, to finally start up the truck and
hit the road.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">This truck
driver was very different from the other ones. He was funny and he knew all the
brothels and whorehouses on the way from São Paulo to Curitiba. And guess what?
He had friends in almost all of them. We stopped in many of those brothels
(that looked like restaurants and motels) to drink a coffee (but it was always
a coke) and ask for some “friend” that was sleeping (it was Saturday during the
day. His “friends” had a long Friday night).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">This truck
driver was more extroverted and playful. I had lot of fun with him. On the way
from São Paulo to Curitiba had bananas plantation all the way aside the road.
Loads!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bananas shop (also a brothel)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bananas shop (also a brothel)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more bananas shop (And brothels)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bananas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bananas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more bananas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bananas plantation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vegetation</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">By evening time, he dropped me off at the metro station outside the city to reach the city centre. I thanked him for the lift and took the first bus to city centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">On my way inside the bus, I researched for hostels in Curitiba and I found 2. When I saw the map location, the bus I was, was passing just 2 blocks away. I gave the sign and got off the next stop. I went straight to hostel. Getting there, had no beds available. The following was going to happen exams to work for the government. Consequently, the city was full of people trying to get a “precious” job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I told to the attendant about my trip. I told him I was tired. I was travelling for 4 days by hitch-hike to get the city. I explained him how I was travelling and I had a blog that I was publishing about. Then he got me a bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I just left my backpack on my bed, I took a shower, went to the market to buy wine and some food to cook something nice. After 8 rides, walked for 5 hours under the strong sunshine (I got burnt) and 1354km later I reached Curitiba and I deserved some nice food and some wine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I cooked, I ate, I chilled out until I go to bed – a properly one after 4 days.</span></div>
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To be continued...</div>
Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-48003240992738649392013-09-02T01:04:00.002+01:002013-09-02T01:04:56.798+01:00Second and Third day<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I woke up
early at 6am I was ready to go. But, where did all trucks go? It seemed I woke
up too late, exactly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">All trucks
were passing through the gas station was stopped by me until I get a ride at 9am.
The ride I got was to Uberlândia (the next main city), almost 300km always and
around 4 hours by truck. The trucker was an elderly man well known as “crazy
Chico” because he manipulated the register of the truck to speed up a bit. He
taught me about trucks and roads. He even called his daughter who was studying English
to talk with me to check if she was really studying. She was shy and didn’t
talk much, anyway, “crazy Chico” was fucking laughing about the situation he
put her daughter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On the way
I saw a queue of trucks. The queue had around 20 km of trucks parked aside the
road. So, at this point I figured out where all trucks had gone when I woke up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Truckers on Strike</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhere between Cristalina - GO and Uberlândia - MG</td></tr>
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He dropped
me off at a gas station in Uberlândia around 1.30 pm. I didn’t get any ride
afterwards. I passed the day writing on my diary book and trying to get a ride.
At 7pm I set up my tent below trees and went to “bed” under the rain.<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The
following day I woke up even early at 5am (I didn’t sleep at all, to be honest.
I was sleeping above cobblestone – the only place I could set my tent) and
started to hitchhike. I got a ride to the next city, Uberaba, 1 hour away by
truck. The next gas station (the only way to get a ride in Brazil) I got a ride
to São Paulo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The trucker
asked me if I was carrying drugs with me. I said no then he gave me a ride. We talked
a lot about trucks, roads, politics, religion, travels and so on. It’s
incredible, once you introduce yourself, the truckers tell you everything about
their lives. They tell you even how much they earn, without ceremony. Before
getting São Paulo I supposed to take other road to go to Curitiba. It was when an
unusual thing happened.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Church in Campinas - SP</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saving moments</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Train bridge somewhere in São Paulo state</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tietê river somewhere in São Paulo</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The trucker
I was with asked another trucker, during the traffic when the trucks and cars
were side by side, when he supposed to drop me off to go to Curitiba in order
to go to São Paulo. The other trucker said that 12 km away had an exit where he
should drop me off and then I had to walk 6 km to get the first gas station.
Then the traffic flew and he went away. Few minutes later the other trucker
stopped aside the truck I was and said he was going to Curitiba and he couldn’t
take me ‘til there because he was carrying dangerous materials and he didn’t
have 2 safety kits, but he could take me to a better gas station to hitchhike.
Then both trucks pulled over and I changed trucks at the busiest road in São
Paulo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The trucker
who offered me a ride said he offered it because I transmitted good energy. I was
pleased. Without asking he told me his life story since he was a kid until that
day. You couldn’t believe how crazy his life was. Anyway, after 3 hours driving
he dropped me off somewhere in the middle of nowhere. It was a gas station between
São Paulo and Curitiba.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I reached
this gas station around 9pm. I just set up my tent at the truck park and went
to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">To be continued...</span></div>
Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-73734526681188617182013-08-30T00:07:00.001+01:002013-08-30T00:07:34.529+01:00First Day<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I started
walking with my backpack weighting 17kg. I found it light. It was a short 10
minutes walking when I reached the first gas station. There were few trucks
parked and one that was leaving to the same direction I was going to. I ran
until the truck before the trucker speed it up, and asked him a ride. He said
he was driving 20km further, but if it already helped he could lift me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Awesome! I
just started my 6 months trip and the first ride I asked I got it. He dropped
me off 20km further. There was no gas station, just the road and a city aside
the road. I started walking again, when I car pulled over and awaited for me. When
I got closer the driver asked me about some industry company along the road. I
said it was 10 minutes driving straight. He asked me where I was going and I
replied I was heading south. He offered me a ride and I accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">“It’s much
easier I thought” I was thinking. The driver left me 10 minutes later on the
road. Now it was properly road. No cities. No houses. No factories. Just road
and trees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It was 9am.
The sun was shining. I started to walk at the same time I tried to hitchhike. I
walked for 2 hours before I see the first house along the road. I was fucking thirsty
– I had forgotten a bottle of water. Around 11am the sun wasn’t shining
anymore, the sun as burning. My backpack was heavy as hell. I went straight to
this house which was a road restaurant, exactly. I ordered a 500ml water
bottle. I drank in one gulp. I ordered other one to take with myself. The attendant
was a boy no more than 17 years old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The
attendant had Mohican with dreadlocks. He asked me if was travelling for business
or pleasure. I said pleasure. Then he saw the badges on my backpack and asked
me if I had been in all those countries – around 12. I said yes. He asked me if
I learn the language of them. I said I learnt English and Spanish. Then he
simply started to talk in English with me for 10 minutes. I got surprised,
because even at the international airports in Brazil sometimes is difficult to
find someone who speaks English and this country kid was talking with me
fluently. I left the restaurant and said: this is what I’m talking about. Then
I came back walking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I walked
under the burning sun for more 2,5 hours with the heaviest backpack before
reaching the other gas station. I didn’t get any ride on the way. Then I
realised after 5,5 hours walking that the easiest way to get a ride was talking
with the truckers at gas stations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I was
starving and tired. My back was aching. My legs and arms were burnt. My watch
showed me 2.30pm. There were few trucks. I talked with the truckers but I didn’t
get any ride. So I decide to lie down on the shadow, have my lunch (biscuits my
father cooked for me) and apples and take a nap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I woke up
at 5.30. There were 2 trucks. I went straight to talk with them. One trucker
said no, the other one made me some questions and said yes. They were brothers,
and the trucker who said no said to his brother he couldn’t give a ride. It was
forbidden. The trucker didn’t care and told me to climb up. It was the first
real ride I got. It was around 2 hours travelling. He dropped me off in a gas
station in a city called Cristalina around 8pm, wished me good luck and drove
away in a direction I wasn’t going. Then I decided to set up my tent, take a
shower at the gas station bathroom and go sleep to wake early and start hitchhiking
again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">André - The first of many truckers who helped me up<br />* He asked my phone number to keep informed about my trip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was the first place I set up my tent. It was raining at night, so I set up my tent outside the gas station office</td></tr>
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To be continued...Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-26398461278896586162013-08-29T00:26:00.003+01:002013-08-29T00:26:28.179+01:00Leaving Home<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The real
reason was definite. Besides writing a book when travelling, to prove to my
family, friends and everybody else who doesn’t believe in goodness that it
doesn’t matter where you go there’s always someone to help you up even though
you don’t have a good looking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I must say I didn't have a good looking, but I didn't care at all.</td></tr>
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When I said
this to my Mom, she said in low voice if she could come with me. I said to her
to get herself a backpack and be ready. Then she said out loud to my father
that I said that she could come with me. He simply replied: Go, then. Jokes
apart, I got my things ready to leave on February 27<sup>th</sup> at 6.30am.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I woke up
at 6am, took my shower, had my breakfast with my parents and took my backpack
to start my journey. My father said good bye into the house and went back to
his bedroom. My Mom insisted to give me the first lift until the road. Of
course I accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok.. I did care a little bit about it, so I had my hair cut before I leave</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Into the
car, she gave me 300 quid to start the travel. Then I went out, so did my Mom.
I put my backpack on my back and my Mom came to give me a hug. A tight and longstanding
one. That hug your Mom give you when you are going away for a while. Then she
said that my father didn’t come because he was worried and he got emotional.
She also said that she would like to do this kind of things, but she didn’t
have the opportunity. She concluded I was very brave and wished me good luck
and asked me to be careful before give me her blessing. We said good bye to
each other and I started walking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I
was walking for 150 metres when I had the feeling that someone was watching me.
Have you had this feeling before? Well, I stopped and looked back. Then I saw
my mom taking the last picture and putting her camera down before I disappear. It was a sad moment, but at that time there
was nothing I could do. I turned back forwards and started walking again.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">At this
moment, my adventure started and I was by myself<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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To be continued...</div>
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Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-12330395119174272302013-08-28T00:40:00.000+01:002013-08-28T00:40:21.168+01:00The Reason<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Why will I
travel by hitchhike in South America?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">This is a
question with a long answer. First of all, I would like to write a book. But,
what sort of book I would write, I didn’t know. I would like to write something
funny, nice, interested, real and also that would give people information. I
thought about this for a while. I really would like to write something, but
what?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Then
thoughts started to come to my mind all the time. Most of them about
travelling. All right, then. I already know the subject. Let’s work it out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Then I
remembered that when I was travelling through Europe, it was normal hit the
road and ask for a ride instead to get a bus, sometimes a train.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Once I lost
a train to visit a friend. The next one would leave the following day, only. I
called my friend to tell her the news. I would be late. Then she said,
hitchhike then. It’s easier, cheaper and I guarantee you will get here today. I
thank her for the option and I chose to take the next train the following day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Many people
I know from Brazil (the country I was born) prefer travelling overseas than in
South America, or even in Brazil. Many of them even didn’t much Brazil. Some
have been overseas, but didn’t know the estate aside their home. And most of
the European people I met, if they haven’t been in South America yet, they
would kill to go down there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Then, the
light blinked on my mind. That’s it. I’ll write about travelling through South
America by hitchhike. Yes, I know, I know, I Know… too dangerous. I’ll check it
out then to be sure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I said
to my brother, and also to my parents. I planned the trip to February (After Carnaval,
of course) leaving from my parents house. Then I told friends and family. The next
step was to visit some friends before leaving Dublin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I went to
visit my family here in Dublin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I put
my backpack on my back and went to Netherlands to say hello<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I met
a friend which inspired me even more – Annika Aneko<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then back
to Belgium once more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I flew
to Rio de Janeiro to spend the Carnaval with my brother and friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I flew
to Brasília after Carnaval time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I
decided to sew the badges from the countries I have been on my backpack<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I
visited friends (Gabriela sewed the badges)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I
visited more friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I asked
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Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-18355292117394707912013-08-26T23:50:00.000+01:002013-08-26T23:50:31.641+01:00I just came back...<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hey folks,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What’s
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<span lang="EN-US">I know I’ve
been off. But you all must understand that when you’re travelling or you stay
on facebook, blogs, e-mails on the computer or smartphone or you simply meet
people, make friendships, have fun and enjoy your life (after all, the life is
too short to waste).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I know I promised
I would keep you all informed about my trip, but it was just impossible to do
it hitchhiking, sleeping in tents and refuges and with low internet access when
I had some.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, now I’m
back with time to spend writing and uploading photos to inform you all about my
trip through South America.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I just came
back…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ronei Rodrigues</span></div>
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Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-18559348320603113382013-06-05T00:50:00.001+01:002013-06-05T00:50:52.996+01:00Reaching the end of the world<p dir=ltr>Hey folks,</p>
<p dir=ltr>How are you doing? </p>
<p dir=ltr>I'm doing well,  myself. </p>
<p dir=ltr>I've passed through many cities,  got to know many interesting people,  slept at gas stations,  survived wind storms, walked for many different routes, got ride with different drivers (trucks,  cars, vans,  pickups, motos and bikes also), taken ferry, slept at the immigration control (out side, bellow zero and snowing), lost the marriage of the year (friend's marriage - happiness is my wish for you both Fred and Ana),  I've managed to get what I've looking for.</p>
<p dir=ltr>After a month in Argentina hitchhiking and 3.040 km later I got Ushuaia (The last city in the world).</p>
<p dir=ltr>Now is time to enjoy the last city on the world for a bit and do all way back north (west side, this time).</p>
<p dir=ltr>Photos below from signs on the way, places I've been, routes I've walked, ferry I've taken and finally Ushuaia I've reached by foot and hitchhike. </p>
<p dir=ltr>With Ushuaia regards, </p>
<p dir=ltr>Ronei Rodrigues</p>
<p dir=ltr>P.s.: Once I'm uploading from my mobile,  the photos might be unorganised. </p>
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<p dir=ltr>Ronei here once more.<br>
I know I've been off, but I've got some photos from my mobile and I'll up load it now.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Just for consideration,  I'm in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, Argentina.<br>
I've come all way south hitchhiking and tomorrow I'm heading to Ushuaia,  the last city in South America. I still have 1400 km to go. I'm expecting to get there by Saturday if I'm lucky.</p>
<p dir=ltr>About the photos. <br>
- Great friends I've made in Asunción,  Paraguay (Yamil and Maricel)<br>
- Sunrise in Florianópolis, Brazil after party all night long<br>
- A car lunch/dinner table for a romantic couple in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay<br>
- The Women's bridge (La Puente de la Mujer) in Buenos Aires, Argentina<br>
- Lujan zoo in Lujan, Argentina (yes, I was into the cage)<br>
- A African party somewhere in Buenos Aires, Argentina (it seemed as olodum, carnaval in Salvador, Bahia,  Brazil)<br>
- A ride I've got into a van full of toxic cans (yes, I went back there with the toxic cans. When someone wishes to help,  finds a way to do it)<br>
- The sunset in Bahia Blanca, Argentina (photo taken from the car I got a ride)<br>
- Partyng in Bahia Blanca, Argentina<br>
- Hitchhiking on the road aside the federal police inspection (yes, they helped me to get a ride)<br>
- Puerto Madryn, Argentina seen from the deck at night<br>
- Seeing the whales from El Doradillo, Puerto Madryn,  Argentina<br>
- I went for a run to Punta Loma (13km in 1:07hrs. What was pretty good, considering the strong lateral wind at 41km/h and sometimes getting 54km/h sometimes)<br>
- The transparent sea water on the beach in Punta Loma, Argentina.</p>
<p dir=ltr>These are the photos I have to show you all.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Thanks for being patient and for following the blog.</p>
<p dir=ltr>With strong wind,</p>
<p dir=ltr>Ronei Rodrigues</p>
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<br />
How are you doing?<br />
<br />
I must ask apologise myself for being such off line.<br />
I do not have a laptop or computer access often and quite bad internet access (when I have)<br />
<br />
Right now, Iºm in Buenos Aires - Argentina.<br />
Iºve passed by all Uruguay coast and now Iºm heading to Patagonia in 2 days or so.<br />
<br />
Iºve been in great places. Iºve met enjoyable and wonderful people on the way. Iºve done crazy things as get into lionºs cage to have photo, partying until 7pm in small cities, seeing sunsets and full moon on the beach, meeting people Iºve met on the road again and again on the road.<br />
<br />
In Uruguay and Argentina I drank much wine and ate everything with "Dulce de Leche".<br />
Iºm still writting my diary book, even though it is outdated for almost 10 days. But Iºm developing my memory to remember everything.<br />
<br />
Fuck.. My time on computer itºs over.<br />
15 min, no more!<br />
<br />
I have thousands photos on my camera, but nothing on computer to publish here. Sorry about that. (These shit computers have no device to read my memory card).<br />
<br />
Even though it lasts forever, Iºll publish all my trip here with details and photos.<br />
<br />
With lions roar,<br />
<br />
Ronei RodriguesStrollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-62545950216551774272013-04-06T02:20:00.000+01:002013-04-06T02:20:23.088+01:00Ilha do Mel - Part II<br />
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been out for a long time, but it’s became very difficult to up load the blog. I
haven’t had time to get into a C@fé or access a decent computer. I still have
to tell you about places I’ve been, as Maringá, Foz do Iguaçu, Puerto Iguazu, Ciudad
del Este, Asunción, Santo Ignacio, and now Florianópolis. Unfortunately, I can’t
up load photos, because the computer I’m tapping has no available USB, at
least. As I promised, I’ll tell you more about Ilha do Mel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When I got
there I met an American couple that was kind of lost. They were going to get
off on the wrong part of the island they would like to. Then we started to talk
and I helped then to get a place to stay. I went straight way to “Canto da Vô”.
It’s a part of the island where I was told to go by few friends from Curitiba.
There I stayed at Angêla’s camping area. The best thing I’ve ever done. I supposed
to stay there for 2 days and 1 night, and I stayed for a week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There I met
Paulão. A man who LIVES in a tent for 19 years. I had loads of fun with him. I
also met a guy from my home town. This guy (Gabriel) helped me to surf. I met
Ivan, the guy who borrowed me the surfing board. I met another guy who was
guide at the fortress in the island.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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more time with Paulão than with anybody else. We drank cachaça, we smoked
cigarettes and we have load fun. He recommend me to try “Meleca” (the
translation for this would be GOO I think. It’s a spirit (very good) made by a
guy who lives in the island and he loves Raul Seixas (a famous Brazilian musician).
He built a house, which is called “Toca do Raul” (photo bellow). Instead I try
it, I bought a bottle and brought back to drink with Paulão.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hangover. I swear it was fun and incredible crazy. I also learnt pretty much
with Paulão. He’s wisdom of an experienced man without a corrupt mind. He is
the oldest child I have ever met in my whole life until now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stunning sunsets and also shit weather (with thunders, storm and strong rain),
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<span lang="EN-US">The people
I met were the worthiest thing. I also met a Austrian guy who lived in the
island for 3 years 30 years and we was back there to visit the island and the
people. Crazy story. He arrived in north Brazil and built a boat. Then he sailed all way south until he got
Ilha do Mel and lived there for 3 years instead spend there 2 weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh yes,
when in the Island I learnt how to do “artesanato” (handcrafted bracelets). I’ll
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<br />Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-11814931910962293532013-03-15T06:00:00.001+00:002013-03-15T06:00:27.290+00:00Ilha do Mel<p dir=ltr>Hey folks, </p>
<p dir=ltr>Sorry for being such a long time off.<br>
As I said I was going to hike, to camp and then going to the Honey Moon island (Ilha do Mel) near of Curitiba.</p>
<p dir=ltr>The train journey wasn't impressive. To me it was trice expensive and twice slower.  I couldn't hike, because on the mountains was foggy and also raining a bit. So the track was slippery.</p>
<p dir=ltr>I had to go to Morretes by train. Morretes is a small town with a nice historic downtown and a river crossing the city. The city has few waterfalls around. It's a nice place to go for a waterfall and a lunch and that's it.</p>
<p dir=ltr>From there I went to Antonina. Another small city with a nice historic downtown.  But Antonina is on the coast. What makes the city more enjoyable. The city has a deck along the bay where the people go for fishing or bathing. I really got wet there. A strong rain took me unprepared.</p>
<p dir=ltr>From Antonina I went to Paranaguá. Place where I was going to take a boat to go to the island. I lost the last boat, so I had to sleep in Paranaguá. I decided to sleep in an hostel.  Why? Because after I've walked all day long and I've taken rain, I thought I deserved a bath and sleep in a nice bed what didn't happen.  I took shock having bath and the mattress of my bed was horrible uncomfortable.<br>
I bought a bottle of wine, a 5 litters water bottle, fruits, bread and chesse. I also bought waxed line to learn how  to do "artesanato" (bracelet) to bring to the island.<br>
The boat takes around 2 hours from Paranaguá to Ilha do Mel.<br>
The island has 1600 inhabitants and receive 5000 limited people per day in the summer time.<br>
The island is an estate preserved park in a preserved ambiental island. The island has 3 main attractions. A light house, a fortress and a cave. This is the 3 tourist traps.<br>
The good things from the island is that it's enchanted.  If you are a good person the island invites you to stay. If you are a bad person the island expels you. How? You eat something that doesn't make you feel good. You get sick. You get a flu or whatever.</p>
<p dir=ltr>It's the island. I went there to spend a night and I stayed for a week. And I just left because I put my tent down, otherwise I would be living there right now.</p>
<p dir=ltr>At the moment I'm having problems updating my photos.  So this post will be launched without photos. But as a recompense,  the following one will have photos and also nice and funny stories  I have passed through in Ilha do Mel.</p>
<p dir=ltr>With careless, </p>
<p dir=ltr>Ronei Rodrigues</p>
Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-27873369036170585052013-03-07T11:19:00.001+00:002013-03-07T11:19:53.320+00:00Marumbi, Morretes and Ilha do Mel<p dir=ltr>Hey folks,</p>
<p dir=ltr>How are you doing today?</p>
<p dir=ltr>I'm just getting into the train to pass through the forest, with nice landscape, on my way to the island (ilha do mel).<br>
I don't know if I've chosen a good day. Today is gray sky. A little bit fogy.<br>
But hopefully it will clearing during the trip. </p>
<p dir=ltr>Before I get the island, I'll get off in Marumbi. It's a kind of park or reserve. I'm not sure if I'm going to sleep over there tonight or if I'm going to hike all way down to the historic city called Morretes. Then I decide if I sleep over there or if I keep going until Paranaguá, city where I'm going to take the boat to the island.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Hopefully it won't be raining. <br>
Let's pray.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Now it's time to keep walking and enjoy waterfalls and beaches.</p>
<p dir=ltr>See you whenever I have the opportunity to come back here to up date it.</p>
<p dir=ltr>With printsteps,</p>
<p dir=ltr>Ronei Rodrigues</p>
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As everybody knows I'm in Curitiba.</div>
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This is a nice place to come to whom like parks, groves and forests.</div>
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Curitiba is very organised with good public transport, even though they are not able to give you the right information. Here they have a really nice fair. A fair just on sundays. But you can find everything to buy in this fair. From food to house's stuff. If you're going to spend a sunday in Curitiba you must go to this fair which calls "Feira do Largo da Ordem".</div>
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If you like to run, you must go to the park Barigui. If you just want to chill out you should go to "Jardim botânico" or "Parque Tanguá". If you want to do a slow walk and have a nice chat with someone else go to "Bosque Alemão".</div>
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The people here use to say that the locals are closed people. But I've met really nice ones, so to me they are friendly.</div>
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I made a friend who invited me to sleep at his place. so then I would be able to spend more time in Curitiba. I'm publishing from his house. Really nice man. He gave me his keys and total freedom at his place. I do thank him for his kindness and trust. His name, Jaime!</div>
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So now, I have a properly place to sleep, get rest and organise my things quietly I decided to take the day to rest, write down and organise my next destination. I met few people who told me about an island that calls honey moon (Ilha do Mel) that is the opposite direction to "Foz do Iguaçu". And to get this island I have few options. I can go straight way by bus and then a boat. I can take a train and pass through the forest with nice landscape and then the boat. I can take a train to half way and then do a hike, camp, hike again through the forest, get a historic city, then hike again until get the coast and then the boat. Well, as I'm very practical and I don't love adventures I'm thinking to go there by the last option. Train, hiking, camping, hiking, historic city, hiking and boat.</div>
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Trucker André from Rio de Janeiro who gave me a ride from somewhere to Cristalina<br />
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The better place to set my tent to protect from the rain at Gas Station in Cristalina<br />
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A queue of 30km. A strike! Getting in Uberlândia<br />
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Playing with the camera on the truck<br />
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The river Tietê in São Paulo<br />
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On the road from São Paulo to Curitiba. They have a plantation of bananas for more than 150km along the road<br />
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Love more. Kiss much more. Cry with desire. Give away generously. Do mistakes. Do what fright you the most. Scream! Harmonize more. Care less. (Translation by myself)<br />
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Oscar niemeyer Museum<br />
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A dodger car, I think<br />
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This thing of want to be exactly what we are, are going to take us further. Just regret once. (Translation by myself)<br />
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This life is a journey, it's a pity I be here just as a passanger. I do not discuss with the destiny. What appears to do, I'm in. (Translation by myself)<br />
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It's a fair in Curitiba. Historic downtown. (Feira do Largo do Machado)<br />
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The fair seeing from up side<br />
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The mosque Iman Ali<br />
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Inside the mosque. Mecca in South Arabia. The holy place where all islamism people pray in that direction<br />
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Cathedral Basílica Menor de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Curitiba<br />
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For those ones who keep insisting to drink, be careful. You might sleep on this position sooner or later<br />
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Botanic Garden (Jardim Botânico)<br />
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Tanguá Park (Parque Tanguá)<br />
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Tanguá Park seeing from down side<br />
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Wire Opera House (Opera de Arame)<br />
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Tanguá Park Seeing from Up side<br />
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Entrance from German Grove. (Bosque Alemão)<br />
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Sight from Curitiba on the top of the German Grove<br />
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Going up on the German Grove<br />
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Telepar tower. (Torre Telepar - oi)<br />
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Barigui Park (Parque Barigui)<br />
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Ukrainian Memorial at Tingui Park (Parque Tingui)<br />
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Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-186438513523951452013-03-03T03:18:00.001+00:002013-03-03T03:18:34.799+00:00Curitiba - ParanáHey Folks,<br />
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I just got Curitiba (South Brazil).<br />
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I didn't expect get down here quite fast. I took 8 rides, walked for 5 hours under the strong sunshine (I got burnt) and 1.354 Km later I got Curitiba in 4 days.<br />
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I really got into this. Now I do know how to do hitchiking. You can't get a ride on the road. You must ask the trucker at the gas station for truckers.<br />
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I've met 8 truckers (all of them gave me a lift from somewhere to somewhere). They just tell you their history without shame or cerimony. They even tell you how much they earn. Seriously, it is common. They all tell you without you even ask. They just open their heart. I believe it's because they spend too much time alone without anyone to talk. So when they have a company, they just talk.<br />
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Many of them lose their wives because they spend too much time on the road. Some of then keep out for 3 months, some times even more. Some take drugs and use cocain to keep awake and take more freight and make more money. But all of them drive trucks because they do love to drive a truck and being on the road.<br />
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The oldest ones say it isn't worthy. You fucked up your health earn just couple of hundred reals in the end of the month. The youngest ones don't give a shit, they just want money, even though it is just a little bit more.<br />
It's always that story: IF I HAD THIS HEAD I DO HAVE NOW FEW YEARS AGO, EVERYTHING WOULD BE DIFFERENT! (keep it in mind people, sometimes it is just too late).<br />
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The most curious story was when I was walking.<br />
I was waking for 3 hours under strong sunshine when I saw a restaurante in the middle of nowhere. When I say nowhere, I mean NOWHERE! No houses, gas station, farms, or whatever for miles away. Then, I went there to buy a water. the attendant had no more than 18 years old. He oberved me to drink half litter of water in just one gulp. Then start to ask me a lot of questions. Where I was going to. Where I came from. For how long I was travelling ans so on. When he saw the flag from Iceland he asked me if I went to UK. Then asked me if I learnt the language. And then he started to talk with me in a brilliant English. Fluently. We talk for few minutes 'til some one ask for his help inside the restaurant. Then we say good luck to each other and I left the restaurant think: It's this what I'm talking about!<br />
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I was surprise because, even in tourists cities like Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro is difficult to find someone who talks fluently English, and this young guy, a country guy, living in the middle of nowhere was talking fluently English occasionaly. Well done to him! WELL DONE!<br />
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It happened too much more, but by now it's all you've get.<br />
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I'll be in Curitiba for a week, I'm afraid. and then I might go to Maringá, Foz do Iguaçu and later keep going down 'til I reach Florianopólis.<br />
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*** I do ask apologise for not attaching any photo, because I just took photos on my camera and the computer I'm publishing has no device to read my memory card. And I also had some problem with my network on my mobile, even though most of the time it has no network at all on the road. It has no coverage. By the way, from now on I'll use my mobile more frequently and also take photos with it to publish them.<br />
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With footsteps,<br />
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Ronei Rodrigues<br />
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<br />Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-21983020116096996322013-02-27T09:33:00.000+00:002013-02-27T09:33:01.926+00:00It's time to start walking!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s time
to keep move on. It’s time to conquer my own land. It’s time to show you all
that down here in South America is safe to travel as Europe (or at least as
everybody thinks it is), even though down here is as dangerous to travel as
Europe is. Am I confusing you? Well, let’s clarify this then. THERE IS NO SAFE
PLACE ON EARTH!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What Am I
talking about? Once again, I’m talking about people. What make a dangerous
place are the people. The people are the risk. The people are dangerous. But
the people also are worthwhile. The people also are good! What I’m going to
prove is: People react in accordance of your act. You make people dangerous.
You make people unharmed. You make people either bad or good. YOU are
responsible for people’s reaction! But you ARE NOT responsible for people’s
action!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If you are
the one who first acted, you are responsible for the whole thing then. But if
you are the one who reacted, you might choose either if you are going follow
the steps or if you are going to invert positions and control the situation.
“Hold on a second. You’re making it worse. I’m more confused than the
beginning. So, it doesn’t matter if I act or react. In both cases I can be the
responsible?” Being the responsible it’s not the matter. What really matters is
whether you’re able to make the things worse or better. Finding the responsible
won’t make any difference, but controlling the situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well, let’s
put this pure philosophy aside now and go straight to adventure. I’ll try to
show you all that you can travel being helped by people WHEREVER you go. It depends
of you, only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You are the
MASTER! You have the POWER! But only if you have FAITH and BELIEVE in it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now it’s
time to walk more and talk less. Until next post, whenever it comes!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">P.S.: From
now on, I won’t confuse you all with my vain philosophies, but describe what
I’m passing through with real facts. Be prepared! It won’t have censure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ronei
Rodrigues<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Strollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08574093678963304027noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403042584779408477.post-49639131144094214472013-02-24T18:16:00.000+00:002013-02-24T18:16:04.011+00:00Stroller's blog<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hey Folks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ronei
Rodrigues here, 24, ex accounting auditor of 2 Bigfour’s companies!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Involved
into capitalism for a long time, I decide break it for while and experience the
other side of life. Breaking what the society imposes as fully truth and living
to be happy without any labels. I decided do not care about brands, about
fashion, about being fit somewhere. I decided to live my life as money was no
object (of course I do still need money to live, I became, for a while, an
anticapitalist and not a damn fool). I decided to do what make me happy despite
everything else. Is it easy? You're a foolish if you think so. Go against the
"normal, natural and common" imposed by the society is quite
complicated and complex. You must be strong and careful. You’re even going to
hurt people you love the most. Is not everyone who has an open minded to
understand what you are going to do!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I've been
considered crazy, insane, foolish, damn idiot and so on, but I also have been
considered courageous, fighter, human being, hippie and so on. Whom should I
believe? I must believe myself. Each person has your own experience, believes,
truths and conceptions of life even though many people are involved in a system
what makes them all the same. They lose their identity, their originality, their
truths and believes. I've lost it once and I've found it back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I figured
out that is more important the people we meet instead the places we go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, this
"damn fool" human being here is going to travel through South America
believing in people, giving them a trust vote once more (forever). I’m going to
travel, mainly, with their help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My aim is show
to whom it may concern that people are reliable, does not matter where they are
(Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Oceania) and also that life is to be lived as
you desire and not to follow somebody’s else conception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In couple
days I'm going to travel through South America walking and hitchhiking. I know
that's a bit dangerous travelling like this. So, I've provided myself with a
house (tent), a mattress (thermal foam bed roll), a blanket (sleeping bag), cutlery
(pocket knife and pocket multitool), umbrella (waterproof and windproof jacket),
clothes, some medicine, a notebook, a backpack to put everything inside, a car
to move (my legs) and fuel (water and food). I’m going to do it with an open
heart and an open mind and God leading my journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’M NOT
TELLING YOU TO FOLLOW MY IDEAS, I’M JUST TELLING YOU MINE! I’M SHOWING YOU MY
CONCEPTION OF LIFE, THAT MIGHT CHANGE SOONER OR LATER.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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P.S.: <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Special thanks to my friends Fred Brasil and Ana
Falcão who convinced me to create this blog. This blog is on, thanks them.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Better to
have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in
a miserable way.” - Allan Watts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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