In Diving/Snorkel On  14/04/2013  No comments

Below I have a list of dive sites and snorkeling in Errante.

In Los Roques, Venezuela 2012

• Los Roques scuba dive info
• Diving in Los Roques (videos)
• First day of diving in Los Roques
• Pablo and Otto – divemaster in Los Roques
• El Morrito – dive site in Los Roques
• Interview with Otto Daniel Naranjo – Divemaster
• Night Snorkeling
• Nearby islands – Francisquí and Madrisquí
• Noronsquí, Crasquí and Rabusquí
• Dos Mosquices and Cayo de Agua
• Gran Roque, Los Roques

Na Grande Barreira de Corais, Austrália 2012

• Great Barrier Reef dive info
• Great Barrier Reef diving
• My dive buddy
• The first dive day
• Dive trip group photo
• Boarding to dive

Em San Andres, Colômbia, 2011 (em breve)

Na Isla Catalina, República Dominicana, 2011 (em breve)

Na Pulau Perhentian, Malásia, 2008 (em breve)

Em Koh Tao, Maya Bay e Koh Bida Nok, Tailândia, 2004

• Koh Tao (Koh Samui – Bo Phut)
• Krabi – Ao Nang – Phang Nga

Em Bodrum, Turquia 2002

• Bodrum

Na Catalunha, Epanha 2002

• LLoret de Mar – beach and di...

In America, Brazil, Chapada Diamantina 2013 On  01/04/2013  No comments

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In Brazil, Chapada Diamantina 2013, Diving/Snorkel, Hiking/Trekking On  23/03/2013  No comments

On my first day at Chapada Diamantina I decided to take a tour to get a broad sense of the place. It was “Roteiro1”(Mucugezinho, Poço do Diabo, Gruta da Lapa, Gruta da Pratinha, Gruta Azul, Morro do Pai Inácio) and Mel was our guide. The first stoop was at Rio Mucugezinho where we went hiking to appreciate the river landscape. We followed the trail for about 15 minutes until we arrived at Poço do Diabo, a beautiful waterfall; there we had our first bath of the day. The water was cold but nos freezing as I imagine it would be. And after the walk under the sun, it was exactly what I was waiting for. The waterfall is big, a great shower of transparent water. Stay under the fall was easy, but the stones were slippery, so one has to be careful. The water was wonderful, invigorating as any waterfall.

After Mucugezinho, we climbed up Morro do Pai Inácio in order to see the landscape of the region. The trail is easy, but steep...

In America, Brazil, Chapada Diamantina 2013, Errante and tour guides On  23/03/2013  No comments

Mel was our guide in Tour 1 and Igatu tour at Chapada Diamantina (2013). Son of diamond mine workers, he was born and grow up in Chapada. Nowadays, when he has some time free he go mining with his friends.

In Chapada Diamantina 2013, Errante and tour guides On  18/03/2013  No comments

With Dairone, our tour guide around Marimbus.

Dairone was born and grow up in Chapada Diamantina. He is enthusiast for adventure and nature. During the tour, we heard some of his stories of motocross around the region.

In Chapada Diamantina 2013, Hiking/Trekking On  18/03/2013  No comments

Chapada da Diamantina is one of the great places for eco-tourism in Brazil, it reminded me Bonito (MS) or Brotas (SP), maybe because of the waterfall. In terms of ecotourism, Brazil is not behind any place. In general, places like this are organized, hotels and guesthouses are good, people are friendly and the tours are well structured. I’m proud of our ecotourism; it is not so disorganized as in Bolivia (Pampas) or Ecuador (Rio Bamba), at the same time it is not ultra organized that look like Disneyland as in Australia. And the most important, there is always (even if shallow) an ecological concern in preserving the place.

This is not my first time in Chapada Diamantina and won’t be the last. The first time was in 2007 when I took a trip with my Yoga group to Capão, on the way back to Salvador, I stayed alone in Lençóis for some more days visiting the region. After that I returned to Chapada a few other times. Now in 2013 I decided to go to places I haven’t been yet...

In Australia, Highlight, Traveled places, Oceania On  10/03/2013  No comments

See posts on trip through Australia 2012

• Street art em Melbourne
• Daintree Forest (tours)
• Yarra River, Melbourne
• Great Ocean Road
• Great Barrier Reef dive info
• Great Barrier Reef diving
• Signs: forbidden and allowed
• Cape Tribulation
• Cairns and surroundings
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
• Aboriginal Learning with Alison Hunt
• Manly beach yesterday
• Great graffiti art in Melbourne
• Train from Melbourne to Sydney
• Melbourne by night
• Wineries in Victoria
• Sky
• My colorful carnival
• Public bicycles
• My first helicopter flight… over Uluru

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In America, Brazil, Chapada Diamantina 2013, Curiosities, Errante and tour guides On  10/03/2013  No comments

Sérgio was our guide at Pratinha cave in Chapada Diamantina 2012.

In Curiosities, Books & Travels On  08/12/2012  No comments

When I read about “Um Lugar na Janela” in an airline magazine, I wished to buy it. I had read another book by Martha, and liked. So, the expectations were good.

The book promises to be a selection of travel stories, not a guide. It is a personal and introspective report of moments lived in different places, among them Rio, Fernando de Noronha, Japão, Nova Iorque, Marrocos…

In the first chapter, the author states her reasons to travel, something that I share with her. But after that, the book disappoints. Created initially to be a blog, I believe it had to continue that way. It is different the way we read a blog and a book, at leat it is what I think. In a book I want a more elaborated text, mor interesting in terms of content and form. I don’t know how to write, I’m awful on that, so I photograph. However, when I read (and love reading), I want text that I could say: “I’d love to have written that”. But this did not occour in any moment of “Um Lugar na Janela”.

Mar...

In Australia, Oceania On  24/11/2012  No comments

I was impressed by the amount and quality of the graffiti in Melbourne, specially around Fitzroy. The neighborhood is an ecletic mistures of cafes, shops and vintage places, and here the street art goes with this variety with colors, shapes and shadows. It is like an organic garden of collors invading the squares architecture of the neighborhood.

With this diversity of street art, Melbourne is considered the  “Stencil Graffiti Capital,” not only Fitzroy but all over the city one can find different types of stencil and graffiti. I saw that there was some tours to see the work of these street artists, a tip could be the “Melbourne Street Art Tours”. I didn’t take the tour. In general I don’t like guided tours, and I imagine that the way I would enjoy these artwork would be different in a tour. I prefer to go without a group, on my pace, and if interest me, if I need no know more, I can came back to the place (or museum) and then, on the second visit, I take the tour...