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

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

In Honduras, Diving & Snorkeling On  03/03/2013  2 comments

The main reason for visiting Utila island was diving. I had seen on the internet that April was whale shark season in the region. So, my vacation destination was chosen for me. My dives there were with Utila Dive Center. On the first day we been to two incredible places: Pinnacle and Ted’s Point (info below). Right on the beginning of the dive we saw a wreck. I love boat, any sort, above or under water.

The corals were beautiful, different formation, like flowers, tress, branches…There was not a huge amount of fish, but we saw some school of small fishes, a sea horse (they are not easy to spot, the divemater showed us), and the most interesting, an octopus. Generally they are hidden o a hole. Luckily, not this time. I was a bit away from the gruop taking photos when I saw an octopus passing by me “flying”. It was gorgeous, I have never seen an octapus like that, it was dancing in the sea. Made my day!

1st dive: Pinnacle: http://www.diveboard.com/karla.brunet/D28YebA
Date: 2013-04-23 – ...

In + More..., 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...

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

A short video of the tours in Daintree Forest

Daintree Forest, Queensland from Karla Brunet on Vimeo.

See more on Daintree at:

• Cape Tribulation
• Tui – Daintree River guide (Queensland, Australia)
• Relaxing morning by the pool and computer
• Daintree Rainforest

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

I always liked cities with a river, in my imaginary I have some of the famous European cities and their rivers: Paris, Berlin or London. The Yarra river is a landmark of Melbourne city. By its shores passes cyclists, tourists, runners, and you can see all kinds of boats, specialty the big rowing boats. The landscape is also seductive, large modern buildings, small houses, trains, trees, parks, bridges… Well, maybe that is why Melbourne is considered the most European city in Australia.

Yarra River, Melbourne – Errante from Karla Brunet on Vimeo.

See more about Australia here.

In America, Highlight, Traveled places, Venezuela 2012 On  16/08/2012  No comments

See the posts on Venezuela 2012:

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

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