The 3 hour boat ride back to Salvador destroyed my stomach. An hour before boarding the boat, I grabbed the quickest lunch I could find; the greasiest fried empanada I could find. It also took them 1/2 hour to make which can only mean they fried it, took it out, fried it again...and so on. The long wait for my drenching empanada meant I had 15 minutes to run back to the hotel, … [Read more...] about Goodbye Salvador de Bahia!
morro de sao paulo
I go to Tropical Islands On Occasion
Before I flew to Salvador I read about various destinations close to Salvador. One of these destinations is Morro De Sao Paulo, one of the 5 villages on an island called Tinhare. After a day or two in Salvador with my new traveling buddies from Canada and France, we woke up early and caught a taxi to the port. After negotiating the boat fare down 20 Real's, we paid, and waited … [Read more...] about I go to Tropical Islands On Occasion