http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress Bits and pieces of my life... and travels Wed, 16 May 2012 14:15:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/16/awesome-rio-de-janeiro-copacabana-christ-the-redeemer-statue-sugar-loaf-mountain-and-much-more/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/16/awesome-rio-de-janeiro-copacabana-christ-the-redeemer-statue-sugar-loaf-mountain-and-much-more/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:07:55 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=20360 Day 361 Sadly we had to leave this wonderful island called Ilha Grande again. More time on the beach would not had been too bad …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/16/awesome-rio-de-janeiro-copacabana-christ-the-redeemer-statue-sugar-loaf-mountain-and-much-more/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/07/beachy-times-at-brazils-costa-verde-trindade-paraty-and-ilha-grande/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/07/beachy-times-at-brazils-costa-verde-trindade-paraty-and-ilha-grande/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:11:27 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=20212 Day 353 High time to leave the megapolis Sao Paulo behind. Around noon we boarded a Reunidas coach to Brazil’s Costa Verde (Green Coast). This …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/07/beachy-times-at-brazils-costa-verde-trindade-paraty-and-ilha-grande/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/05/sao-paulo-brazils-biggest-city-mercado-central-cathedral-torre-do-banespa-and-parque-do-ibirapuera/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/05/sao-paulo-brazils-biggest-city-mercado-central-cathedral-torre-do-banespa-and-parque-do-ibirapuera/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 17:19:15 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=20147 Day 350 We arrived in Sao Paulo early in the morning around 6:30am. Sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and it is big …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/05/sao-paulo-brazils-biggest-city-mercado-central-cathedral-torre-do-banespa-and-parque-do-ibirapuera/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/03/belo-horizonte-and-portuguese-colonial-architecture-in-ouro-preto/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/03/belo-horizonte-and-portuguese-colonial-architecture-in-ouro-preto/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:13:53 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=20042 Day 347 This bus journey to the south took 24 hours and was one of the worst ones so far with very uncomfortable seats, no …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/05/03/belo-horizonte-and-portuguese-colonial-architecture-in-ouro-preto/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/29/afro-brazilian-culture-in-colonial-salvador-da-bahia/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/29/afro-brazilian-culture-in-colonial-salvador-da-bahia/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:56:00 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=20040 Day 343 Spending most of the time on the bus to Salvador da Bahia we arrived there shortly before dusk. 25 hours sleeping and reading …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/29/afro-brazilian-culture-in-colonial-salvador-da-bahia/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/25/brasilia-eerie-and-architectural-times-in-brazils-fancy-capital-city/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/25/brasilia-eerie-and-architectural-times-in-brazils-fancy-capital-city/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:35:33 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=19968 Day 340 After yet another excellent breakfast Gil took us to the bus terminal (which in Brazil is called “rodoviaria“). With Sao Luiz we went …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/25/brasilia-eerie-and-architectural-times-in-brazils-fancy-capital-city/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/20/brazil-campo-grande-and-pantanal-wetlands-safari/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/20/brazil-campo-grande-and-pantanal-wetlands-safari/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:52:56 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=19741 Day 336 Late in the morning we left Puerto Iguazu. It was Easter Sunday and we expected our border crossing to Foz do Iguazu being …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/20/brazil-campo-grande-and-pantanal-wetlands-safari/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/17/iguazu-falls-in-brazil-and-argentina-and-the-triple-frontier-region-of-brazil-argentina-and-paragauay/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/17/iguazu-falls-in-brazil-and-argentina-and-the-triple-frontier-region-of-brazil-argentina-and-paragauay/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:03:17 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=19737 Day 334 So we were in Foz do Iguazu, one of the gateway cities to the world renowned Iguazu Falls. The city is one of …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/17/iguazu-falls-in-brazil-and-argentina-and-the-triple-frontier-region-of-brazil-argentina-and-paragauay/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/12/south-of-brazil-german-times-in-blumenau-excellent-curitiba-and-a-long-curitiba-paranagua-train-ride/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/12/south-of-brazil-german-times-in-blumenau-excellent-curitiba-and-a-long-curitiba-paranagua-train-ride/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:23:27 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=19560 Day 330 After a marvelous breakfast on the hostel’s balcony, we left Brigite our German speaking host and her cute dog Nino behind and headed …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/12/south-of-brazil-german-times-in-blumenau-excellent-curitiba-and-a-long-curitiba-paranagua-train-ride/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/08/the-south-of-brazil-big-partytime-in-porto-alegre-fancy-and-beachtime-in-florianopolis/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/08/the-south-of-brazil-big-partytime-in-porto-alegre-fancy-and-beachtime-in-florianopolis/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:15:08 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=19559 Day 327 Having to leave our sophisticated Spanish skills behind and deal with Portuguese from then on we arrived in Brazil which – as I …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/08/the-south-of-brazil-big-partytime-in-porto-alegre-fancy-and-beachtime-in-florianopolis/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/03/along-rio-de-la-plata-in-uruguay-from-colonia-del-sacramento-to-montevideo-to-punta-del-este/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/03/along-rio-de-la-plata-in-uruguay-from-colonia-del-sacramento-to-montevideo-to-punta-del-este/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:09:03 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=19456 Day 320 The next country of our itinerary was already waiting: Uruguay! Located just on the other side of River Plate on a tiny peninsula …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/04/03/along-rio-de-la-plata-in-uruguay-from-colonia-del-sacramento-to-montevideo-to-punta-del-este/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/03/27/buenos-aires-argentinas-capital-city/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/03/27/buenos-aires-argentinas-capital-city/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:47:49 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=19386 Day 315 What a pleasant coach ride this was. Our “Cama” class seats provided a cosy setup to wake up fairly relaxed. Around mid-day we …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/03/27/buenos-aires-argentinas-capital-city/feed/ 0 http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/03/21/puerto-madryn-scuba-diving-with-sea-lions-penguin-colony-at-punta-tombo-and-orcas-on-peninsula-valdes-at-punta-norte/ http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/03/21/puerto-madryn-scuba-diving-with-sea-lions-penguin-colony-at-punta-tombo-and-orcas-on-peninsula-valdes-at-punta-norte/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:12:32 +0000 honkstar http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/?p=19245 Day 311 I thought we’d left Patagonia since we nearly drove 1100km straight to the north. Little did I know. Particularly I didn’t know how …]]> http://www.honkdesign.de/honkpress/2012/03/21/puerto-madryn-scuba-diving-with-sea-lions-penguin-colony-at-punta-tombo-and-orcas-on-peninsula-valdes-at-punta-norte/feed/ 1