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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Mar 24, 2025 12:00 AM 6 hours by bus to Ubatuba
I like this funny geo names like Bora Bora, Langa Langa, Tumbarumba... Today I spent 6 hours travelling by bus to Ubatuba - nice tourist resort town on Brazilian coast. The coastal road offers great views of the beaches. It is climbing up the green hills and switchbacking down. The ticket from Santos to Caraguatatuba (will you remember?) cost 106 reais (internet agencies charge more!) and then in Cara.... you gave yo change to the local bus paying 12 reais.
Ubatuba is located in the beautiful bay with many rocky islands (they offer boat tours to the beaches on secluded islands). But for me (I am a Capricorn) it was nesessary to find on the promenade the Tropic of Capricorn marker. In the past I took the pictures near such a markers in Africa, Australia and other countries of South America. Now I have one more. I love Ubatuba! Cheers!
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Mar 23, 2025 12:00 AM Guarujá Island
Big and important port of Santos lies in the narrow and long estuary. On the other side of estiaru there lias the island of Guarujá, famous of its beautiful beaches. To go there I was walking 3 kms to the ferry terminal to cross the estuary for free on the little junk motor boat dedicated for walkers (next to it there are bigger ferries for bikers and for cars) on the other side there is ferry/bus integrated terminal. Buses (5 reais fee) are taking locals and tourists to the beaches. My first choice was Praia Guaiba, located between two rocky hills. Beautiful spot with white, powder-like sand. It was full. Then walking around Morro do Pinto Hill I passed fort occupied by army and entered beautifull Tombo Beach. Surfers use it. White sand again, hot and humid but no sun. I walked to the other end and started to climb the road to Galhetas view point on the rock separating Tombo Beach and next Asturias Beach. At the bottom they charge money from drivers but walkers go free. View from the top is worth the effort (see Tombo on the picture) maybe the best on Guarujá. But opposite side (Asturias Bay) shows how peope can destroy the nature: along this beach there is thick wall of the high apartment buildings... Shame!
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Mar 22, 2025 12:00 AM Santos - the city of the coffee
Hot day since the morning. City and suburban buses cost here 5,25 reais - about 1 USD. You pay to the driver as you enter the bus, than you have to squize to go through the metal turnstile. It could be a problem if you have a big luggage! The bus station in Santos is located in the old part of the city. You have to walk only half kilometer to find the imposing building of the former Coffee Exchange. The building has a tower like a church and solid columns at the entrance. Huge and ornate bidding hall is the main attraction of the building. Auctions were held here until 1950. Enormous stained glass os in the celling and huge painting showing the fundation of the Santos - on the wall. In the side rooms there is exhibition "History of the coffee in Brazil". Today - on Saturday the entry was free! I was walking later to the cathedral, passing many homeless people sleeping on the street. In Brazil you still can see many contrasts...
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Mar 21, 2025 12:00 AM Embare - Brazil
The day was hot, but cloudy. I took a long walk along the wide beach, heading to Sao Vincente. On the coastal street between the high apartment buildings I found nice Santo Antonio church. It has great interior and the figure of the saint in the main altar. It is hard to believe that in Embare it is hard to find money rxchange facility. I was asking in the receptions of three hotels. Finally in Balneario hotel the send me to the shopping mall nearby where on the second floor they changed my dollars paying 5,25 reais for a dollar.. Balneario is locared close to the beach in Anna Costa Avenue - probably the most elegant avenue in Embare. Poor people sleep in front of the fancy shops... Brazil... At the beginning of the street, on the beach side there is a nice fountain, surrounded by flags of the all Brazilian states...
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Mar 20, 2025 12:00 AM My Brazilian friend!
It is good to have friends. I met Roberto yeat ago on the cruise ship. Today he was waiting for me in the Sao Paulo airport offering me lift to the Atlantic coast. Reliable man! I know GRU airport, but I was tired after night flight. Thank you Roberto and welcome to Poland! We were driving green hills by the nice but toll highway. At 10 am we entered Santos... Half an hour later I was already in my room on 11th floor. Nice city view from the window (ocean view rooms are more expensive) No A/C, fan only! I need a shower and good rest...
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Mar 19, 2025 12:00 AM 3 flights one by one
New voyage started with the low-cost flight to Alicante, Spain. I had here only one hour waiting in the huge departure hall before boarding Air Europa flight to Madrid. One hour flight, the plane was half- empty and they did not serve even the water...
We landed in Madrid at 10 pm. From Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 there is a long walkway. It took me about half an hour to reach gate B21. I am waiting for my flight to Sao Paulo... It will be Air Europa again. I believe there will be a meal! :)
Yes, but it was rather weak! After 10-hours flight (nice Dreamliner, but they charge 3 euro if you want the headphones) we landed in Sao Paulo at sunrise!
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Mar 18, 2025 12:00 AM To South America - new voyage
Only 16 days after return from the Caribbean I am flying again!
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Mar 09, 2025 12:00 AM Interview on Polish TV
Channel 2 of Polish TV asked me to talk about my travel passion. 3 people with a camera and equipment arrived to my little flat. It took 2 hours of recording. Then we went to the port of Gdansk where I was born, and where I was living 18 years during my childhood... Maybe it will inspire other dreamers?
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Mar 03, 2025 12:00 AM In the mood!
Iberia is not my favorite airline but after sandwich and orange juice the plane landed on time in Madrid terminal T4S. We were running along the wing... At the end of the long walkways there was departures listing. Bingo! Our flight to Dublin is from the same terminal - no need to use the train! Second bingo - just nearby is IBERIA customers desk. No line. They ask for passport and 5 minutes later we have our boarding passes! Uffff! Now the security control (water allowed) and we walk to the gate S19. The world is beautiful!
Ryanair plane landed in Gdansk on time. The wonderful trip of grandfather and grandson to warm countries ended successfully. Tomorrow we have to go back to school!
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Mar 02, 2025 12:00 AM Shame on you Iberia!
At sunrise we entered little La Romana port. There was no reason to rush: yesterday lovely girl from the crew made a checkin for us for today's flight Santo Domingo -Madrid. Iberia flight. But when today I asked her to check online for second flight - also Iberia (Madrid - Dublin). I was more than surprised - no online check-in. You have to check in the airport.
I am not sure if we will have enough time in Madrid...
Bloody Iberia!
At 10 am we went out of the ship to made immigration formalities. At 12.20 we said goodbye to the ship. Elegant bus for 24 euro) took us from the pier to the SDQ airport. I went to the Iberia desk, but they responsed that they van do nothing regarding second flight... During the bus trip we enjoyed once more the view of sugar cane plantations (see picture). SDQ airport is not well organized - the line to the security control was terribly long and they wanted to take off all shoes... Before going to immigrations you have to fill online the "eTicket" form.
OK. Take a breath! Please keep for us the fingers crossed tomorrow morning - we are going to M6 gate. :)
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