Travel the world

I had never understand people travelling abroad to just find the same fucking stuff like back home. I am not talking about luxuries things regarding the comfort everybody might think to need. Its more about the “way of travelling”. As you might know in my point of view backpackers are nowadays often nothing more than package tourist in theirs “alternative” 20ies. But today I would like to focus on the well aged world traveller, On my recent trip I stayed in different hotels and got the chance explore the “American way” of hospitality. Last night I stayed at a Mariott Hotel- to make a long story short, nothing to write home about. But the people are worth a few lines. Please- why are you travelling thousands of miles to find them same boring rococo style as back home in Kansas? The other experience I made a couple of weeks ago in Rio’s Sheraton. I read a few reports about this hotel before booking in. People wrote about the “bad” location right in a Favela. Indeed it is far away from being surrounded by a Favela. There are a few houses around not looking like the well taking care off garden houses like in western cities but that’s it!
The very same people hanging out @ the lobby, doing a organized city tour, taking a couple of pictures to say they had been to Rio. Come on- stay back home and take some pictures from the worldwide web- I will attach some for you!
Stay tuned for more reports on world travel!

Rio de Janeiro

Rio is one of the places on earth you had to travel at least once in your life- its like for Moslems to head to Mekka as for world wide travelled guys like me. The whole City gives you the James feeling right from the moment leaving the plane. Indeed Rio is a tourist City but nevertheless I would say there are a lot places to hang out with the cariocas. On my second days in Rio made a long walk by all the famous beaches and meet up with Ipanema Fred. First I thought I will stay with him just for a couple of Caipirinhas but he is indeed a entertaining guy. So I decided to spend some more time with him. Ipanema Fred is a Jew grown up in Germany- but he is looking for a more relaxed lifestyle, so he is travelling a lot and stranded for a couple of days in Ipanema. Besides the beaches the main attractions of Rio- namely the Christ the redeemer and the sugar loaf are pretty touristy- they are a must for each visitor. If you will get the chance do not miss the Christ statue at night- you will have a wonderful view all over the amazing city.


Stay tuned for more “my view” reports on places to be!

Bring half the clothes and twice the money!

James is still alive. Sorry folks for have not written since a long time, but it is not always easy to find the time to keep u fellow travellers up to date. I do write you on my way back home, but nevertheless I would like to give you an idea of my recent trips. The last weeks I had been in Latin America and in Brazil I meet up with my friends Corcovado Jack and Copacabana Else. I know them since a long time and it is always a pleasure to spend some time with them.

I flew into Sao Paulo but decided to head to Rio as I had never been there. Another reason was indeed to meet up with Jack and Else. To be honest- Rio was amazing! Corcovado Jack and Copacabana Else are extremely relaxed after two or three Caipirinhas (very famous drink in Brazil), so we had lot of fun. Rio is indeed “the” beach town on the globe and the Cariocas are pretty relaxed. I did not meet “Steinbeisser” but got the chance have some pleasant nights with Jack and Else- they are also kind of bity…

Stay tuned if you wanna know who is Ipanemema Fred!

Brazil

In a few weeks i will fly into Sao Paulo as well as Rio de Janeiro for a couple of days- just a short trip. If anybody is around there it would be nice if we could meet or if u have any ideas what to do over there, please drop me a line.
Stay tuned for my report on traveling brazil.