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Yearly Archives: 2019

villa do comendador / brazil


Actually, we were looking for a really good Japanese restaurant. The internet led us to Tsu Jiro Sushi in Pirenópolis. On site it turned out to be one of three restaurants in the Hotel Villa do Comendador. And we were not disappointed: The sashimi was delicious. Moreover, the hotel manager ALeandro Neres was so generous to offer our motorhome a parking place for the night. Thus, we could enjoy the beautiful garden and the thermal pool of the Villa do Comendador and had a quiet overnight place at the turbulent Dia da Independência do Brasil.

ALeandro, thank you once again for your generosity and hospitality. We enjoyed the stay very much and wish your team a successful start with the new hotel in Orlando.

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Na verdade, estávamos à procura de um bom restaurante japonês. A internet nos levou ao Tsu Jiro Sushi em Pirenópolis. No local acabou por ser um dos três restaurantes do Hotel Villa do Comendador. E não ficamos decepcionados: o sashimi era delicioso. Além disso, o gerente do hotel, ALeandro Neres, foi muito generoso em oferecer à nossa autocaravana um estacionamento para passar a noite. Assim, pudemos desfrutar do belo jardim e da piscina termal da Villa do Comendador e tivemos uma noite tranquila no turbulento Dia da Independência do Brasil.

ALeandro, obrigado mais uma vez pela sua generosidade e hospitalidade. Gostamos muito da estadia e desejamos à sua equipe um bom começo com o novo hotel em Orlando.

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pantanal / jaguar camp / brazil

130 bridges to puerto jofre ailton lara / second guy from left norbert, ailton, bettina (from left to right)

The largest wetland area of the earth is known for its jaugarpolulation and in the northern part of the area it is guaranteed that you will see these impressive animals, at least as long as you can cross all the bridges safely.

We headed for the jaguar camp in puerto jofre and ailton lara, who opened his camp in 2014, offered great service. The brazilian guy, who grew up on a farm, is enthusiastic about the big cats and is very committed to their protection. He wants to convince surrounding farmers to integrate buffalo into their livestock instead of shooting down jaguars, because buffalo drive out all attackers. And he plans to buy land to preserve the habitat. A convinced conservationist who can give his guests a lot of information about the fragile ecosystem.

pantanaljaguarcamp.com.br

 

 

transpandaneira / pantanal / brazil

to get into the pantanal north you have to cross over 100 bridges. some are the bridges of horror

missionary circle / bolivia

san ignacio weather forecast smoke

1.Mose 1:28

And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.

 Job done  !

 

salar de uyuni / bolivia


we drove towards the north entrance of the salar de uyuni and were sure it would get cold, very cold. The weather forecast predicted night temperatures of 15 fahrenheit, felt like 5 fahrenheit.

At 12500 feet altitude the air is thin and the white salt surface does not store any solar heat. The salar de uyuni is the largest salt pan of the earth, almost 4300 sqmiles large and between 6 and 100 feet thick. Of course there are also “ojos” (water eyes), which makes the trip even more interesting. One of the islands in salar is the “isla incahuasi” with its up to 1200 years old column cactuses.

We spent the night on the salt surface, had a breathtaking starry sky and early in the morning a magical light until the sun appeared with full power behind the horizon.

la paz & el alto / bolivia


Here some impressions from „la paz“ and the adjacent city “el alto”, which lies above the rugged valley basin of la paz at over 13200 feet.

thor heyerdahl / bolivia


Who else of you knows thor heyerdahl? The norwegian scientist established experimental archaeology and has become known through numerous voyages with ship replicas. The ra 2 was built here at the lake titicaca by the father of today’s museum operator.