Thursday, February 19, 2009

Futebol

We have now been in Brasil for over a week, and we're slowly starting to adapt to the Brazilan way of life ... Lots of fresh fruit in the morning, beer and grilled prawns during the day, and Caipiroska (like Caipirinha but with Vodka instead of Cachaca) and late dinner on the evening. Life could be harder :-)

On Sunday, we looked at the district championship final (Norte Grande) in Futebol, a derby between the Natal teams Americas and ABC. The stadium was far from packed, but the atmosphere was still great, with lots of singing and jumping (all simultaneosly), resulting in a nice "swing" of the entire stadium. There were lots of police/militaryon site, but there were no real problems. The fans stayed calm this time (the has been casualties the last three derbys) ... Oh yes, the result ... We were cheering for ABC but since we were placed in the middle of the Americas sections, we couldn't cheer as much as we wanted. Americas started best with a high tempo and some great technical moves, but then ABC took over but they couldn't really produce any good chances. In the middle of the first half, Americas scored a pretty lucky goal. In the 85th minute, Americas scored again and many thought that the game was over, But only two minutes later, ABC scored with a bicicleta and the game was alive again ... ABC tried really hard to get an equalizer and some good chances but they couldn't put it in the net ... 2-1 to Americas. Technically, the game wasn't that exciting, but we'll be sure to remember the game for the superb athomsphere among the fans!!!




That was the fotball ... We'll soon enter a new post with a summary of the adventures of the last couple of days!

Cheers!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Status Natal

It was my mothers birthday on friday and it started off with a fantastic breakfast! Then we went to a beach club a 20 minutes drive from Punta Negra. It was perfect! Close to the ocean with pools and good food. Mom was exstatic!
Then we went back home and prepared for the night out. My brother found a very nice restaurant to celebrate the important day... it was perfect! And little Noah joined us as well... although a bit tired after a day by the pool. (God, he is precious!!).


Today we are going to a fotbol-game in the afternoon... I´m afraid it is going to be hot... but still nice to see the local teams on the field. We found a great bakery a bit from where we live, finally we got something else than the white bread they love here... So... soon we will get you some pictures... but we have some tecnical problems... hopefully solved soon.

Now, I have to go for some oysters!
Cheers!
/Tina

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

On site in Natal!!

After a long journey we are finally here!! Four flights and a lot of hours waiting we arrived yesterday in Natal. It was really hot!! The trecking-shoes was checked-in in Sao Paulo, but still.. what a heat. My brother picked us up and actually drove the car himself(did not remember that he had a drivers license in Sweden...). We went to see his son and then went for a cold beer by the pool where he is living, that was a really good one!
When we got to the place where we are staying, my sister, my mom and my aunt was there welcoming us. We live in an penthouse-apartment on the 23rd floor with a tiny pool on the veranda. We unpacked, talked and rested for a bit.
At eightish we went out to go to my brothers food-place. Of course, we got stuck in the elevator... but without panic we waited for the nice entrance-man to rescue us... it took only 10 minutes. We got to my brothers place where he makes pizzas, sandwices and other small dishes. The pizza was delicous!!! After a couple of beers and pizza we were all tired and went back to the apartment. My brother joined us and we ended the night with a glas of wine by the pool.
A good night sleep with nice air-condition followed and now we have done a day by the beach eating oysters and small sticks with shrimps. At the moment we are lacking energy due to the warm weather(30 degrees) and not that much food.
Jacob is trying to call home since it is his mothers birthday today(Grattis Ing-Britt och tack sa mycket for en harlig helg!).
Now we have to go fill up the energy-level... talk to you all soon!
/Tina

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Take-off

Finally, I got some time over to enter my first blog entry! Hopefully I will be able to be more productive once the trip has actually started ... =)

I've really been choked with stuff to do at work and with things to prepare for the trip at home. That's no excuse really, since Tina has been in the same situation (if not worse). Anyway ... Today, the day before we leave Gothenburg, we think that we have everything under control *fingers crossed*. The TODO list has finally become quite short and it feels like we haven't missed out on any important things (like bookings, vaccinations, jobs, the apartment etc.)

Yesterday we drove up to my parents place i Vänersborg, where we're now fixings the last few things while spending some relaxing time with my family. Today we went walking with my parents, and as you can see (picture below) we have snow here ... What a contrast it will be to land in sunny Brasil on Tuesday! We're slowly starting to realize that we're actually going on a world-wide trip starting TOMORROW! Jesus ... But at the same time, we can't wait to get going! I dreamt of doing such a trip for a long time now ...


So tomorrow morning, we start the four-legged flight from Gothenburg to Natal in Brasil (via Stockholm, Madrid and Sao Paulo). We will probably both sleep quite a lot during those flights; we're both pretty tired from the stress of the last couple of weeks. But we'll have plenty of time during the first couple of weeks in Brasil to "re-charge the batteries"! I can imaging that we'll spend quite some time at the beach (at least the first week, until I can't stand the tranquile life anymore and I've to do some thing more "active") ... =)

Next blog post will hopefully be from a internet café (next to a beach) in sunny Natal! I hope you're not the envious kind ... =)

até logo!

Jacob

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Snart på väg....

Vi har provpackat! Jacobs ryggsäck vägde inte mer än 13 kg inklusive myggnät och alla Lonely planets. Jag ska nog försöka väga min väska idag... spännande. Det känns bra, vår lista som verkade så lång i början var nog ändå rätt bra... Jag ska bara förhandla med Jacob om jag får med ett par ballerina-skor... dom väger ju inte så mkt....
Börjar känna lite res-feber, men nu är det bara härligt!! Längtar så mycket efter att få se lillebror också, det ska bli fantastiskt. Det är ju ändå 1,5 år sedan jag såg honom...
Nu ska jag fortsätta fixa med musiken i Itunes så att jag får en perfekt Ipod när vi åker...

Friday, January 23, 2009

Alla resor klara!!

Ja, vi hade ju två resor som inte var inkluderade... först ska vi ta oss till Stockholm eftersom vi flyger därifrån. Det blir att vi flyger från Göteborg eftersom vi ska till Jacobs föräldrar i Vänersborg innan vi åker. Bilen ska ställas av och vi ska fira föllsedag! Det blir ett härligt avstamp innan vi flyger... god mat o fin svensk natur innan vi ger oss ut i vida världen.
Nu är den flyg-resan också bokad... det känns väldigt skönt. Dessutom har vi bokat resan mellan Sao Paulo och Natal. Vi hittade en för 5500 kr för båda två... det känns bra.
Vi kommer till Natal halv två på dan den 10:e, så det blir hur bra som helst. Eftersom resten av min familj skulle åka den 9:e skulle vi varit framme allihopa den 10:e men nu är deras resa framflyttad ett dygn, så alla kommer vara på plats när vi kommer!!
Det ska bli fantastiskt!
Lillebror har fixat boende till oss och vi ska bo i en stor lägenhet ca 10 min från stranden. Det ska tydligen vara hur fint som helst, så det känns lyxigt att allt sådant redan är ordnat. Det var dessutom löjligt billigt vilket passar oss back-packers väldigt bra.
Ja, och jag håller på att flytta ur lägenheten... det är mycket man samlar på sig... men jag har också rensat väldigt mycket. I helgen blir det hemma-loppis...
Efter att lägenheten är städad o överlämnad har vi ju en vecka kvar då vi kan test-packa och fixa det allra sista... Hoppas man inte glömmer nåt viktigt.... (kom tex på att jag på ngt sätt måste deklarera innan jag sticker... med försäljning av lägenhet går säkert inte det att göra på nätet... Hur kunde jag komma på det??).
Nu ska jag gå o träna... får passa på att göra det innan kortet går ut om en vecka.
Ska försöka få J att skriva nåt oxå...
/Tina

Monday, January 05, 2009

Packlista

Ja, nu har vi gjort ett embryo till en packlista, o jösses vad lång den blev!!! Ja, vi får väl börja skära i den nu helt enkelt. Det som vi inte har med får vi väl köpa på vägen.
Nu ska vi försöka få lite tid till att läsa i våra Lonely planets oxå. Jag har tok-mkt på jobbet och har svårt att sätta mig helt enkelt, men nu har jag kommit bra igång med Argentina boken. Ska försöka vara klar med den till på onsdag. Jacob är duktigare med böckerna... det är inte det att jag inte vill, det är bara så mkt annat som måste prioriteras.
Men med två veckor i Natal hoppas jag att vi kan ta tid på oss och planera resten av resan.
Så här ser i alla fall pack-listan ut:

Kläder
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Underkläder * 6-7
Sockar (50% nylon & 50% ull, inte bomull!) * 6-7
T-shirts * 4
Jeans/slittåliga byxor * 2 (varmt resp. kallt)
Skjortor/piké/etc. * 2
Varm tröja * 1
Shorts/kjol * 1/2
Badkläder * 1
Tunn vind/regnjacka * 1
Trekking-skor * 1
Sandaler * 0/1
Sneakers 0/(1)
Varm mössa * 1
Handskar * 1
Solkeps * 1
Handduk * 1

Necessär
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Tandborste
Tandkräm
Deo
Parfym
Linsvätska + linser
Rakgrejer
Borste
Nagelsax
Apotek-grejer; tabletter etc
Schampoo + balsam
Smink
Solskyddsfaktor
Läppsmörj
Pincett

Attiraljer(tilsammans)
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Rese-böcker * 5
Sovsäck * 2
Myggnät * 1
Pengar i olika valutor
Kreditkort * 2-3
Kopia på försäkringspapper * 2
Vaccinationskort
Pennor o papper
Våt-servetter
Adresslista
Kamera m tbh (minne, laddare, batterier) * 2
Strömadapter * 1
Mobiltelefon + laddare * 2
Ficklampa * 1
Ipod * 1
Pass * 2
Kopia på pass på A4 * 2 för varje person
Flygbiljetter
Kopia på flygbiljetter på A4 * 2 för varje person
Visum till Australien * 2
Kopia på visum till Australien * 2
Papper med alla viktiga telefonnummer
Försäkringskassan-kortet * 2
Bankdosan * 2
Reselexikon spanska * 1
Väckarklocka ?
Multiverktyg ?
Tvättlina o klädnypor ?
Hänglås * 3 * 2
Solglasögon
Pengabälte * 2

Ja, det är ju lite grejer man ska ha med... Tror att jag med min pack-noja måste prov-packa ett bra tag innan så att jag kan förbereda mig på att ta bort hälften av kläderna jag vill ha med.
I helgen ska vi försöka planera lite mer i tiden, ungefär vart vi ska ta vägen och när.
Det känns fortfarande overkligt....
Gonatt!
/Tina