Our first day in Salvador passed in a daze, having not yet recovered sleep or proper mobility. We set about a gentle orientaion of the Old Town or Citade Alto (High city) as it sits apon the highest point in the city. It´s hilly going and the streets are roughly cobbled but it´s very pretty and has understandably become the centre for tourism in Salvador. Many of the old colonial buildings have been, or are in the process of, being resored and make amazing Hot...

We have arrived in Salvador after a grueling bus journey.. Leaving Recife bus sation at 10am after a quick homemade egg roll we board our Luxury?!! coach/bus... We hit the road and within seconds the road hits us back. The condition of Brazils main roads are atrocious at the best of times and this journey was about to push our tolerance levels and spines to breaking point. After 10 minutes of being bumped around, the air conditioning packs up and the temperatur...