São Paulo

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...The city of São Paulo officially became a city in 1711. In the 19th century, it experienced a lot of economic prosperity, brought about by coffee exports, which were shipped abroad from the port of the neighbouring city of Santos. It is one of the big 5 cities that exist in the world. It is the business centre of Brazil and, has many of the down sides of any big city: São Paulo is located on a plateau that is part of the Serra do Mar. Although there are no beaches in Sao Paulo there are places along the coast of Sao Paulo State. Rainfall is abundant, especially in the warmer months. One of the biggest financial centers of Brazil and the world. São Paulo is the most ethnically diverse city of Brazil....

Nazuku 06.07.2006 (26.07.2006) · Read review
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A journey with Paulo Coelho

Advantages: amazing journey, you will learn about yourself and the world, mystic, great narrative
Disadvantages: none

... A journey with Paulo Coelho Today I am reviewing "The Pilgrimage", a book by the well-loved author Paulo Coelho. This book was given to me by a friend who is a massive fan of his works. Who is Pauloe Coelho? Paulo Coelho was born in 1947 in Rio de Janero (Brazil) and has written quite a few bestselling books. His works are partly autobiographic. He has recieved many awards from 1993 up until now and his works are greatly appreciated. Why did I read this book? One of my best friends gave it to me, telling me that it would help me figuring out life and overcoming tragedies and personal experiences. She said it would positively influence me - and it really did. I took my time reading this book as I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible. The plot The narrator of this book is a member of a Christian group called RAM...

morticiaaddams 26.07.2009 · Read review
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Booking.com helps hotels cheat customers.

Advantages: extensive database of hotels, many quite inexpensive
Disadvantages: if a hotel cheats you, they will apologize, but do nothing.

...Booking.com: Colluding with Corrupt Hotel Owners to Cheat Customers? I am sorry to have to write this review, but I have tried for months to get Booking.com to address my complaint. I have reserved rooms using this service in the past, and have been very pleased. This, however, came to an end this summer. I booked a room at the Travel Inn in Reykjavik, only to find, upon arrival, that my wife, son, and myself were escorted to a car with no explanation. Eventually the clerk told us that we would be driven to the "other" location. The Travel Inn has, it seems, bought space in the Pavi Guesthouse (over a mile away). I would have refused on principle, but I know the situation in Reykjavik is such that I might have had no options. We were driven there, the driver stopped along the way to encourage me to withdraw money from...

seth66 23.08.2007 · Read review
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An alphabetic tour of Sao Miguel.

Advantages: Relaxing, stunning scenery and still unspoiled!
Disadvantages: Cuisine lacking in fancy menus.

...Sâo Miguel also known as the Green Island is 65 kilometres long and 16 kilometres wide. It is the largest of the islands making up the Azores. The island is made up of several volcanic groups, the black lava fields form a dark coastline dotted with a handful of beaches, but the green hills provide some splendid scenery, and every turn (and there are many!) along the windy roads unfolds some wonderful surprises. In the east the highest point is Pico da Vara standing 1,103 metres tall, in the centre is the Sierra de Água do Pau, with a volcanic Lake called Lagoa do Fogo. In the west are the smaller volcanoes, and the highest point is about 900metres, one of the most popular places to visit called the Caldeira das Sete Cidades, where the ground still rumbles and geysers boil and streams flow with the water of hot springs. There are two...

jo145 05.10.2006 (30.01.2007) · Read review
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Poverty Vs Effuency

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Dirty

...Sao Paulo is a strange city. It is home to the multi million pound grand prix circus that visits Brazil once a year. Yet next to the Sao Paulo circuit's glitz and glamour lies the poverty of the shanty towns that make up the majority of the city. Here people are begging and struggling to feed their families in one of the fastest growing civilisations in the world. People often think of the Rio carnival when they talk of Brazil or the lavely beaches. People often forget the other side to Brazil. The side of disease and poverty and poor quality of living. There is a very distinct "them and us" culture developing in Brazil. You either have it or you dont....

andycharger 21.08.2000 · Read review
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Booking accomodation for a reasonable price

Advantages: easy to navigate and to book, don't charge anything, good prices
Disadvantages: none

...I used www.booking.com about 10 times in the last 5 years. We were in Prague, London, Strasbourg, Paris, Bourges, Nice, Orleans, Lido di Jesolo (some places for multiple plies). We booked our accommodation for our honeymoon as well via booking.com. The site When you click on http://www.booking.com you can see an orange rectangular panel. You have to fill the destination and the checking in and checking out dates. Press the Search button. Then if you wrote a large city like Paris there are some choices you can select from. There are the airports, so if you want a hotel near the CDG you have to click on the link they provided. After you decided which location is appropriate to you there will be a list of hotels. You can sort the hotels by stars, popularity, price for single room, price for double room and best rated by... ...all...

D_i_a_n_e 03.09.2009 · Read review
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Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Absolute tripe of the lowest calibre

...The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, is billed as a modern classic, yet I find it difficult to discern why. It has the feel of a fable; from a time as hazy as the desert in which it is set, and carries the lessons on life one would expect from such a parable. The feelings of distant memory that it creates, however, fashion a gap between the book and the reader. It begins with Santiago, a shepherd boy, who gives up his customs to follow a dream he has, a vision of treasure found at the Egyptian pyramids. Along the way he meets a king, a crystal merchant, an Englishman, and an alchemist; all of whom, with their passing involvement, provide him with a piece of the spiritual jigsaw that is his life. Finally, when he arrives at the Egyptian pyramids, he learns a lesson in life that brings him happiness. The novel is short, and, while it gets...

sjmcabney 23.12.2007 · Read review
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Booking.com Dishonest Thieves !

Advantages: A fast way to loose money
Disadvantages: You get to pay for a service that you never use

...I recently made a booking through booking.com, a reservation which was cancelled via a communication with the hotel, I was informed that I would not be billed. Much to my astonishment I was billed for a room in which I did not stay. A phenomenon otherwise known as stealing! I have endeavoured to resolve this problem directly with the hotel, as advised in the first instance by the unhelpful staff at booking.com after having been billed. I was then shouted at by the hotel representative and told to deal with booking.com. Guess what ? They passed the buck and told me to call back the hotel. I give up, but will do my best to share my experiences with both the Eurohotel Sovereign at Saint Denis Basilique, Paris France and Booking.com with the wider public. It sure is infuriating to be robbed like that. The address given for that particular...

L8MAX 24.11.2009 · Read review
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The city of the contrasts

Advantages: variety
Disadvantages: pickpockets

...São Paulo is one of the biggest cities of the world. Being like that, with so many people, its natural that there is more violence and robbery than in the small, quiet countryside villages. Thats´s obvious, and its a pity people who only see pollution and robberies and poverties in sao paulo. It is yes, a city of contrasts, i agree, but there are much more things to do. and you dont need to be rich to have fun in São paulo. there are restaurants for all the tastes. if you are a limited budget traveller, I wouldnt go to a mc donalds or pizza hut, there are many reastaurants all over the palce where you pay what your plate weight..you can eat loads, have a couple of drinks for about 2 pounds. the best restaurants are the italkians in bexiga, but ther are japanese, greek, french, all sorts...For the nighttime if you have money to spend, go...

mairagaluzio 02.07.2005 · Read review
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EASY BOOKING.COM

Advantages: No charge until you have stayed.
Disadvantages: None

...I have used BOOKING.COM where we have made the booking and stayed at the Hotel and also where we have needed to cancel. BOOKING.COM is another site that often appears to be the cheapest when we trawl HOTELSCOMPARISON.COM. We booked for Vila Gale in Tavira Portugal for our January trip. Booking process was very easy, we had two double Rooms with Buffet Breakfast and Pool View (Pool View was 1 Euro per night per room, Saga were Charging 2 Euros per person per night) (Total cost per room for the 3 nights was £87, thats B&B at less than £15 per person) You get Email Confirmation and you print your Voucher Off to present to Hotel. Booking.com is one of those Agencies that do not take any money off you at the booking, you pay the Hotel Direct. You do register your Credit Card number with them, so in the event of no show...

poshtroika 24.02.2008 · Read review
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