FUN WEEKEND TRIPS

LENÇOIS - If you like the outdoors you MUST GO HERE ! Beautiful, Fun, Chill place!

* The restaurants are supnsingly better than Salvador, the people in the village are so sweet and helpful, VERY SAFE PLACE.
* 6hrs away, take a bus from Rodoviaria (bus station) Real Expresso tickets cost about R$ 83,00 (round trip).
* Must stay at Pousada dos Duendes, run by a young Belgium couple. They set you up with tours, pick up from the bus station, everything.
* We did the kayaking tours and walking through caves, we also climbed a mountain and summited in time for the sunset. Beautiful!
* Eat at Artistas da Masas, home made pasta, Italian owner, pasta was amazing, Also Burritos and tacos was great Mexican.
* Check out the Artist's market in town.

PRAIA DO FORTE - Fun day trip with turtles

* Take a bus from Rodoviaria, Linha Verde takes you there. 1 1/2 hours away tickets cost R$ 9,00 one way.
* Turtle Santuary is realy cool!! with student ID it's R$ 4,00. Cool beaches right next door.
* Bring shopping cash, really cute town with tons of shops.
* Eat ice-cream at the 60 flavours place - it was great!!
* Get back to Salvador with one of the white vans, they leave every 1/2 hour - 1 hour. Can take you straight back to the CCS house on request.

CACHOEIRA

* Another great day trip, also leave from Rodoviaria. Take Santana lines, about R$ 26,00 round trip.
* Lots of churches museums (check lonely planet)
* Eat at the convent that is now a pousada and restaurant, food is good but huge portion so share.
* Cross the bridge to São Felix and chech out Dannemann Cigar Factory, really cool they show you each step of cigar making.
* In Mid-August check out the "Festival of Good Death" 3 day event with Candomblé etc...

MORRO DE SÃO PAULO

* great if you like cute towns and sunbathing! really beautiful.
* 2hrs away by boat, leaves from behind Mercado Modelo, R$ 100,00 round trip.

GO TO THE BEACHES IN SALVADOR

BARRA - closest, beautiful water, lots of vendors and capoeira in the evenings (get fried cheese)
FAROL DA BARRA - lighthouse (to the left of it) quiter less vendors, beautiful sea glass on the shore.
FLAMENGO - R$ 2,00 bus ride, beautiful hip place with tons of bars and restaurants. Take big bright yellow bus, stops at MC Donalds bus stop every 1/2 hour says "Flamengo" at top.

RESTAURANTS (NEARBY)

LA FIGA - amazing Italian food, owner is very sweet and service and atmosphere were great. Not too pricey and you can share dishes. In pelourinho (Rua Santa Isabel, I think).

MARIA MATA MOURO - If you afford a bit pricier dinner this place is wonderful! Great, great food, beautiful place and gorgeous dishes. Most get dessert! Try to sit out back. Apps R4 20,00 +, Entrees R$ 35,00. In Pelourinho near São Francisco Church.

DONA CHIKA-KA - This place is rated in Lonely planet and the food is really good. It's a lovely place where you can share meals (Bahian Cousine)

Shiro - right on Rua da Graça, beautiful place great sushi can get rolls (8-12pc) starting at R$ 12,00

BARRAVENTO - Over rated, try to avoid it. Food is not too bad but not worth the high price. (near beach, roof looks like sails of a boat)

Enjoy

Daniel and Ashia