Originally Posted by
3544quebec
Yes, shame on you stimpy for not telling us your life story which is so critical to our consideration of questions such as What is Avis like at SSA? How can we possibly venture an answer to that without knowing in which church you received your first holy communion.
And now the story changes - oh, hold on, nothing has changed in your story. Its just baseless assumptions, presumptions and stereotypes have proven incorrect as they usually do.
Most foreign tourists are in no way prepared to drive in Brazil, so yes, details are important. (He asked where to drive to.) I have read far too many trip reports with the theme of "if we had only known....." If someone has extensive experience driving in the third world, they would be much better prepared for Brazil. So scoff if you like, but I've been here long enough to have lots of corroborating facts for my opinions.