[B]Day 8[/B]
[b]Clinica[/b]
One day without sex and I'm already desperate. lol. After checking out of my hotel, I go to Prime. But I guess it's still early? Only 3 garotas. Buddy says Abbobora and Miruna are decent today. So I make my way to Abbobora. Bella and
[b]SDU Arrival[/b]
Holy fuck, these taxi drivers are pariahs! As I'm leaving the airport (Santos Dumont Airport. SDU), all these freaking taxi drivers keep asking me if I want a taxi. There's one guy that keeps following me even though I tell him no. He tells me Uber doesn't come here and keeps following me. I get stressed out and go to the train and buy the wrong ticket. LOL. It cost me R20, but whatever. There's a few people at the stop telling me I'm at the wrong one. One guy tells me I can take the train and transfer. I check out Uber again. It's weird. There's this blue box around the airport and I'm not sure what that means. I just assumed it means Uber's not allowed in the area? But there's also a place called the Uber Lounge in front of the Bossa Nova mall.
[B]Flight tip[/B]
I flew GOL. I called the airline to confirm my booking was done correctly. Their website is in Portuguese, and when they ask you to fill out your birthday, it doesn't say whether you should put month first or day. While I was on the phone, I also asked if I'm allowed 1 carry on plus personal item (e. G. Backpack, laptop bag). She said no, so I purchased a check in baggage option. It's only $12 each way, so not a huge deal. But when I was boarding, I noticed most passengers had a carry on plus personal item. So it seems like it IS included. Also, when I was checking in for my flight, the lady just assumed I was carrying on both my luggage and backpack.
So yea. If you're allowed a carry on, you're probably allowed a personal item. =).
[B]Uber tip![/B]
[I]Tip 1[/I]
If it's your first time in Rio, and you're coming in through SDU, make your way over to the south side of Bossa Nova mall. There's a huge waiting area outside just for Uber.
[I]Tip 2[/I]
Order Uber Black. I ordered regular Uber and had my request canceled several times. After a few minutes, I changed my request to Uber Black and I was matched with a driver in 1 min. The cost was only $2 more.
[B]Hotel[/B]
Staying at Astoria Palace. Seems like an older building, not too impressed. Room's pretty small and had a musty smell when I entered. Internet's pretty good at 63 Mbps down, 35 Mbps up.
If any of you guys are down to hang out, grab dinner, hit the boates, hit me up. I'll be here for 5 days. =).
I plan on checking out Terma 65, 4x4, and Termas Manhattan tonight. Or not. lol. I guess everything's closed due to Dia dos Namorados (Brazil's Valentine's Day). Glad I went to Abbobora in SP before coming. Dammit, looks like they're all closed tomorrow, too. =(
