Erik & Smisty's Florida Oddventures

[lucazferrazCBMRFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

I was really enjoying the report, untill you say:
"A cool bath if you're bird. Or Brazilian."

I mean, I enjoyed the whole report, but I didn't understand the joke and I must confess, I felt kinda offended.
You see, I am brazilian, but I don't bath in fontains, specially in a jungle environment.

I don't know if you've ever been to Brazil, but it's a lot different down here than that scenery on the picture.

Please don't take it bad, I had to say how I felt. And if you wanna check out how Brazil looks like, I'll be glad to show you around in Rio, where I live, and take you to visit our parks and ride our coasters. Seriously.

All the best,
Lucaz

[ElecterikPermanent Tourist]

^ It's nothing to do with the jungle setting. In certain Florida theme park circles, fountains are sometimes referred to as "Brazilian baths," because...

Orlando theme parks get a lot of tour groups from Brazil. These groups often do a lot of waiting around in central locations (where there tend to be fountains), especially at the end of the day. And these large groups of bored/excited (mostly) teenagers frequently take their shoes/sandals off and put their feet in the water--a practice that is considered humorously unacceptable in "US culture."

Thus, "Brazilian baths."

That probably didn't help your opinion much, but there you go.

[lucazferrazCBMRFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

^sorry I missunderstood it. That makes a lot more sense now. It's not a prejudment, which makes me glad.
I know how brazilian teenagers behave in parks. I heard once they threw a Mickey in EPCOT's lake.
By the way, I'm sorry about this attitude, not all of us are like that. Hopefully we'll learn how to behave someday..smile

Still, my invitation is sincere. Whenever you come to Brazil, contact me, and I'll be very happy to show you around.

If you wanna see pics of Brazilian parks, check my club's website: http://www.cbmr.com.br

Once again, sorry for the missunderstanding.

Regards,
Lucaz

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

^Trust me Lucaz, Erik did not mean his comments to cause you disrespect or stereotype your entire country.

It's just the truth that there is a lot of bad behavior from the teenage groups that come over to Orlando. I'm sure the same could be said with groups of American teens traveling somewhere with minimal adult supervision.

[lucazferrazCBMRFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

Hi Elissa,

don't worry, I just wasn't familiar with the term, but I understand it now. I'm cool with it.

Still waiting TPR to come down here. Hopefully I'll make it to US by may or june this year and I'll contact TPR to see if anyone would go with me to Cedar Point. Unfortunately I won't be able to go in august like Felix or Guilherme (wich makes me very jealous).

Thanks for the concern.

regards,
Lucaz

[ElecterikPermanent Tourist]

A couple of days ago, we took a trip down to Key West. Neither of us had ever been before, but it looked like there was a fair amount of "Erik & Smisty stuff" to do there, and I had always heard good things. Even the drive down, it was said, was gorgeous; "something everyone has to experience at least once in their lifetime."

Well, in our opinion, the 'natural beauty' aspect of the keys is a bit overrated. Still, we had a lot of fun. And you'll be seeing some detailed updates from some of the attractions in this part of the world from us soon. But this is not that. This is just an impressionistic overview of some of the cool, wacky stuff we saw driving and walking around The Florida Keys.

[lucazferrazCBMRFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

I've been to Key West when I was 13 and traveled to US to visit Orlando. It really impressed me how "inside a movie" the town looked like.

Cool TR. Hope I can come back there some day.

regards,
Lucaz

[crazydavehI know more about donkeys than women!]

great stuff! How long was the drive from Orlando?

[BeemerBoyWDW Monorail Fanatic]

^ Generally, 6 1/2 to 7 hours is a safe bet.

What Key West is really all about, though, is drinking and fishing.

My friend, truer words have never been spoken. And that's exactly why I LOVE and miss Key West SOOOOOO much.

Breakfast at Blue Moon should not be missed on your next visit!

How do you get to that small island you mentioned? Well, you pay an exorbitant amount of cash, jump on a small boat, and end up at Sunset Key. Something I hope to do next October.


Loved this report!

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

"Other kind of nerd" checking in here...most likely the Disney Magic.

My favorite memory of Key West is eating lunch at some restaurant that gave kids (I was a kid at the time) squirt guns to shoot the seagulls to keep them away. It was amazing. I'm sure PETA has stopped this practice by now, but it was pretty much the best meal ever.