In article , Brett writes
>I'm planning a trip to Rio De Janeiro around mid December 2004. The hotel
>I'm planning to stay in (California Othon Classic) is in front of Copacabana
>Beach.
If I may say, the Othon is the most dangerous spot in Copa. The area is
not nice and attracts many hustlers and prostitutes. There is a
notorious disco by the hotel with a lot of problems.
I always recommend that people stay in Ipanema.
>I'd like suggestions for (with cost in mind):
>- getting around city
Any bus that runs down Copacabana will take you to the bottom of the
metro. Taxis are also inexpensive.
>- best way to get from airport to hotel
Taxi - you can book it INSIDE the airport and pay there.
>- best way to get to Corcovado
>- places I shoudn't go because of safety
Avenida Atlantica at night, and any place on a hill. The area around the
rail and coach stations. A notorious troublespot is the area around
hotel Othon.
>- general advice on safety
>- advantages/disadvantages of going this time of year
>- anything else
Yes, go to the Palace in Catete and the Botanical Gardens which are
neglected by tourists but very, very interesting.
--
JohnM
Author of Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul &
Rainbow Diary: A Journey in the New South Africa
http://www.scroll.demon.co.uk/spaver.htm
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