Big Big Thank You Taryhk for your hospitality and time!

Taryhk met me at the Airport. On the way to his house he showed me and explained places.
I don't speak Portuguese, but it was easy and funny to communicate with a little bit of Spanish, English, gestures and g-translator.
The house is big and clean, it has even an air conditioner, which is very useful when it's 40 degree plus outside.
It is also very close to the centre. A metro bus stops direct in front of the house and it takes only 5 minutes to get to the metro station "Estacio".

The first day Taryhk showed me how to travel on the bus and metro and how to get around in Rio.
Taryhk is native in Rio de Janeiro, so he knows everything and everyone. He can also show places which normal tourist will not see.
Because of his connections and a bit of luck I had a chance to participate in the carnival, which was an incredible experience.
He also suggested to do a camping on the big island "ilha grande". It was like an extra bonus holiday. This island is a "must see" place, it's like a small paradise.
So we travelled 100km with his car to a small village close to ilha grande. Then we took a boot to the island. To travel with this wooden boot it was an adventure on its own.

Taryhk is very friendly, positive and is always ready to help in any situation. Sometimes he also tries to do impossible things. He argued with a police officer, because they didn't want us to drive through the road to Corcovado to see the Christ statue. I don't know how, but at the end he managed to persuade them, so they let him go.

I think after 7 days with Taryhk we became a very good friends.