TRANCOSO
DECEMBER 24
TRANCOSO, IN BRAZILS BAHIA STATE, IS PARADISE IN EVERY SENSE. BACKED BY LUSH JUNGLE, IT FEELS LIKE A SECRET SPOT. I HAD WANTED TO GO FOR YEARS AND IT DID NOT DISAPOINT. THE HOUSES ARE A MIX OF COLOURS, AND EVERYTHING IS NATURALLY STYLISH. IT'S NOT JUST A PLACE PEOPLE GO TO ESCAPE THE REAL WORLD, IT IS LIVED IN, AND THE LOCALS MIX WITH PERFECTLY WITH THOSE WHO GO STAY. THE QUADRADO IS THE MAIN SQUARE IN THE TOWN, FLANKED BY RESTAURANTS AND BEAUTIFUL SHOPS, AT NIGHT IT TURNS INTO A LANTERN LIT WONDERLAND. I STAYED AT AN AMAZING AIRBNB RIGHT BY THE QUADRADO.
THE BEACH, PRAIA TRANCOSO, IS UNREAL. COLOURFUL BEACH BARS SERVE STRONG CAIPIRINHAS, VENDORS SELL DELICIOUS SNACKS FROM BASKETS, AND I RODE A BEAUTIFUL HORSE THROUGH THE WAVES OF THE OCEAN WITH A MAN CALLED DIEGO. HEAVEN.
