18.09.2008
Paraiba Paradise Newsletter
Volume 1 Issue 2
The get together on the 31st August at Giramundo Restaurant
Well, by all accounts our 5th get together at Giramundo restaurant on the 31st August was a great success with 142 people in attendance. The meeting was even more enjoyable because of the very good service and food.
Its worth remembering that Giramundo opened just for us and it was good to see the place so full. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Raymond, his wife Lu and staff for making it a great afternoon out, especially as we really had no idea how many people were going to turn up.
Pictures of the event can be viewed by clicking here.
Thanks to everyone for turning up. We look forward to seeing you at the next one. If you would like a copy of any of the photos, place your mouse cursor over the picture and click on the right mouse button.Then move the cursor down to “save image as…” and you will be able to save the image directly to your computer. We can also send you a high quality copy of the picture if you send an e-mail to admin@paraibaparadise.com
Christmas Party
In August the site past the half-a-million hits mark, which isn’t bad for a site only a few months old. So thanks to everyone involved in helping to make the site what it is today.
The “what’s on where” page is one of most visited pages and seems to be the most complete guide to what is going on in Joao Pessoa on the internet.
Take a look at September, for example: Click here
You will see several courses listed at the end of the page should you wish to get more involved.
Its worth remembering that Giramundo opened just for us and it was good to see the place so full. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Raymond, his wife Lu and staff for making it a great afternoon out, especially as we really had no idea how many people were going to turn up.
Pictures of the event can be viewed by clicking here.
Thanks to everyone for turning up. We look forward to seeing you at the next one. If you would like a copy of any of the photos, place your mouse cursor over the picture and click on the right mouse button.Then move the cursor down to “save image as…” and you will be able to save the image directly to your computer. We can also send you a high quality copy of the picture if you send an e-mail to admin@paraibaparadise.com
Christmas Party
As the numbers are going up every meeting we were thinking of having a Christmas party. However, we would need to have a good idea of how many people would want to come, so we can cover the cost of the venue and the caterers.
So if you would like us to arrange a party for Sunday, December the 14th let us know. We estimate the ticket prices to be around R$25 per adult or R$50 for a family ticket that would include 2 adults & up to 4 children under 16 years old. The price could go down depending on the number of people who request tickets.
To send us an e-mail reserving the number of tickets you require click here.
So if you would like us to arrange a party for Sunday, December the 14th let us know. We estimate the ticket prices to be around R$25 per adult or R$50 for a family ticket that would include 2 adults & up to 4 children under 16 years old. The price could go down depending on the number of people who request tickets.
To send us an e-mail reserving the number of tickets you require click here.
Website news
On the 8th of September we were invited to present our website www.paraibaparadise.com to Alzario Junior the Secretary of Tourism of Joao Pessoa. He liked the site so much that he made an appointment for us with Jorge Rezende, Chefe de Gabinete (Assistant to the Mayor). After the meeting we were invited to present our site to a conference of all the people involved in tourism in Joao Pessoa at the new Science and technology centre.In August the site past the half-a-million hits mark, which isn’t bad for a site only a few months old. So thanks to everyone involved in helping to make the site what it is today.
The “what’s on where” page is one of most visited pages and seems to be the most complete guide to what is going on in Joao Pessoa on the internet.
Take a look at September, for example: Click here
You will see several courses listed at the end of the page should you wish to get more involved.
Association news.
MAPA GUIA
Late News
Over the last few months the association team has been in negotiations with UNIMED to secure a 20% discount on members plans. The latest information is that we can have this discount even though we are short of the 100 paying members.
Our current situation is that we have people who are waiting till we get the discount and others who are joining Unimed and then will join the association when we get the discount. It all depends on your situation. UNIMED are drawing up a contract as we write and once we have read the contract and understood all its implications we will be ready to pass on the information.
The discount will represent a huge saving for all members. In the case of one family policy it will be about R$1700 a year and one monthly discount will be enough to cover the annual subscription to the association. Eventually we would like people to invite others to join the association in order to gain the benefits we have worked for.
Other news is that we are not just working on discounts with UNIMED. At the moment, we are looking at other companies too, such as car hire and insurance companies and OI services.
Our goal is obtain discounts from all the companies a settler would normally be involved with like furniture stores and builders merchants for example.
Our current situation is that we have people who are waiting till we get the discount and others who are joining Unimed and then will join the association when we get the discount. It all depends on your situation. UNIMED are drawing up a contract as we write and once we have read the contract and understood all its implications we will be ready to pass on the information.
The discount will represent a huge saving for all members. In the case of one family policy it will be about R$1700 a year and one monthly discount will be enough to cover the annual subscription to the association. Eventually we would like people to invite others to join the association in order to gain the benefits we have worked for.
Other news is that we are not just working on discounts with UNIMED. At the moment, we are looking at other companies too, such as car hire and insurance companies and OI services.
Our goal is obtain discounts from all the companies a settler would normally be involved with like furniture stores and builders merchants for example.
MAPA GUIA
The new "MAPA GUIA" is now out in the tourist information centres, shops etc and you may be surprised to see it is in ENGLISH as well as portuguese. The guide was translated by the Paraiba Paradise team and over 100,000 copies have been printed and distributed.
A translation, interpreter and relocation service is now offered by the team. Take a look at the website for more information.
A translation, interpreter and relocation service is now offered by the team. Take a look at the website for more information.
Late News
Gruber will be playing at Fellini Restaurant on Thursday, the 18th of September with a guest singer Késsia K. For a map showing where Fellini is click here
27 September at 4pm in Praca Antenor Navarro, Centro Historico.
25 October at 4pm in Praca Antenor Navarro, Centro Historico.
We are looking to arrange a sea fishing trip anyone interested let me know via e-mail to david@paraibsparadise.com
Some of the more sporty types want to get together for volleyball/football on the beach, again if you are interested send me an e-mail and I’ll pass it on to the fit people david@paraibsparadise.com
27 September at 4pm in Praca Antenor Navarro, Centro Historico.
25 October at 4pm in Praca Antenor Navarro, Centro Historico.
We are looking to arrange a sea fishing trip anyone interested let me know via e-mail to david@paraibsparadise.com
Some of the more sporty types want to get together for volleyball/football on the beach, again if you are interested send me an e-mail and I’ll pass it on to the fit people david@paraibsparadise.com
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