Where was I, oh yes... a waterfall of s***, delightful! So on the return to the favella the rain came down, oh it poured! However with my Duke of Edinburg training I crerated a quick day bag waterproof cover to protect my precious belongings! Anna 'Bear Grylls' Willis I was referred to...anyway! Feeling pretty aprehensive as still not a massive fan of living things, especially wild rats running down narrow steep steps while the s*** is following down from the t...

Where was I, oh yes... a waterfall of s***, delightful! So on the return to the favella the rain came down, oh it poured! However with my Duke of Edinburg training I crerated a quick day bag waterproof cover to protect my precious belongings! Anna 'Bear Grylls' Willis I was referred to...anyway! Feeling pretty aprehensive as still not a massive fan of living things, especially wild rats running down narrow steep steps while the s*** is following down from the t...

From the blog title it is clear this was not a healthy weekend (apart from the professional samba-ing...) so the travelling diet is not going to plan! With 1kilo of sugar per caipirinha the weekend did not start well on Friday afternoon on the beach. After a brief sunbathe we headed back to the hotel for a nap to recharge our batteries for the night ahead in Lapa, the party district of the city with a reputation for a wild night! After dinner and predrinks back i...

So after arriving at Rio airport and finding a reasonable cab I made it to what I thought was my hostel, however nothing is plain sailing! wrong address...so after my second cab ride I arrived at my hostel - Che Lagarto, Copacabana. After checking in I went straight to sleep after my long haul flight, numerous free wines and a confused body clock! When I woke up I made my way across the bay to my hotel meeting point for the first trip I have planned - Project B...

Third time lucky Ann (another volunteer) managed to wake me up out of my unconsiousness...with a late start I made my way downstairs to meet the other two volunteers, Kane and Tilly. After a brief chat, with me performing well giving a 'great' first impression (hey its not like they count!) our taxi arrived and we made our way to the favella. With my backpack I began the great climb to our accomadation, already slightly dreading the hygine differences I was del...