So first things first we didn't end up stranded we ended up making it to Rio, however our bus journey didn't get off to the greatest of starts. Everything was going smoothly we had got our ticket, was there in plenty of time, loaded our bags into the baggage compartment of the bus but then as we went to get our seats, there was a little old lady sat in Earl's seat. We wouldn't have minded just sitting in another seat but we knew that there would be other pick-ups...

The 13 hour night bus flew by and we arrived in Rio shortly after 9am. We jumped in a cab and made our way to our hostel. From outside of the hostel you'd never guess it was a backpackers, it was covered by a huge wall, there was no sign saying the name of the place, it just looked the same as every other house on the street. One through the gate though it was clear it was a hostel. The guy on a reception we nicknamed Captain Disney. He spent the morning rehearsi...