Hi ya'll! So I'm actually in Rio atm but thought I should fill you in on Ilha Grande first! We gapped it there from Paraty on Monday as it was on the way to Rio. The trip seemed pretty simple (walk to the bus station, bumpy bus ride, little ferry ride) but ended up taking majority of the day. The weather was a bit drizzly when we left Paraty. Had a nice walk to the station with one of the homeless dogs (there were a lot of them around Paraty, very cute dogs but...

Hi all, How is everyone going? I am writing from Paraty in Brazil, 4 hours out of Rio. So yes, we finally made it. Basically our mission was to get from Puerto Iguazu to Paraty. The method: 5 busses and one taxi. Status: Complete. Left Iguazu at 8.30am (after finding out we had earlier been duped by our taxi driver in Argentina who managed to swiftly swap our hundred peso bill to a fake one!) and caught a little bus to Foz de Iguaçu (Brazilian side). During t...