Hi ya'll.. Sorry I haven't updated in a little while, but truth be told, there hasn't been a lot to update you all on!! Have been having a lovely relaxing time, nursing my sunburn. I managed to buy some more sunscreen (although I cheaped out and didn't buy SPF70 as it was about $60!! I only got SPF 50 which was $36 lol). Went to one of the beaches near by the hostel (which is where the uber bad 3rd degree sunburn occurred) which was nice, and I managed to ...

Hiiiiiiiiii! I'm now writing from Buzios - a few hours north of Rio city but still in the Rio de Janeiro state. It's a lovely little town - very touristy, and kidna reminds me of Broadbeach or the Mount: lots of beaches (8 near us), nice restaurants (although too expensive for us to dine at lol), bars, shops etc, and a really nice feel to it! The hostel is.... AMAZING! Like a nice modern kinda house - we have all the mod cons (tv, dvds, net and a pool!) Definat...

Hellllo! How is everyone?? Not a lot has happened since I last updated you guys - went on the city tour which was good, not amazing lol but a good way to see the sights and cheaper than doing it alone. The giant Jesus was pretty awesome, and there was an amazing view from the top - but it's so high up that the clouds are actually around you which makes it hard to get good photos! We also went to the Marcana stadium (we were hoping to go to a game while we are ...

kia ora guys! Have been in Rio for a couple of days now and things are picking up! Had a bit of a rocky start with a bit of shock from seeing all the poverty as we were driving in, then being kicked out of our taxi cause the cab driver couldn't find our hostel. Needless to say, this wasn't the best first impression! Staying in a hostel with music blaring til 2am then starting again at 7am + having a fatty arbuckle biatch of a room mate didn't help!! Haven't don...

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...