We travelled up the "WEST SYDE" of Brazil to Campo Grande, where we were mobbed by people trying to sell us tours, ended up with ecological expeditions, who were really good. We arrived in Campo Grande, after an 18 hr bus ride, at 930am by 1130 am we were in another bus, for a four hour trip into the pantanal. After transferring to a army style 4wd truck which took us another 3 1/2hrs along the bumpiest dustiest roads i've ever seen, we arrived at ...

Hey up I'll start from the top...WE left Salvador for a beautiful island called Morro do Sao Paulo, where i proceeded to get burnt to a crisp on my first day...cheers dad...we just spent our time lazing on the beach (me under the trees) and doing not a lot. Then we went back to Salvador, stayed in a different hostel which was much nicer than last time, and much better people. After which it was off to Foz Do Igauzu. WE had to stay in a really posh ...

Right then, it's time we got back on track and started following that itinery again. We have spent out on some flights to iguassu falls, so we're making the hop all the way across Brazil to the west, and the argentine/Paraguay border. Just heard that the rainfall has been rubbish in the north, but it shouldn't affect the falls because the rainfall in the south is heavier than it has been for years. So next time we are in contact we will have seen one of the last ...

Hey everyone once again we've moved on and we've been to Salvador, which was ok, and we're now in Morro Do Sao Paulo, which is an island off Salvador. Salvador was a strange place, amazing churches and quite a vibrant feel about it, but i've never been as pissed off with poor people in my life! i know that they have to get by somehow but the begging and pestering was relentless, even when wegot some food for a kid he was saying it wasn't enough! It started t...

Thought it was about time I wrote something, surprisingly enough I am waiting for the boys to finish showering and getting their glad rags on! Yesterday we arrived in Iticara, 10 hours bus from Arrial D\'ajuda , what a long journey it was too! The place is not unlike the one we just left but not half so touristy, more friendly and a real surf town. Of course we had to hire some boards today and make our way down to the beginners beach, were eventually the waves q...