Helloooo its Becci and Rob!!! Thought we would write a blog as we are BORED! Lol. Last week we went to sugar loaf mountain on the thursday which was brilliant. We went up some cable cars to the top... we loved it! Cheryl and Vicky didnt! As they are wusses! On friday we went to see Christ the Redeemer. We had to climb a million stairs to get to the statue and we actually felt like we were going to die. Was brilliant when we go to the top though as the views ov...

Hello again!! Yesterday was absolutely brilliant. Me and Vicky went on a favela tour, which is a tour of the slums. Sounds a bit crap when I write it like that but was excellent. We went with a group of twelve, 6 brits, 3 new zealanders and 2 canadians and our tour guide. As we were in the mini bus on the way he gave us some tips on what to do. He said that we were not allowed to take pictures in certain parts as we would get shot! And that we would possibly see...

Well hellloooo!! First blog entry from across the seas! I´ll start from the beginning... Arrived in Rio after a mammoth plane journey at about 8am local time on the 2nd June. Managed to figure out how to get a taxi (they spoke English thank the lord) and all bundled our stuff into that. The taxi driver was quite a sweet man, trying to point out all the Rio sights. He didnt speak English but Rob managed to pick up a few words he was saying. The taxi driver locke...