Hey everyone! we've spent the last few days in Bonito, a popular ecological tourist destination. We stayed at a Hostel International, but unfortunately we still had to camp. Bonito is full of little shops selling beachwear, clothes and strange little touristy bits and pieces, so the first thing we did was go shopping! We emerged a few hours later with a bikini, a pair of flip flops and 2 tops between us. After such hard work we decided we needed to sit down to sa...

Hey everyone, sorry it's been so long since we've been in contact but we've been in the middle of the Brazilian wetlands with the nearest town being 4 hours away, so we've had no wifi! We left Paraty, and 2 and a half days later we arrived in the Pantanal. Yes, you read that right, 2 and a half days of travelling in our lovely truck Rosie and camping at service stations but we finally got there! The drive was pretty stressful as our guides didnt know where we we...

Hey everyone, just a quick entry as we haven't got much battery left and yet to find somewhere to get power! We have now left Rio and are in the beautiful colonial town of Paraty! We love it here, it feels very European as there are cobbled streets, brightly coloured buildings and boats and a town square with a stage for live music! We arrived late afternoon on Wednesday 13th feb. We successfully put up our tents (woop!) then went explore the town, where we found...

Hey everyone! We're still having an amazing time here in Rio, it's our last night here tonight (Tues 12th Feb) and we're moving on to Parati tomorrow with our long tour, so we just thought we'd update you with what we've been doing! On Sunday we spent the morning by the pool and the afternoon exploring a bit before the big event on Sunday night: the Sambadrome parade!! The Sambadrome is like a very long runway, almost like an open top stadium, where thousands o...

After a very long flight at opposite ends of the plane, it was a lovely surprise to check into the fabulous Rio Arcos Palace Hotel. We were expecting a fairly basic hotel as we are on a budget but instead have a view overlooking the Lapa District (one of the biggest party districts in Rio - especially in carnival!), a rooftop pool where we had our first (free) caipirinha (Brazil's national drink - lovely and refreshing but lethal! One is enough!) and 24 hour room...