We have officially arrived in Paradise and are very proud to have got here all by ourselves! We took a coach for three hours south of Rio and then caught a ride with a supply boat over to Ilha Grande. It seemed like a good idea at the time as it left earlier than the official ferry but we ended up getting drenched in choppy waters whilst squished up to nappies and toilet roll. The Island is beautiful though. There are no roads or motor vehicles just cute shacks s...

I'll try and keep this short and sweet as the free internet promised by our new hostel turns out to be free use of the reception computer and people keep coming in and asking me questions in Portuguese. (The free breakfast was beautiful but we almost didn't get it as we ordered in the wrong restaurant this morning - almost as stupid as showering with a torch!!) Tonight is our last night in Rio as we are departing for Isle Grande tomorrow (an Island south of Rio...

The sun has arrived (yay!) and I have the bizarre tan lines to prove it - I must stop being so slap dash with the sun tan application! Today was spent lazing on the beach and enjoying the sun but that was an experience in itself. It is the weekend so the locals were out in full swing and were dressed just as you would imagine - bright thongs,very tanned bodies and very big bums! A vendor waves something in your face every 2.5 seconds. One leaves and you can h...

Greetings from Brazil!! I have arrived and bought the Havaianas to prove it -bargain hunters among us they were five pounds here as opposed to 18 in Office!!After a long flight where I attempted to watch `Becoming Jane´ and gave in to watching `Spideman 3? (I loved it Ben), we finally arrived in Rio. The check in scheming came off as me and Alex were the only two people on the flight to have two seats each and this increased to four after the stop over in S...