I´ve had a really nice few days, both with socialising and sightseeing (night and day activities in BA - sleep seems to be last priority!). On Saturday I met up with a couple of girls I´d spoken to that afternoon, one of whom has been here in BA for a week before starting on a GAP trip up to Rio. She invited me and Emi (another new friend) out with them and a merry bunch of 7 of us went out to Asia de Cuba, which is such a nice club in the Puerto Made...

Had a big night out with people I met in the hostel last night, and am feeling slightly the worse for wear today - the weather´s not so nice today anyhow, so I don´t feel too bad about a fairly quiet day. I´m planning to go to Palermo this afternoo and that should be a nice way to while away a few hours... Maybe with a cheeky glass of wine? The last few days in BA have been really good - its a fab city, so much to do and always lots going on. We w...

So, I´m in Brazil now and loving it so far. I spent the first couple of days in Rio, and fitted in lots of fun experiences - despite the extreme randomness of the weather. On my first day there was 35 degree sunshine all day and I got well burnt, then monsoon rain and wind caused flash floods in the early evening?! I arrived at lunchtime and spent the day exploring Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, meeting several friendly Brazilians who were keen to show me ...