Today I was once again up early and at 12pm we had plans to visit Heli's mothers place for lunch. Around 11am Heli's brother came around and we chatted and hung-out for a whole before heading just down the road to her parents house. Heli's Mother along with her boyfriend have a beautiful apartment on the top floor of a new apartment complex - with a balcony that goes around the entire top floor - I felt like I was in a Penthouse. They had prepared a very special ...

Today Heli had to get up early to work so I got early also as I am on her fold-out sofa in the living room. I had to go into the city to pick up my Brazilian visa so at 10am I took a bus in. I had some time to kill so I walked around and tried to find somewhere to change dollars. I came across a little health food store and brought a few things so that I could bake a soy flour cake with nuts, seeds and good oils. I picked up my Brazil visa with no issues and I am...

Today I had my appointment at the Brazilian Consulate to try and organise my tourist visa. I got up early but after stuffing around for too long I realized I might not have time to print all my documents. I headed to the bus stop to catch a bus that unfortunately never came so with time running out I jumped on another bus heading towards where I needed to be. I arrived close to where I needed to be and with only 5 minutes free had to run to the consulate. Luckily...

Today I have an appointment at the Brazilian Comsulate but as I don't have all my required documents I decided to give it a miss. In the morning Jess and I got up at 7am and went to the gym for an early morning gym session. Jess then made myself and Merlin a delicious breakfast of yogurt cake, fresh fruit juice and dulce de leche. After breakfast and saying goodbye to Jess I decided to go for a big walk around Palamero. I had to be back at 1pm to let Merlin out o...

Today I had to get up early and walk over to Jess's apartment for a night or so. When I arrived the other two Couchsurfers were still asleep so Jess and I went to the gym in her apartment block. When the others woke up we all had a cup of tea and then worked out a bit of a plan for the day. I wanted to try and sort my Brazilian visa out and maybe go and relax by the pool on the rooftop - Jess's apartment block is brand new and has all the amenities so I feel it i...