Arrived in BA after a 21 hour bus journey and booked into the New Milhouse Hostel on Avenida de Mayo which is just off the Avenida 9 de Julio,which has 22 lanes of traffic...crazy trying to get across with a rucksack on your back!!! Just chilled out that day and decided how we were going to spend our week in Buenes Aires. Day one we went on a walking tour of La Boca neighbourhood home of the famous Boca Juniors football team and Maradona. Its recommended that ...

Iguazu FallsWe took a ferry from Ilha Grande back to Angra Dos Reis which took an hour and a half and then we took a bus to Iguazu via Sao Paulo. We arrived in Foz De Iguazu eighteen hours later and took a taxi straight across the border. We stayed in the hostel inn in Port De Iguazu which was a twenty minute bus ride from the falls. On the first night we just stayed in the hostel for brazilian night!! Strange to arrive in Argentina and have a typical Brazilian n...

We took a two hour bus journey from Paraty to Angra Dos Reis where we got a schooner for an hour and a half to the island. We booked into a hostel call Pousada Alfa which was quiet but perfect for what we wanted. There was a blackout when we got to the island so our torches came in handy. Definitely added to the island experience!! We took a boat trip around the island which stopped at some lovely beaches and we got to see the great scenery around the island. ...

Arrived in Paraty after a four hour bus journey from Rio and we booked into the Misti Chill hostel and were greeted by the five puppies which had just been born!! Cute for the first five minutes! When we arrived we realised there was a famous literary festival (FLIP festival) on so the town was buzzing. Paraty is a gorgeous cobblestone little town with lovely restaurants and quaint little shops. Tasted the local dish of crab moqueca in a restaurant called Arpora...

Hi everyone, this is our first blog entry so hopefully we will remember all the details of our travels so far!! This entry corresponds to the Ipanema Beach photo album that we uploaded so check out the pics to see what we are talking about! We arrived in Ipanema and booked into the Mango Tree hostel just one block back from Ipanema beach which was perfect! The beach itself was gorgeous along with the weather which made a big difference from home. Chilled out on...