Since the last blog we took a 26 hour bus journey to get us to Iguazu Falls but it was well worth the trip and buses in South America aren´t just your normal run of the mill buses (think fully reclining seats and 3 course meal on board!). We had to cross the border into Argentina as our hostel was on that side but that was all fine but just meant we had to get another 3 buses which isn´t exactly a dream after spending 26 hours on one. When we arrived at t...

Tonight is our last night in the lovely Paraty. It`s a really quiet coastal town on Costa Verde in between Rio and Sau Paulo. We´ve had a great time relaxing in the lovely weather (finally!) as well as sliding down waterfalls, attending a free jazz festival, going on boat trips to secluded islands and visiting the neighbouring town of Trindade...its a tough life! What´s made the time here even more surreal is that practically the first face I saw at the hoste...

Greetings from Rio! Weve had such a busy few days but Rio is absolutely fantastic! We arrived on Tuesday night to a crazy driver who picked us up from the airport and took us to our delightful (!) hostel. Sharing a room with 21 other people definitely proved a good way to make friends... Wednesday we spent at the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema which were beautiful but so hot we felt like we were melting- all of the Brazilians were pointing and laughing a...

Greetings from Rio! Weve had such a busy few days but Rio is absolutely fantastic! We arrived on Tuesday night to a crazy driver who picked us up from the airport and took us to our delightful (!) hostel. Sharing a room with 21 other people definitely proved a good way to make friends... Wednesday we spent at the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema which were beautiful but so hot we felt like we were melting- all of the Brazilians were pointing and laughing a...

Greetings from Rio! Weve had such a busy few days but Rio is absolutely fantastic! We arrived on Tuesday night to a crazy driver who picked us up from the airport and took us to our delightful (!) hostel. Sharing a room with 21 other people definitely proved a good way to make friends... Wednesday we spent at the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema which were beautiful but so hot we felt like we were melting- all of the Brazilians were pointing and laughing a...