Puerto Iguazú 31/01/09 - 01/02/09 After the Brazilian waterfall excursion we crossed the border into Argentina, which ended up being far more of a ball-ache than it should have been meaning we got into the town of Puerto Iguazu pretty late…there are times in Latin America where buses are definitely the cheapest and most convenient forms of transport, yet the are times when they are an absolute nightmare. To add insult to injury we endured possibly the worst ...

Foz do Iguaçu 30/01/09 As I am writing this travel blog I beginning to bore myself with my limited knowledge of adjectives which I use to describe the many incredible moments that we are experiencing…so I will apologise in advance if the words amazing, incredible, beautiful or unbelievable become a bit tedious. That said I would say that Iguazu waterfalls are one of the most "amazing" things we have both ever seen and this has certainly set a bench...

São Paulo 28/01/09 - 29/01/09 We were woken up from the night bus journey at 6.30am and it only feels as if I fell asleep less than an hour ago. As we drag our cases weary eyed into the second biggest bus station in the world, which looks pretty much like an airport, it starts to become evident why this is the 3rd biggest city in the world. Imagine London, with three times more people and 25 degrees hotter at 7.30am!!!! There is a stark contrast between Par...

Paraty 22/01/09 - 27/01/09Following a pretty shocking day which included a five hour wait in Rio bus station (which is surrounded by the notorious favelas….nice!!!), a broken down coach and a lot of confusion as the drivers only spoke Portuguese (how dare they not speak English), we finally arrived at our Pousada in Paratay at 2.30am in the pissing down rain. Fortunately for us on the coach we met an extremely helpful woman from Portugal on her way to see her ...

The Flight Following the last supper, a fantastic send off at the family and friends meal at possibly the greatest Indian restaurant known to man, mom and dad kindly chauffeured us to Heathrow to say a last tearful goodbye before the journey of a life time commenced. Just before we begin the first episode of this adventure I would like to say a massive thank you to both my parents and Rina's parents who have been exceptional over the past few months in a numb...