We made our way to Sao Paulo on the Sunday bus from Paraty, it was only a short six hour journey so we arrived at about six o'clock in the evening after the driver had taken a few wrong turns! Some of the Brazilians were getting a bit miffed but we eventually arrived. As usual we went to the local tourist information office to plan our route to the hostel we had booked. Sao Paulo is a city with a population of 20 million people so it is vast, but it does seem...

We arrived in Paraty late afternoon and had pre-booked our hostel for a few days. We had jumped off the bus and were heading to a main street to get our bearings when we were stopped by a hostel rep on a bike who told us to wait for a few of minutes as there were another couple who were heading to the same place as us that already knew where they were going, we all headed there together. The hostel is part of a chain and it was a nice place the receptionist wa...

Wow what a place! Before I say anything else… We arrived at 6ish and then had to locate a bus to the stop we needed which was a lot cheaper than the usual taxi. We were directed to the correct place and then a very helpful man told the driver where we needed to get off and then when it was the right place he was going to signal us. The plan went as it should apart from the fantastic red full moon above the bay that we saw on the bus but couldn't get a photo ...

The river where the Fall's are based is called the Iguazu River (no surprises there) and the town on the Argentinian side is called Puerto Iguazu. The town on the Brazilian side is called Foz do Iguaçu (or Foz do Iguassu). The difference in spelling is because in Argentina they speak Spanish, and in Brazil they speak Portuguese…Brazil is the largest country in South America and the 3rd largest in the world, the country and the population is so huge that 95...