Buenos noches! Yesterday was a really good day as Ed and his girlfriend Laura gave us a guided tour of Asuncion, including the music school where he teaches. Whilst it isn't exactly brimming with wonderful sights, it was good to be told about the history and try to understand some of the reasons it is how it is. As well as being one of the most corrupt countries in the world, it is also still trying to recover from wars over 150 years ago, when 9 out of 10...

Hello from the slightly backward country that is Paraguay! Firstly though, I should update you all on the day we spent at the Argentinian side of the Iguaçu falls. It was a brilliant day spent walking various trails through the forst and over rocks to the different waterfalls. The only slight disappointment was that we arrived in the middle of a massive storm, made all the more annoying since the day before had been totally cloudless 40 degree heat! So...