Bonito and The Pantanal So the falls at Iguazzu are amazing but I was probably more excited about our trip north from Foz do Iguazzu to The Pantanal Wetlands stopping in at the little town of Bonito on the way. Bonito is Portugese for beautiful and the area surrounding the town is certainly that. We arrived early in the afternoon after a massive delay on the bus (we were lucky to make our changeover in Dourados) and it was a scorcher of a day. After checking ...

Three days, three countries. Was originally just going to write about the falls but thought it would be cool to mention our trip to Paraguay as well. We arrived in Foz do Iguazzu off the night bus from Sao Paulo about midday and right away jumped on the next bus to the falls. Threw our bags in the lockers at the Park and got on the tour bus to the start of the trek along the river. The first set of falls you see are pretty impressive and things only get bette...

Ilha Grande, Paraty and Sao Paulo After the exceitment and wonders of Rio we headed south down the coast. Our first port of call was the town of Angra dos Reis, the boarding point for the boat across to Ilha Grande. We took a schooner across as the catamaran was out of action (not knowing that there was a ferry option as well) and we spent the 2 hours passing by numerous islands dotted with nice villas overlooking the sea. We spent two nights on the island an...

Rio de Janeiro eh. I have been wanting to go here since I was a kid, for my 18th birthday actually, and never thought I would ever be here. We arrived by plane after a short stop in Sao Paulo and the first thing I noticed was that one mintue your flying with the clouds below and then the next the skyline is punctured by countless numbers of cloud and rainforest covered peaks. Then you pass through the cloud cover and below you lies the stunning setting in whic...

Argentina and Uruguay. After a 6 hour delay with the flight due to this damned ash cloud, we touched down in the early hours of the morning in Buenos Aires. We had a day of exploring the area near our hostel before heading to Cordoba, Argtentina´s 2nd largest city as we had been lucky enough to get tickets to go and see Argentina vs Costa Rica in the Estadio Mario Kempes. 11 hour bus journey which involved sleeping for 9 of the hours (I stayed awake on the wa...