20 March 09 We are back in Rio! Still missing Buzios, however... We arrived back yesterday afternoon...thankfully, the sun was shining. Our new hostel, Casa6Ipanema, is hilarious. Well, not the hostel, but our dorm (figured we'd save some money) in which we have a 3-storey bunk! haha I have the top...the tallest I have felt in ages and pretty funny to see my try to climb up there. I cant actually sit up in bed, because I'll hit my head (which I did this mornin...

18 March 09 We dont want to leave Buzios! We're contemplating staying here a while longer...but that means missing out on other cities...so we don't know!! Today started out a magical day! Beautiful, beautiful sunshine and SO HOT! We spent the morning at Geriba Beach, probably the nicest beach in Buzios, with a couple of girls from Queensland. Was nice to hang out with some Aussies! Tim and I then went on a 2.5 hour boat ride, which was really nice, until it...

16 March 09 Beautiful Buzios! That is where we are at the moment! Still in Brazil, of course, but some 2 hours north of Rio (well, it took us 2 hours and 45 minutes by bus - but it was a slow bus). It is a gorgeous little beach town which is now known as the St Tropez of Brazil. In fact, it used to be a sleepy little fishing village until it was 'discovered' by Briggite Bardot many years ago… We said goodbye to Rio (for now) on Saturday night in fine G&...

13 March 2009Ahhh…this is the life! It doesn't get much better than this…Tim and I are resting after a delicious lunch of gnocchi (with a four-cheese sauce - not as good as Da Bruno's, but bloody good!) and 5 hours at Ipanema Beach sunbaking, swimming and reading.Ipanema is so gorgeous and its just around the corner from our hostel (it takes us 3 minutes to walk there!). Im sure you have heard of Ipanema, but if not, you've probably heard of Copacabana?? Ipan...