So today is our last day in Porto Seguro and after 4 days I finally get some time to write the blog! Porto Seguro is a famous seaside town halfway up the Bahia coast line and a favourite beachside resort for Brazilians especially from Minas Girais. We arrived on our first day about midday and after 45 mins of trying to find the hotel we gave up and went tot he beach instead. The Beaches here are unlike anything I had seen before. It is pretty much a party atmos...

So today I departed Australia for the last time for what may be many years and began the arduous journey to Brazil. It is a marathan flight with stops in Auckland, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janiro and finally a local connection to Belo Horizontes. This huge undertaking was made no less simpler because my chosen carrier was Aorolinneas Argentina (possibly the worst airline in existance). All I can say were that the aspects of the journey I remember are few owing to my ...