I arrived in Buenos Aires on Monday afternoon, bleary-eyed after a long trip on the bus, and made my way to my hostel in San Telmo. It had been recommended to me by Helen, one of Myra's friends living in BA, and it was fantastic! The hostel itself was lovely and clean with a really cool communal space, big TV and free internet. I also met lots of really interesting people, varying from fellow round the world travelers to a photographer trying to break the industr...

Having spent one night in Rio, I caught the bus to Puerto Iguazu (Argentinian side of the falls), a non-stop 22 hour trip. Unfortunately, as the bus was pulling out of the rodoviaria, I realized my i-pod was missing. Noooooo! I was pretty devastated, music being my perfect companion and about to face the longest bus journey of my life without it. Luck, however, was on my side, along with two brilliant friends (thank you Myra and Amanda!), and it was handed in at ...

We arrived in Recife on Saturday morning after a surprisingly easy 14 hour bus journey! The seats were very comfy and we slept most of the way. It was soooo hot when we arrived! Jeans are fantastic for keeping warm in the heavily airconditioned bus, but terrible as soon as you get out. We had a hostel booked in Olinda, the little town on the other side of the river, so we headed straight there. The hostel was very basic but our cheapest yet, so seemed fitting. W...

What a beautiful place! This National Park is an old diamond mining area that was protected in 1995 and all industrial mining banned. The area has recovered remakably quickly given the level of destruction and that it has only been protected for 13 years. We arrived early on Monday morning after a 6 hour night bus from Salvador. After a little rest in the morning, we walked up to the local waterfall (more like a series of small rapids and pools) called Serrano. ...

Hello again! I´m falling behind on these already! I blame slow internet connections... Anyway, Salvador. We arrived on Thursday morning to blazing sunshine and boiling temperatures, carrying backpacks and wearing jeans. Not pleasant! A long bus ride took us to the area of Barra where Myra´s friend Oscar lives, who has kindly let us stay in his appartment. And whats a location! 10 steps from a beautiful beach. Compared to Rio, Salvador is like a different cou...