Curitiba is a beautiful little town with cobbled mosaicy streets, flowery squares and some stunning architecture. We arrived on Sunday and have spent a lovely couple of days wandering around and because this town is more relaxed and generally alot more pleasant I have managed to take quite a few photos. This town is definitely a sharp contrast to both Rio and Sao Paulo and is our favourite so far. It is clean with very few homeless and is centred around a young u...

Hi from Sao Paulo! Well we arrived safely in Sau Paulo on Thursday. The six hour bus journey did go very fast and we viewed some excellent landscapes on our journey here. Brazil is full of rolling hills which seem alot greener than England. Sao Paulo is connected via a metro train station which was situated at the bus station so we found the hostel easy enough. The metro is about 1quid to anywhere in the centre of the city. This hostel is paradise in comparison t...

Hi Everyone. Well we arrived safe and sound at the hostel and have since spent the last few days exploring the city. The Hostel, Rio Nature itself is well errr... ok haha! We are sharing our dorm with 6 other people and a variety of bugs (Some the size of birds and would give a Typhoon a run for its money the way its dive bombs you at night.. a flying cockroach/grasshopper thing!) We are both on a top bunk and lucky no one snores! The hostel is basic but is ok f...

Just arrived at the first hostel and awaiting check in! Very tired after flying for 14 hours. Just going to get changed and then go for a stroll to see whats around. I didnt take this photo attached to this entry but we have just driven past this beach part on the bus getting here. Dont think its too far to walk so cannot wait to explore!