Leaving Paraty, I took the early afternoon bus that would get me to São Paulo around 7ish or so. The happy Lebanese man who was whipping up a freshly made kebab nearly made me miss my bus but all ended and tasted well in my favour! The journey again was your average bus journey both in length and in scenery. That was until we hit the outskirts of São Paulo. It was dark at this stage and looking out the window at the city in the distance all I can describe it as...

Welcome back to more of my travels so far. This latest edition takes me on board my first plane in quite some time heading from the Bahian capital Salvador down south to the famous city of Rio De Janeiro. Like with many things in Latin America, you have to do things backward to go forward and this flight was no exception. I decided to fly with the brazilian irline TAM which was the cheapest and got me to Rio in four hours or so. But instead of flying direct...

The journey took 3 hours or so, so nothing hectic, nothing I wasn't already used to anyways. We landed at our accommodation Paraty Backpackers which was in a great location, 50 metres from the rodoviaria, always a welcome when lugging heavy bags about and not having to pay for a taxi. The hostel was teeming with people when we arrived. It seemed messy, perhaps organised chaos but after the place was tidied up after dinner only then did I realise that it was a war...

Wow! Rio was amazing but I was ready to leave and let my liver have a break. Five days of hitting all of Rio's hotspots both day and night had took it's toll! It was time to venture south and do a complete 180 degree turn on it and to visit the island of Isla Grande. Thankfully I was never alone for any of my sejours so far and this was no exception. Three of the crew from the hostel in Rio were all making the same trip so it was wise to stick together, whatnot ...

I must say that I was sad leaving Jeri, a place that I had fallen in love with so deeply and fondly for many reason. I had planned to stay for four but ended up with seven nights notched up on the calendar instead. The fantastic weather, people and atmosphere that Jeri had made every second so memorable to me. But enough with that, dry your eyes Casey and move on with it I hear you say. There was three of us that night who left Jeri at the same time, getting the ...