A long 24 hour bus ride from Rio de Janeiro brings me to the tri-border town of Foz do Iguaçu where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay come together. It´s also home to the famous Iguaçu Waterfalls.... the only reason to come to these parts really. To have a look, I met up with a couple of Ozzies in the hostel and headed out to see what it´s all about... first, on the Brazilian side. I have to say, the falls are quite impressive since there are so...

Rio is a pretty cool city but one that deserves at least a month or two to really know the place and enjoy everything it has to offer. There´s always something going on... The Rolling Stones performed a free concert here on Copacabana Beach a couple months back... over 1 million people attended! And of course it´s the host to the largest party in the world, Carnaval. But when that stuff isn´t going on the place is still fun and energized. With my ...

I returned to Salvador last week to extend my stay in Brazil by obtaining another 90 day stamp for my passport from the Federal Police. The process was quite painless actually and I was only worried for a minute when they asked to see my plane ticket home... proof that I will actually leave. I told them I´m going to Argentina overland from here and I won´t be going home. Simply showing a credit card got me past this as they consider it to be proof that ...

The day after meeting our guide, Ba, we were off for our three day trek through Chapada Diamantina National Park featuring Brazil´s highest waterfall, dozens of swimming holes, several smaller waterfalls, beautiful valley views, and sleeping in caverns(very painful actually). The first day actually began in a bus to get us to the park entrance. From here, we would literally just walk home.. the scenic way of course. The first stop was Brazil´s highest ...

Finally, a change of scenery! My current travel partners and I, Guillermo and Jerome from Spain and France respectively, jumped on an early morning bus for Lençois, a small town 7 hours away from Salvador of about 7000 people making a living from the tourists that come to visit the local national park, Chapada Diamantina. The town alone is pretty nice and has several natural attractions without straying too far from the center. So that´s how we spent t...