ok so im cheating and im not in BA and it is in fact the 8th not the 1st, but i have fallen a bit behind!! after an amzing time at the iguazu falls (which unfortunately finished with me being very ill!!), we all headed off to Salto in Uruguay. had to take another loooong night bus to get there. however all was cancelled out by the thermal baths that Salto is famous for! a couple of the girls and i went and had a relaxing soak (was sooo nice feels like forever si...

hi all... well here i am at foz de iguacu!! after leaving rio we all got a boat to ilha grande which is an island about 4 hours away from Rio.... when we got there the weather wasnt that good and it was quite late in the afternoon so we just got some dinner and relaxed. the island is very small, there are 2 main streets and only a handful of restaurants and 2 bars. and no cars or banks!! it was absolutely beautiful though.... a real tropical paradise. the next d...

hey all...... am leavin Rio tomorrow and the weathers not that reat today so just wandering about doing a few bits and pieces. have loved Rio in the time ive been here..... went up to christ the redeemer which was so beautiful, if not a little busy, and the 360 degree views were fantastic. also went on a hike up a mountain called punta bonita (think that translates to pretty rock), and when we got to the top we were the only ones up there and the view to coast w...

so left la fortuna to head to monteverde......... took a jeep ride and then crossed the lake and then another jeep ride which took about an hour but felt sooo much more because the roads arent paved and it was so bumpy!! has taken me a little while to get used to the roads and driving here, most of them arent paved, the ticos (costa ricans) drive crazily and there are loads of hairpin bends and sheer drops!! got to monteverde and got dropped at a hostel called l...

hello..... so am now in costa rica!! had a bit of a nightmare getting here, took about 32 hours to get from cancun to san jose with flights being screwed up etc but am here now. got into san jose quite late and then went to the hostel. was sooo tired so just crashed out. when i got up i started talking to a german woman and we spent the day together just shopping and wandering. was good because san jose is a pretty intimidating place so i would not have felt comf...