On Wednesday we went to the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls. They we amazing and have the most amount of falls. You walk around a path that is laid out and then you end up right beside the water at the end (you get a little wet). After seeing this side you cannot imagine how the side in Argentina could be any better, but it is! On Thursday we went to the side in Argentina. You walk round and are beside the fall again but on the other side. You then take a slow b...

Hi everyone, So on Monday we ended up just having a wonder around Paraty. It is a small colonial costal town. I found a lovely little jewellery shop and got a ring (nice and small to carry). We also had a wonder to the beach for a look. Grant went to see the sunset at the fort with some of the other guys in the group. I had a sleep! We then went with the group to A Thai restaurant for dinner. Think it´s the best food we´ve eaten since we arrived in Brazil! O...

Hi everyone, Grant and I met our group on Wednesday in Rio. There are 17 people on the tour of all ages and backgrounds, which is really interesting. On Thursday we set of in the morning and we had a 2 hour bus ride then a 1 hour boat over to Ilha Grande, a small Brazilian island (so small there are no cash machines on the island!). We got to stay in a small wooden cabin, with a hammock at the front door. In the afternoon on Thursday we lay in the sun for a wh...

Hi everyone, Tuesday Grant and I went to copacabana beach again. This time it was really busy as it was a public holiday. Half an hour after we got there the sun went behind a cloud and did not come back out. Still very hot though. After the beach we came back and made some fajitas and watched some of the english channels on the tv. Today we have gathered up our bags and are heading to meet the group in another hotel in Rio before starting our 17 day trip tomor...

Despite what Grant says, back to the real reason we are in Rio - the Carnival! We started yesterday with a day at the zoo. It was nice seeing all the animals, but I think they were all a little hot as they were all lying in the shade sleeping! We left for Carnival at 7.30 and made it on time for it starting at 9pm. There were 6 schools performing last night and each school takes over 1 hour to complete their parade. We stayed for 5 of the 6 schools and this t...