We flew from Rio to Manaus and were picked up from the airport from the tour agency we were going to do our Amazon tour with. It was too early to check in to the hostel so we dropped off our bags and then headed into town, we got some food from the supermarket and Kerry bought a rucksack. When we got back to the hostel we were able to check in, we chilled for a bit and then we went out for dinner and a recommended fish restaurant, it was okay but was not as good ...

We arrived at the airport on the 15th Feb and took a taxi to our hostel. We checked in and then headed to the supermarket to buy food for dinner for the next two nights. We had decided we needed to start saving a bit of money! We had a chilled evening, cooked dinner and had a few drinks. In the morning we got up early and caught the bus the Iguazu falls. The waterfalls were amazing, they were enormous and there were so many tourists! We took loads of photos and...

We arrived in São Paulo on Saturday at around 1pm and took a taxi to our hostel and checked in. We then caught the metro to Paulista Avenue which is the most modern part of São Paulo and had a look around the shops and also ate lunch. It started to get really busy as there was a street party that was just about to start. We headed back to the hostel and went to a local shop to buy some alcohol and again got caught up in another street party! When we got back to...

The bus took around 4 and a half hours to get to Paraty and they were surprisingly very nice. Big coaches with great aircon! We got to Paraty on the Tuesday at around 5pm. We went for an early dinner along the river, booked a boat tour for the next day and went to bed earlyish. we got up early the next day and walked around the historical town for a bit and then we continued on to the docks where we were to catch our boat for the day. We finally found is after w...

On the 3rd February I met Kerry at Heathrow airport and we flew to Rio, arriving there on the 4th. We checked into our hostel, had some lunch and then headed to the famous Copacabana beach. It was such a surreal beach, right on the edge of the city, was really pretty but so so busy. Constantly harassed with people trying to sell you things! We came back to the hostel, showered and then went downstairs where we met some other English and American people staying in...