Florianopilis (Floripa) "Life's a Beach, then you marry one" So after the hustle and bustle of Sao Paulo we thought we would hit the beach town island of Florianopilis for some respite. It is split between the mainland town and an island nature reserve with idilic beaches (42 to be precise) and gd times to be had. After checking into a bit of a crappy hostel with a miserable Italian owner who spent most of his time checking the CCTV on the computer perving on ...

São Paulo Our first night we stayed in the leafy suburb of Villa Mariana. WE design hostel was very contemporary and stylish, probably the nicest hostel so far. The breakfast in the morning definitely put a smile on our tired faces. After living off dry bread rolls for breakfast in Argentinian hostels the buffet of fruit salad, ham, cheese, pastries and eggs was very welcome. The temperature in São Paulo was a pleasant 25 degrees so we headed out to explore t...

Hey everyone, We are currently stuck in Buenos Aires after a national strike has disrupted our travel plans to Bariloche, but i'll get to that later. We have a day to kill so its the perfect time to Blog! We touched down in sunny 33 degree Rio on Sunday morning and went straight to our Airbnb in Leblon, an affluent suburb of Rio next to Ipanema beach. The "loft" description was right, small compact but perfectly located. First impressions are that security is h...