Well 24 hour reception is in place so guests can arrive 24 hours a day. Because we were in an 8 bed dorm it meant it was slowly filled throughout the night. When 6am came around we were shattered. We dragged our bags out the room and got dressed in the corridor. Outside it was still dark so for a split second we contemplated getting a taxi. Instead of a taxi we released the straps on the backpack, put it on our backs and hiked up the hill towards the train statio...

I woke with a dead leg, then the pins and needles kicked in. Owe, owe, owe. I looked out the window trying to distract my brain and was shocked by what I saw. We'd fell asleep leaving an island full of beaches; surrounded by the ocean. We were driving through mountainous jungle. We were so high the mist was all around and it looked so dreary. We knew we were near São Paulo when the traffic increased. We could see a huge city ahead. On the way into the city we dr...