We woke in our bunks, showered and headed down for breakfast. The way the food had been spread it looked like a medieval feast. The coffee was nice, so was the strawberry yogurt (in juice form), there was a soft avocado and sausages chopped in a tomato sauce. We eat enough to fill us for the week I think. After we'd let the food settle we decided to go on a bike ride. The man at the hostel had quite a few bikes that he let us take for free. The 2 English girls fr...

The bus pulled into the station late afternoon. It was a very basic station; more a car park. Lee had google maps up and running so we went for a walk. Lee had been able to sleep for the Mikita of the bus ride but I had just fell asleep about 20mins before we arrived so I was definitely half asleep whilst walking. We did a lap of a block. When I saw the bus stop again I had a look at the map and we worked out hostel world has put the hostel on the wrong str...

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...

Maan we woke to cloud and mist and basically no sun. I like waking here. Not only because you can here the waves crashing on the shore and the birds and wildlife tweeting and rustling in the jungle behind us but its the delicious, all you can't eat, breakfast too. If the sun was shining I think it may just be heaven. I got bored lying in bed so I got a wash, grabbed my book and headed outside. I could see the fishermen in the bay bringing their lines in. I stood ...