Hi all, Having a fantastic time and can´t believe the days are going so quickly. It doesn´t help that the sun sets around 5.30pm as well. Friday was national Sweethearts Day here in Rio which I think is our Valentines Day. I was awoken by AJ with a basket of 24 red roses and a card which was a total surprise and so sweet. I got breakfast in bed then we headed into the centre to a lovely coffee shop. We had to queue for about 30 minutes for a table but it ...

Hello! AJ´s been the most amazing husband ever and bought me lots of new clothes... well not lots, a couple of skirts, shorts and tops. Not sure how they are going to fit in my backpack yet! I was finding the weather a bit too hot for long trousers so I was treated to a shopping spree. We went into Rio Centre and to the markets as well as a few sights which was cool. The markets were so cheap compared to shopping in Copacabana. We also went to the Botanica...

OK so I never managed to upload any photos and I said I had in the last blog but we had problems with the computers in the internet cafe we were in so hopefully we can get them uploaded now. So, what have we been up to in the last few days? Basically relaxing. We both came down with a cold over the weekend so spent a day in the apartment which helped us loads. At least it wasn´t the flu with I think the UK has stopped talking about now but people here are still...

Hello! We are having a fantastic time in Rio! Although the past few days were raining it is now beautiful blue sky and sunshine. We have seen a range of things already, including a hen being taken for a walk on a lead down the high street (with a jacket on might I add!), lots of monkeys everywhere and some famous sights which I´ll come onto in a sec. On the rainy days, we did a bit of shoppíng - can you believe there is a C&A´s here - fantastic! When ...

Its our 3rd day inRio and are loving it! It feels so good to have an apartment and not living in the 1 room. We have been cooking our own meals for a change which has been luxury! Never thought I´d look forward to cooking our own meals - we can eat what we want and the way we like it. Our apartment is only a few blocks away from Copacabana beach which is pefect for morning jogs - I´m being serious by the way! We haven´t really done much since arriving... s...