I can explain the Iguazzu Falls in 3 letters...... O M G......... We knew we'd be impressed with the falls, but i dont think either of us were expecting to be quite so impressed. After working hard in Foz at the schools, it finally felt like we were in South America to do what we'd come to do, see all the wonders it has to hold. We were collected from the hostel at 9:30am (although nearly missed it as Tom was on Face Book!). We were on the trip with a couple f...

So we arrived safely in Sao Paulo AT 5:30AM after the worst 10 hour flight we?ve ever been on! We had two seats right in the middle towards the back of the plane, with mortisha adams to my right, sumo wrestler to toms left, and the cast of river dance behind us, practising on the back of our chairs!! To make it worse the film choice was less than inspiring so we ended up standing at the back near the trolly dollies landing seats for 2 1/2 hours!We left the airpor...

We arrived in Foz an hour and a half early, which we cant complain about, better than sitting on the coach any longer! The coach journey wasnt as bad as we�d imagined, but we imagined it to be hell on earth! It stopped every 3 hours throughout the night, at dodgy looking truck stops, but as neither of us slept at all at least we could get junk food and go to the toilet! The weather in Foz was grey and miserable, which adding to the grey and miser...

So, we arrived in Ilha Bela on Tuesday evening, around 7pm, after a short boat ride from Sao Sebastiao. It was very dark and the both of us were a little nervous, as we somehow had to find a taxi driver that understood english, and find the pousada that we'd had recommended, but didnt have a reservation for yet!!! As we docked we followed the crowd, which was all locals, no tourists at all. Thankfully the taxi rank was right outside and although the driver did no...