Just a quick message to let you know we survived the border crossing and are now in Argentina, we wnt as a group of 6 which made it easier. I (Liz) was sick (hangover from hell after an epic night on the Cachaca), then Jake was sick at the bus stop..........hilarious! Went out for Empanadas (traditional Argentinian snack) now back at the hostel which is wicked! Got a 10 bed dorm tonight and it stinks of cheese.........happy days. Steak and red wine soon. Love ...

Arrived in Foz yesterday morning after a 16 hour overnight bus beastie, stopped off at some random roadside cafe which was full of what can only be described as 'backwards people' it was like something from a horror film, the buffet was covered in flies and Mosquitos, not had any side effects yet!! Went to the worlds biggest hydroelectric dam yesterday which was amazing to see and learn about but it all felt like a bunch of sinister propaganda...... They talk a...

Ola, just packed the bags bus is at 1.40 to Sao Paolo so will be there for about 7.30. Going to watch England match first.......come on England. Had a great time in Paraty, made some new travel buddies, not great fun for Liz as she had to share a dorm with 4 smelly farting boys. Monday night was fantastic, beach BBQ with plenty of beer then we made a huge fire on the beach and sat around until 4 am singing Bob Marley whilst two guys strummed away on their gui...

Paraty is wicked.....our hostel, Misti Chill, is directly on the beach. Bumped into our mates from Rio, pretty random sowe convinced them to stay another night and now have a stinking hangover as a resutl ha ha. So triple bunk beds are interesting.......!! Getting sick of ham and cheese now haha staple Brazilian diet, three meals a day !! Going to rent kayaks and go to a little island with Cat and Sam today then beach BBQ party tonight, hopefully no ham and c...

Hi all, Sorry its been a few days (were leaving out apostrophes and the like as we cant seem to find them on this random keyboard) Anyway were currently on a beautiful tropical island called Ilha Grande just off the coast of brazil - Costa Verde. We caught a 3.5 hour bus and then a 1.5 hour boat and found an interesting pousada (hostel/guesthouse) for the first night which was R$60 per night but had a beautiful breakfast with the most amazing view of the marina...