Paraty is a lovely colonial town with not a whole lot going on. It's main draw are the pristine beaches that surround the area. However, the weather was not that pleasant to go island hopping so I went for a cycle instead. The cycle was a lot more vertical than I expected but stopping off for a swim in the river was pretty sweet. Another bonus was the giant rock (about fifteen meters long) that doubled up as a natural slide. The layer of moss and the flow of the ...

We timed it so that we would hit Rio for the weekend (Oct 9th) and chill there for a couple of days. Accommodation was quite difficult to get so the only one we managed to secure before we left Ilha Grande turned out to be less that desirable. A quick scoot around and we booked into a 'fresher' establishment. Enough of that, it was Friday night so we were aiming for the street party in Lapa. Basically it's thousands of people out on the street having a drin...

rasil was probably the country I knew most about before heading away. As In I actually knew people from Brasil, everybody knows about the infamous Rio beaches and sights. The fact that Sao Paulo (SP) is unbelievably huge with hundreds of restaurants, museums and a kicking nightlife. Personally, the bigger and crazier the city the more i love it. In short, I was really excited about getting here. Importantly, Maire had just flown in and Sean was back from his...