So that is it, we have finally reached our last day! I went up to see 'Christ the Redeemer' yesterday, which was every bit as impressive as i thought it would be. With that done, i am now just waiting to come home. 3 and a half months travelling and about 6 months of planning has come to an end! It has been a brilliant experience, i have done and seen so many fantastic things that i will remember forever. Even the days where i missed home, or didnt have...

Hello for the second to last time! We left the Pantanal this morning and are back in Rio after an entire day of travelling, including a five hour drive and two short flights.The Pantanal was much different to how i expected it to be, we were definately mis-informed by Sta travel. We weren't in dense rain forest at all, but on a ranch in the middle of a swamp that covered an area bigger than France! The pantanal is considered as one of the best places ...

Just a quick message from Rio to say i arrived safely! The bus journey was very easy and comfortable, we just had a bit of a mission to find our hostel and ended up having to walk around Rio, at night, looking like lost?tourists (which is what we were!). It wasnt very fun, but its all good now! Unfortunately, it is raining very heavily. We can see sugar loaf mountain, but only the bottom of it due to heavy clouds. Hopefully we will be able to see the statue tomor...