In Sao Paolo I got 'adopted' by my friend's Eliz family, the Lees. By a fantabulous coincidence, Eliz who lives in Phoenix, and Li, Carol and Jonathan, who iive in London, were all in Sao Paolo at the same time as I was. So it was great to be able to spend time with them and be shown around by real paulistas. I have spent most of the 4 days driving around the city, eating in great restaurant, people watching and shopping shopping shopping. The stores in Sao Pao...

Ilha Grande is a beautiful island just off Angra dos reis, 2 hours away from Rio. Most people visit it for a day but I absolutely needed to stop somewhere and this was justperfect for me. In my 4 days on the island I just chilled and visited different beaches, on Ilha Grande there are no roads so you can only reach the beaches trekking through the island up the hills, it's a hot and sweaty affaire but the beaches are so gorgeous that it's worthwhile. In case yo...

Since I had missed the experience of the jungle in Bolivia I have decided to skip patagonia (will do that another time) and spend some days in the Pantanal in Brazil. It was so much fun,I have stayed in a pousada just on the river and everyday we would do something to spot animals. As I arrived I was brought immediately on a boat for a river exploration and a touch of piranhas fishing, as one does in the Pantanal. I loved it, I mean I only managed to fish one pi...

Since I had missed the experience of the jungle in Bolivia I have decided to skip patagonia (will do that another time) and spend some days in the Pantanal in Brazil. It was so much fun,I have stayed in a pousada just on the river and everyday we would do something to spot animals. As I arrived I was brought immediately on a boat for a river exploration and a touch of piranhas fishing, as one does in the Pantanal. I loved it, I mean I only managed to fish one pi...

Hi all, I am sorry I have disappeared but it has been a crazy 5 or 6 days, I lost count! I still have to tell you all about Iguazu and the Pantanal and my super long trip to Angra, I am a bus station in Sao Paolo at the moment and as soon as I settle in Ilha Grande and get a good connection I will tell you about the past week. I gotta run now, my bus leaves in 20 min. Ciao!