So we made it back toi Rio with a couple of days before Carnaval started and before Michelle arrived. After our budget overnight bus from ouro preto we chilled at the famous cococabana and ipanema beaches for a couple of days, hoping to top up our tans and look a little less British, still working on that one! It didnt take long for the partying to kick in and we found ourselves in a club in Ipanema where women dont have to pay and men do, that seemed fair to us ...

We finally made it to Brasilia after a gruelling 17 hour bus journey which actually wasnt as bad as we thought it might be. We decided to get a taxi to the hostel which would later prove to be a very wise move as what looked like a short walk took us an hour and that was without our oversized backpack! We were a bit worried when the taxi stopped at what looked more like a deserted army camp than a hostel but apparently we were at the the right place. The hostel w...

We finally made it to Brazil leaving the snow of England behind us for the hot humid 30 degree climate of Rio. It was an epic journey which saw us wait over 2 and a half hours to check in our bags even after checking in online. Getting more nervous as we stood in the never moving line as the time drew nearer to the scheduled departing time of our flight, which left us legging it to passport control only to find out our flight has been delayed, something they coul...