Leaving the 30degree heat of the Iguazu Falls behind we awoke after 17hours in Buenos Aires! It was so cold you could see you breath and the dull surroundings of the bus station made me wonder if I had awoken in Russia! We had pre-booked a hostel and a short taxi ride later we arrived, it was not as expected and as always not like the pictures from their website! The strange long haired male owner looked identical to those you find in the American "road trip...

Tuesday 16th went to plan, all be it a day later! At 9:40am our 28hours of coach journeys began YEY!! 6 hour bus ride took us from Paraty to Sao Paulo, the hidden capital of Brazil. Worried that we hadnt booked any tickets for the next leg and thoughts of spending a night in the vast a dangerous city we ran to the ticket desk and got tickets for the 20:00 bus, 4hours waiting in the bus station passed quickly thanks to an English couple Kelly and Jay we met. 12pm ...

Ola from Paraty!! After a 2hours ride on the local bus from Angra (port from Ilha Grande) we arrived at the bus station and suddenly realised a bit of forward planning would not have gone a miss!! With massive rucksacks and sun burnt shoulders we headed off somewhere towards to the center!! After 45min in 35 Degree heat (still with the bags!!) we came across an Argentinian guy who spoke perfect english and directed us towards some hostels and Inns. It turned out ...

Hello from Ilha Grande!! Iha Grande has no roads, a large number of random dogs and a policeman on a golf-buggy! We had an amazing five days, mixture of sun and rain, we headed out for what turned out to be a 6hours hike across the island through the jungle in search of some amazing deserted beaches (twice!!). For some reason we were followed/ guided by a pack of stray dogs which left the town with us and bought us back safely from our 6hour adventure (I did thi...

Hello from Ilha Grande!! Iha Grande has no roads, a large number of random dogs and a policeman on a golf-buggy! We had an amazing five days, mixture of sun and rain, we headed out for what turned out to be a 6hours hike across the island through the jungle in search of some amazing deserted beaches (twice!!). For some reason we were followed/ guided by a pack of stray dogs which left the town with us and bought us back safely from our 6hour adventure (I did thi...