Right so after a mammouth 31 hour journey from Buzious via Rio and Curitiba we arrived in Foz on Thursday and checked into hostel Bambu who have some crazy "trust" system where you help yourself to drinks, internet etc and note down what you´ve done... idiots!! (nah only joking it does work) Hostel was cool so decided to stay for 3 nights had a little swimming pool too. Went to the Brazilian side of the falls on the Friday and it was immense. You get a...

Arrived in buzious at our hostel which was really cute and very quiet. went for a stroll around the town which was about a mile from our hostel (good for working up an appetite). the town here is amazing, so cute and full of character, cobbled streets and little shops and resturants! We loved it here so are staying 3 nights. Did a boat trip to cabo frio and arrial de cabo which was beautiful, brillant white sand and clear blue water, HOWEVER the weather was ove...

Good Evening blog readers it´s time for your net fix and the eagerly anticipated blog from Rio (It´s a long one so get comfortable!!) Day 1- So arrived on Monday following a very smooth journey from Ilha Grande (thanks to the American dude ´Tom´). Checked into our hostel in Ipanema and spent the first afternoon walking along the beach and checking out the scenery (beach volleyball is captivating in Rio I must say!). On the first evening met some chicks from ...

ok so beat the crowds to illha grande and took a fishing boat to the island and managed to get a lovely hostel overlooking the harbour- very lively place, decent 4 bedroom but mixed dorm and it was all boys making stealth toliet missions impossible! so the island is lovely however the nice beaches are either a hike or boat journey away (the one above is suppose to be amazing) we didnt make it as we both had upset stomachs and the though of doing a trek uphill in...

we did the boat trip in partay which was amazing!! lots of swimming and snorkelling! unbeliavble scenary. got burnt so looked like a raw turkey for a couple of days! we decided not to cycle to the waterslide as it was too far- but that was loads of fun played there for a few hours and met 4 girls and met up in the evening for drinks. the waterslide is this massive rock with moss on it so makes it extra slippy- you can go down on your back- some people were smash...