......Bringing it home in fine style Blimey, this is really nearly it.... Is so strange to think that in a matter of hours I`ll be back in Blighty jumping on the tube, grabbing a copy of the Guardian and raiding Boots Chemists for my much missed favourite toilettries and make up. And I now fiiiiinally have a return date for when all these fun activities can commence; have got a seat on a plane leaving on Monday 10th - so pencil Tuesday 11th into your diaries, I...

Stalled in Rio.... There are worse places to be stuck waiting for a plane home I suppose... Am back in lovely, sunny Rio now after sitting it out for a week in the lovely but mostly grey Paraty further down the coast. As I said in the last entry, I`ve kind of been having a holiday from travelling over the last two weeks since I decided to come home a bit early and end the trip here in Brazil. So Rio state has now been home for the last three and a bit weeks ta...

Coming round the last bend.... Another entry, another Brazilian beach stop in little old Rio state. You may detect a theme forming here, and there is a reason for this - to be discussed later...** So here I am in Paraty, a super little ex-colonial town which is blessed with both a really pretty historic centre, complete with rather difficult to navigate extra large cobble stones and really fab old buildings painted in pretty colours, and is also surrounded by ama...

....Marooned on a tropical island Well, not exactly marooned, but staying here and having a very lovely time.Came over the Ilha Grande a few days after Jen left for some back to the days of Thailand action, ie, beach bumming. Although have also been on a couple of really good  hikes, so have attempted a nice balance of vigorous exercise and complete laziness.This place is basically a big holiday island which is completely covered in tropical jungle and has 1...

....Rather overcome by the bronzed and beautifulWow the men here are hot! Sorry to be so blunt about it but they just are, so there. Can catergorically state that of all the countries visited on the travels the Brazilians have heroically steped up to the most beautiful people in the world stage and walked off with the crown laughing (and wearing nothing but incredibly tight speedo type swimming pants).Now back in Saquarema the beautiful were not so en mass, given...