After our full day of travelling (it took about 24 hours to get from Paraty to Iguassu, but the night buses are a lot more comfortable that panes!) we went straight to see the Brazilian side of the falls. They´re pretty huge and it was amazing to see - there are loads of butterflies that are quite happy to sit on your hand for ages! In the evening we went to an all you can eat buffet (it always sounds like a challenge!) come cabaret show which was good-they di...

It´s our last night in Paraty! Tomorrow we haed to Igassu to see the Brazilian side of the falls-apparantly they´re trying to get people to vote to make it one of the 7 wonders of the world! Yesterday we went to one of the beaches nearby but we didn´t stay long. There seem to be lots of stray dogs here and in Ilha Grande and they all seem to take an instant liking to Sam- we had two sleeping under and near our table as soon as we had sat down!Last night we ...

We´ve arrived in Paraty! For our last night in Rio we headed to Lapa with Holly, Ashely and Rob. It was completely different to anywhere I´ve been before, everyone was just partying around in the street! We were pretty lame and only went to one bar as we had to be up arly the next day but it was a good night! From rio we headed to ilha grande which was so peaceful in comparison, as cars are not allowed on the island. We stayed in a little hut in a jungly kin...

It´s our 6th and final day in the hostel as we head to the hotel for the start of our gap tour tomorrow. It´s meant to be the hottest day since we´ve been here so we´re about to head to Copacabana to make the most of it.

It´s our 5th day in Rio! Yesterday we managed to get up Corcacovado mountain to see the statue of `Christ the Redemeer´-it was amazing! The views were incredible and it was such a nice sunny day! Much better then the first time!!! There were quite a few nuns visiting too, and we saw one of them kill an insect...very random but it´s a bit ironic?! After that we had a little lie down on the Copacabana beach and met up with Holly and co - we had a drink in a c...