Brazil has some of the worlds best beaches, and some of the Brazils best beaches are in Ilha Grande.It is Brazil's third largest island and is pretty close to Rio de Janeiro. We decided to spend a week on the island, relaxing, tanning and spending as little money as possible. The bus from Sao Paulo to Angra dos Reis took longer than expected, but we managed to get the last ferry across. Thankfully it was the last long South American bus journey! (We've been on...

We hadn't planned on visiting Sao Paulo, but we were unable connecting bus and ferry to the island we were heading to. We didn't do or see an awful lot. It's Brazil's largest city and we were surrounded by city buildings. Across the road from the bus station, we found a reasonably priced hotel for the night. I dragged Si round a nearby shopping centre to grab some havainas to replace my broken ones. (The cheapest place is apparently in Rio, so I'll wait to buy m...

Planning to spend most our days at the falls, we opted for the cheapest hostel. Big mistake. It was so disgusting. They had six dogs that covered everything from the sofa to breakfast in their hair!! The bathroom was cleaned once every three days, and as toilet paper couldn't be flushed, it stank!! The owners were also rude, Si lost his flipflops and found the owner walking about in them! Thankfully, our day trips to the waterfall were an awesome distraction. ...