Clare writes:Oh alright, yes, we're home. I know I said it would be a few days and it's been a few weeks but we sort of hit the ground running with putting ourselves, home and garden in order - including a full rewiring of all the lights in Sheila's house, which involved moving everything... and that's a LOT of stuff.And yes, there was a little part of me that was quite happy staying in Rio - or many of the other places we've been on this journey.We hope our read...

Clare writes: So here we are in Rio - only two more days left of our Big Trip and what a city to choose for the big finish! Crazy place - vibrant and a bit edgy with stunning scenery and an astonishing variety of people - all shapes, sizes and colours! We arrived on Friday after 23 hours on a bus - which was late arriving, messing up plans for a churrascaria lunch with Sheila's old friends from Manaus... but we caught up with them later and spent Saturday with...

Clare writes: Here's a new record: shortest amount of time spent in a single country = Paraguay, coming in at just under 3hours! You might accuse us of stamp-collecting (though we didn't get a stamp - the border with Brazil was a bit of a free-for-all) but we went for a reason... we were on a day trip from the Argentina side of Iguazu Falls to the Brazil side and to the astonishing Itaipu Dam which is jointly owned and run by Brazil and Paraguay. It's a truly ...

Clare writes: Here's a new record: shortest amount of time spent in a single country = Paraguay, coming in at just under 3hours! You might accuse us of stamp-collecting (though we didn't get a stamp - the border with Brazil was a bit of a free-for-all) but we went for a reason... we were on a day trip from the Argentina side of Iguazu Falls to the Brazil side and to the astonishing Itaipu Dam which is jointly owned and run by Brazil and Paraguay. It's a truly ...

Clare writes: They should rename it IgWOWzu!! We arrived yesterday on one of those flash Argentinian 'cama' buses which was 18hours of hell - snacks, three course dinner with wine , movies, pillows and blankets!! It's the only way to travel! It was strange to leave Buenas Aires - which was cool and rainy -and wake up back in the tropics! Except that after one afternoon in shorts, we woke up today and it was cool and rainy here too!! But still it's a fantasti...