First thing to note: I can't believe we've only been here for 2 weeks! We've only seen a tiny fraction of Brazil (largely because it's so massive) but still I feel like we've done so much! This bodes well for all the stuff we still want to fit in before April... So, Rio. We had a really nice stay there but I didn't fall in love with the city. We only spent 3.5 days in the end and it was enough. We stayed in a hostel in Ipanema which was really nice, 2 blocks bac...

After a day of getting soaked on hired bikes - apparently the best way to get around Ubatuba but less convenient when one hand is dedicated to your umbrella and there are puddles 3 inches deep - and marvelling at the resilience of the Brazilians who were still out in droves (Speedos and all) on the beach despite the weather, we got fed up with the rain and decided to escape to Paraty. We had low hopes that there would be any improvement in the weather since it's ...

Here begins our South America adventure. It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks since we left Salerno - in fact I can't believe that's all it's been! In an attempt to see as many people as possible while we were back in the UK, we bounced around London and the home counties like mad men (sorry to those we missed - pencil us in for April!), contributing more than our fair share to the bottom line of Greater Anglia rail. We were also treated to a trip to Iceland whi...