So Ihla Grande...... Its situated about a mile and a half off the mainland of brasil, but when you arrive there, you could be a world apart, Its so different from the mainland. Its got countless beaches and coves, all with white sandy beaches, and crystal clear waters. Its like a tropical island on the carribean or something. So the idea with this was to have a bit of a relax period after carnival. We got to the island by a small fishermans boat, and along th...

Rio! Well getting here wasn't the best thing in the world! it seems that just recently, i have not been the luckiest person when trying to travel places, but anyway. I ended up flying to Sao Paulo, as after a 42 hour bus trip from Calafate, to BA i decided that i could not stomach another 40 odd hours on one, so my flight left at 7pm, and was going to get into Sao Paulo at 10:30 ish. So the plan then was to stay in Sao Paulo, then the next day get a bus to...