It seems i didnt justify the severity of the sunburn in the last blog, and seeing it was the dominant feature of the next 3 days i think that is a good place to start. OUCH!!!! Not being able to lie down, or sit down does not leave for much fun, and now rather than tan im peeling so i feel like Hantzil and Gretzel leaving a trail of back flakes wherever i go! I think i have got that out of my system anyway. The hostel it Ihla Grande was nice and the breakfast buf...

After the Favela trip we strolled through Copacabana and had food on the beach front - it seemed quite smart at first but was littered with prostitutes and screens showing match of the day. We found a small bar and had a Capriniha and some Ypoca which is the local drink - it is $2,40 for a litre and 39% alcohol! We chatted to some people at the hostel and 8 beers later were pretty drunk. Next morning was hell on earth with the mother of all hangovers. After someh...

Hello, So we arrived at Rio airport around 8am in the morning after an 11 hour flight from Rome. It took almost an hour and half to get through immigration, but we met a couple of Harriets coursemates who were getting a taxi to Copacabana so we shared a lift with them to our hostel Che Lagera?? The outskirts of the city were full of Favelas but there was skyscrapers in the middle of town. We got to the hostel around 10.30am but couldnt check in until 2pm so wond...