Well, it´s been a while since my first entry so I´ve got a lot to talk about now. Rio is a fantastically crazy city and my 7 days there were something of a whirlwind. After my first day sightseeing I got up early on the Wednesday morning to go on a tour of two Favelas, which took in Rosinha (the largest Favela in Brazil, 300,000 people packed into 1 square km) and another, much smaller Favela. We were informed by the guide that we´d be completely safe (as l...

Day 1: Two cathedrals, a trolley bus and a tea room... Well, I arrived in Rio at 9pm on Monday tonight and, after the long and painful passport control, security process, got myself a taxi to the hostel. The taxi driver I chose, in transpired, was clinically insane. I thought at one point that this was going to be the shortest round the world trip in history as he attempted yet another daring overtaking manouever in the rain. However, I did somehow make it t...