27.2.2012. Lonely Planet describes Belo Horizonte as a faceless concrete jungle. Although it does have 100's of great restaurants and several with Michelin stars. Not that we can afford them. One of the problems with booking in a foreign city is that there is no way of knowing if your hotel is in their version of Westminster or Tower Hamlets. Our hotel was quite nice but it was only 10 minutes walk from the main bus station so the area didn't look great. During...

25.12.2012. The second day in Ouro Preto dawned. Although our room in the hostel is very basic we got a good nights sleep. There had been a bit of noise the previous evening but everyone seemed to respect the 10pm quiet curfew. Even the local dog stopped barking pretty much on queue. The hostel has a well equipped kitchen which is exposed to the outside world with a straw roof. Next to it is a dining area and TV lounge with lovely views of the mountains. Breakf...