Right you lot, before I get on to Carnaval in Brazil, let’s just make clear one little thing… JonI met Jon when travelling in Asia and we got on well and kept in touch. We realized that we were going to be in Sth America at the same time so decided to see some stuff together for a few weeks. Jon is just a friend… and not really my type… and the simple fact that I’m a “female” means that I’m definitely not his typ...

Hey friends & family it´s me reporting in again from a new location which is either spelt Paraty or Parati depending on your mood I guess. Rio - it appears it´s all about the beaches, the beautiful bodies and the bars - seeing as the beaches and beautiful bodies go hand-in-hand, guess what our (that´s moi et Jon) preference has been for Actually we´ve sampled so many of Rio´s finest establishments that as yet we´ve still ...

Hola people, well I made it to the Rio sunshine - the weather is stunning (great sunshine, min temp of 26 degrees at night and no humidity or mozzies). Landed yesterday and took a taxi (safest but expensive option after a long flight) to my hotel in Copacabana via some quite dodgy looking areas, namely the Favelas (more on these I hope later after Ive done a tour). Booked 5* hotel with a balcony but soon discovered it is really more of a 3* with a ledge - but hey...

Hello again guys and girlies, here I am, back by popular demand. Well I’m all packed – 3rd attempt at getting everything in my rucksack and I finally got there. Mind you having to leave behind my jeans (devastated), two extra pairs of shorts, and a little black dress + a rather nice little pair of glitzy sandals for the Carnaval Balls in Rio, and all in favour of bloody thermal underwear, a wooly hat and gloves and a rather attractive waterproof c...

Well you're either as shocked and surprised as I am right now, or with the clues I've been giving over the past few weeks you already guessed my next destination. Yes, it's true I'm back in "sunny" UK and to be honest I'm feeling a bit dazed and confused right now - but maybe that's more from the effects of the 24-hour flight in an economy seat to get back here and all that airplane food. So why early I hear you all ask. Well when I made my decision...