Bonito

Immediately after sitting down on the bus I realised I’d forgotten something…my dear records! Devastated, there was nothing we could do, the bus was due to leave any minute so we set off with the plan to organise getting them posted to Rio. Our bus took us first to Cascavel, where we patiently waited 5 … Continue reading Bonito →

Rio de Janeiro, pt.1

By the time the bus was nearing Rio we were a pair of very giddy kippers straining for our first look at some of the famous landmarks. A quick transfer dropped us at our hostel in Ipanema, The Mango Tree. It’s a really nice place with a huge bar area in the middle where everyone … Continue reading Rio de Janeiro, pt.1 →

Ilha Grande

After arriving in Angra dos Reis, we embarked on a speedboat and headed rather quickly out to Ilha Grande. Approaching Abrão, the main village on Ilha Grande, it was hard not to make comparisons to The Beach and Lost. The village is right on the beach and gives way to steep mountainous Atlantic rainforest in … Continue reading Ilha Grande →

São Paulo

The biggest city in the Southern Hemisphere and as such dismissed by a lot of travellers we met as ‘just another big city’. They were 100% wrong. We arrived early in the morning, checked in, had some breakfast and caught the subway back into the centre. First stop was a record shop frequented by Dans … Continue reading São Paulo →

Florianopolis, Brazil

So the 12th hour came and went, as we sat waiting in a bug infested immigration office. I had made the decision to leave the restaurant in Chuy, feeling we had more than outstayed our welcome after ordering almost everything on the menu, twice. Back in the immigration office, a nice chap assured us our … Continue reading Florianopolis, Brazil →