OK, so I've had a pretty busy past week - finishing my placement with IBM, moving out of 154, sorting out all sorts of stuff here there and everywhere... but now here I am in the marvelous city, Rio De Janiero. Now the fact I'm travelling feels pretty real, the 16 hour flight went quickly and I finally was getting excited about what's ahead. I s...

The group of 9 made it to Rio and it's amazing. The view from our room is amazing and really shows the difference in landscape. Unfortunately for us, it rained like mad all day. Nevertheless, we had a great lunch outside in the cabana by the pool (yes, the rain was blowing in on us but we didn't care). Apparently the hotel has over 20 cats that ...

Nu al op onze eind bestemming, en we hebben nog twee weken. Elke dag word ik bewuster dat we nog maar een paar dagen te gaan hebben. (als ik dit schrijf hebben we nog 8 dagen en een avond) En elke dag zit ik meer spastisch uit te rekenen wat we dan allemaal nog kunnen zien en doen. Echt niet leuk hoor, dat je zo je laatste dagen door moet brenge...

Maandag 25 februari 2008 Eerst weer rustig ontbeten en dan de rugzak gemaakt om van Iguazu verder te reizen naar onze eindbestemming in Brazilie. We gaan enkele dagen vertoeven in DE stad van Zuid-Amerika, waar je de hele dag muziek op straat hoort en er gedanst wordt... Rio... Rio de Janeiro... (hoor je het melodietje?!) Nog even genieten van d...

Yo poepies, Eindelijk nog eens nieuws van den andere kant! Ik ben na mijn omzwervingen opnieuw in Rio beland, in Barra de Guaratiba om precies te zijn, een gehucht in een prachtige baai op zo n 50 km van tstad. Ik heb er drie weken gelogeerd in het huis (paleis, zeg maar) van een ex-collega bij TVH en ik heb er mij rot geamuseerd. Carnaval heb i...

Well after the longest day ever, starting with a 3am wake up (ouch!) and finally arriving at our hotel in Copacabana at about 9.30pm our time (that´s 11.30pm in the UK), we found ourselves in a very plush hotel. Although we may have looked a little odd with our backpacks and walking boots we very much appreciated the shower and queen sized bed! ...

So we are finally in Rio-one and a half days late!! First of all we had to fly back to london after engine failure-we were in the air for six hours!! We were put up in a hotel for the day and told we would fly the day after the original flight. Hotel was nice and big bonus was a free tasty lunch however we should have been in Brasil!! Anyhoo we ...

tres dias no rio, o cidade maravilhoso... All the ecohydrologists gathered around the verandah of the casa do pesquizador that sunny eucalyptus scented morning to wish us off, gina, mc and me, as we pile into one of the rental cars to return that to the airport. enroute stop at a gas station to wash the car as well as fuel up, when mc finds that...

Rushed back into town to go to Lan Chile office before it shut and finally, thank god, our tickets were fine and ready! We were so pleased as it has taken us ages and countless phone calls, visits to offices/non-existant offices. Plus we were also told that one of the flights was not possible so all in all we have added a flight in from Quito to...

Arrrgghh, another loooong bus ride! We arrived in Rio from Foz do Iguaçu at about 11am on Sunday morning 19 February, after 23 hours' straight travelling. Well, this overnight bus journey was one of the better ones we´d had. There were only about 10 people on board, and 8 of us were Gringo backpackers, so we even got to watch a movie in English!...