It's easy to forget what day it is when you're on holiday but I didn't forget it was Valentine's day! With a 16 hour bus journey looming, we didn't really have much opportunity to celebrate Valentine's day but we both woke up to a romantic card. Packing my backpack the second time round was trickier, even though I still had the exact same amount...

Found a local cafe style restaurant for lunch, where all the waiters wore bow ties. We had difficulty interpreting the menu and the waiter tried to explain by making 'moo' noises for beef! We ended up with steak, chips and rice. We then had to get a metro to the main bus station to book our tickets to Foz du Iguazu for tomorrow (200 Real each). ...

After getting a bus to the centre of Sao Paulo, we wandered the noisy, bustling streets trying to find our hotel. Homeless people lined the streets, sleeping in the hot muggy 31 degree atmosphere. I am used to seeing the odd homeless person but these were sleeping in rows, almost like dead corpses. After a few hours of sleep, we headed out to ex...

Imagine you have planned the trip of a lifetime, enthusiastically arrived at the airport after months of excited anticipation, only to be told by the check in assistant that your flight is overbooked and you may not be allocated a seat. That's what happened to us! Nevermind that we'd booked and paid for our tickets well in advance and turned up ...