CatsandMike

Sooo after a less than magical 26 hr bus trip from Rio DJ to Puerto Iguazu that included; a changeover in Foz Iguazu, freezing cabin temperatures, bus companions with less than amicable gastronomy and an unexplained 1.5hr stop over in the middle of nowhere at 3am with all lights in the cabin on. Cata was later able to confirm from the heated conversation outside of the bus taking place in Portuguese and Spanish that our faithful drivers had apparently answered a 'Booty Call', we arrived two weary travelers keen to check into a hostel and begin our Puerto Iguazu travels Peter Pan Hostel Indeed the title of this blog was a reference to the fictional story of Peter Pan and the name of our not so fictional hostel. Against our better judgment we decided to stay ... read more

Finally our first blog entry, sorry for the delay guys, the beach has been calling... Note the title of the blog is inspired by a track by the hip hop group 'Ugly Duckling' titled 'Rio de Janerio' Pre note- We´re going to try to keep entries relatively brief and try focus on the most interesting points of our journey which is in itself proving to be very difficult as there is so much to write about and there is temptation to churn out 1000 words on the complexities of the Brazillian public transport system (and other random topics) which we will try to refrian from... Also please note that this blog is written more for the benefit of friends and family rather than a difinitive travel guide, however, if you have any queries in regards to ... read more