Shawn and Jo Take on The World

So, after the Mate strewn streets of Uruguay and having survived the storm we headed off to BA where we had 7 nights to enjoy all the City had to offer. Through recommendations from other travellers and a 100% thumbs up from Paul Carrington we had booked into a party hostel called Millhouse in BA for 5 nights. However due to the rain in Uruguay we arrived in BA 2 nights earlier and we decided to chill out with Hollie and Adam in a double room in the Art Factory in San Telmo. Things didn't quite go to plan with Art Factory as our room had been flooded and so they moved us to their 2nd Hostel in BA - Garden House. After a stressful lunch and then having to move hostel our first day in ... read more

After arriving at the quaint colonial town of Paraty, we located our hostel along a cobbled street only to have our Brazilian, Portuguese speaking, hostess block the door and pull a scrap of paper out of her pocket that said OTHER HOSTEL. After a confusing conversation which included lots of pointing she finally took us to another hostel where the owner spoke as much english as we do Portuguese. We finally managed to get a room and strolled around the historical town for the afternoon. The town was hosting a food festival at the weekend so we explored the local bars and found some live Brazilian music. On day 2 we decided to join a boat trip to visit local islands which s really cool. What is better than being on a boat with cold beers, ... read more