Okay Parati was awesome!! It's so similar to Colonia in that it's a fairly small town with stone rock roads and beautiful beaches. I was soooo exhausted after the bs ride but I actually managed to get about 7 or 8 hours sleep on the bus which is pretty damn good going. 1st and only full day in Paraty was a tour of some re natural attractions of the area. It was a little overcast with occasional showers but the beach was really nice. By far the best part was the natural waterslide, which is essentially a huge angled rock sloping [View Full Entry]

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Well another long bus ride brings me to my second blog! I'm en route to Parati, Brazil in what is expected to be a 20hr ride! So let's go back a few days to where we left off... I sadly departed Colonia after only 1 1/2 days to Montevideo, which I have to say was a massive non-event! We were gonna head to a beach resort 2 hours away for the day but thunderstorms were predicted so we all did our own thing. Joel and I headed to Rio Negro, one of the major strets in Montevideo for some lunch and [View Full Entry]

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Buenos días señores y señoras! Have been travelling for a week and a half now in and around buenos aires and it has been absolutely awesome! Buenos aires is a huge city, at least 5 times Sydney but funnily enough getting around is about 5 times as easy with the 40c subway system. First thing off the plane I was promptly asked by a very non- official aaxi driver if I needed a ride, but wary after my $160US taxi ride into new York last year I politely told him (in my mind) to go and prey on a cashed up [View Full Entry]

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