Mel’s Blog: Piranhas, Jaguars and 110 mosquito bites!

Sao Paulo, Bonito, Pantanal Brazil We survived Sao Paul! It wasn’t as scary as it had first seemed although as a city it was very confronting; the poverty, the homelessness and the gap between the rich and the poor is huge. For some their daily commute is via helicopter, while others scavenged the bins for […]

Mel’s Blog: Paraty bliss to Sao Paulo :|

Paraty, Brazil to Sao Paulo, Brazil I had the best day out visiting the Islands in Paraty. There is something about being on a boat, in the middle of the ocean with the sun shining that seems to resonate me. Perhaps it was diving from the boat into the depths of the cool refreshing ocean […]

Mel’s blog: Starting off right….

I think about our trip, the weeks, months and years of planning….the reality of it all didn’t really hit me until I found myself standing in my empty house for the last time. I was flooded with the memories. The blood, sweat and tears which went into turning those bricks and mortar into our home. […]