So its 4am, I havent slept since 9pm. Why… because Im waiting for my flight to Brazil. I booked a 7am flight, not fully comprehending that getting to the airport for 5am is a real bitch, the taxi should be here in an hour or so. Oops. Oh well, Ill sleep on the place.

Out of curiosity I decided to check what time my flight home (in 5 weeks!) is. Originally it was a 9pm flight Rio to Sao Paulo, then a 11.45pm flight Sao Paulo to Heathrow. All very nice… except now theyve rearranged it for a 3pm flight Rio to SP, and then a 10.45pm flight home (although this flight curiously lands at the same time as the 11.45 flight). Which means, YES, I have to spend 6 hours in SP airport before I go home. Can barely hold in my excitement. Damn airlines.

Cant wait for Brazil! Will be more expensive (10 quid a night hostels instead of the 5 or 6 of Ecuador), but theres better food and SUN! Surprisingly, not much of South America is actually sunny, so Brazil will be nice.

Oh, and Carnaval is in 10 days, yey.