Emily's travel journal - 1/Jan/09

Buying a coach ticket is no mean feat in Brazil (neither is buy internal flights as the websites do not accept international credit cards) but with a few Brazilian friends and heaps of patience, we got there in the end...

A bum numbing 27 hours on a coach, a coccyx breaking off-road ride in a severely overloaded Fiat, a motor boat speeding into pitch blackness, an uphill sand trek and a cliff edge tractor ride finally got us there - The magical island called Boipeba, the paradise village called Moreré, where there're no cars, just donkeys, no lights, just stars, no concrete, just miles and miles of beautiful beach...

For more information:

• Boipeba Island