So our time in South America has come to an end (sniff sniff!) and before I move on to write about the next continent, I thought I’d do a short round-up of our highlights. We always get asked ‘What’s been your favourite place so far?’, and we never manage to give a straight answer. Each … Continue reading
Category Archives: Argentina
Mendoza and its Malbec
Our journey had clearly been going much too smoothly up until this point (with our only bus related hiccup being the broken down bus to Buenos Aires), so it was about time we had another delayed and stressful journey. We were waiting in Cordoba for our overnight to our final Argentinian destination, Mendoza. Due to … Continue reading
Continuing through Córdoba
After a few days in Rosario we continued on to Cordoba, Argentina’s second largest city. We had heard good things about the culture, night life an the things to do in general, so we thought it might be a bit like Buenos Aires but perhaps a little less stuck up! I have to say, we … Continue reading
Rosario
We continued our Argentinian journey and caught a bus from Buenos Aires four hours north-west to Rosario. Most famous (as far as I can tell) for being the birthplace of Che Guevara, Rosario isn’t a common recommendation for top places to stay in Argentina, and many choose to visit simply as a way to break … Continue reading
Buenos Aires: Take Two
Buenos Aires is the first place so far that we’ve visited twice, and it was really nice to return to a city that we not only really liked the first time, but that was familiar to us on arrival. One of the most stressful things I find when traveling is the first hour or so … Continue reading
Buenos Aires: Take 1
The journey from Puerto Iguazu to Buenos Aires was a bit of a nightmare. We knew it would be a monstrous 20 hour bus ride, and in preparation we booked a fancier ‘cama’ class, which means the seats recline a lot more and are bigger, a bit like business class on a plane. We had … Continue reading
In Pictures: Street Scrawls of South America
South American streets are full of graffiti, here’s a selection of some of the street art we’ve seen so far. Who needs a canvas when you’ve got public buildings, right? Continue reading
The Falling Water of Brazil and Argentina
The next part of our trip was one I had been looking forward to since we decided on South America as a destination. We caught an overnight bus from Curitiba to the small city of Foz do Iguaçu, home of the world famous Iguaçu Falls. The waterfalls (or Cataratas) are situated a short bus ride … Continue reading