Destination: Argentina

Gallery: Iguazu Falls

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By mikko | Photo Gallery

Salta, Argentina 28 July to 1 August

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By mikko | Views [592]

A Fine or a Bribe is there a difference? As I mentioned in my last post we didn´t get entry stamps going into Paraguay as the buss just drove trough the borders, looks like they care more about people exiting the country near Asuncion... Anyway as we ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Argentina

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 | By simon_castles | Views [863]

Flying into Argentina on the 5th of July started a new leg to our trip.  Buenos Aires is a city of 13 mil people, very sophisticated and modern, a vast change from Peru and Bolivia. We hit the Milhouse hostel like every backpacker tells you too, but ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Gallery: Argentina

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 | By simon_castles | Photo Gallery

Puerto Iguazu and Iguazu Falls 24 July to 25 July

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By mikko | Views [933] | Comments [2]

I wish they knew... ...that it is possible to set the air conditioning in busses to other positions than ON/OFF, it´s not too fun to do a 18 hour buss journey when you´re either shivering and then 15 minutes later trying to breathe in air that you could ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Buenos Aires

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By mikko | Photo Gallery

the roots of scatology, arse cream, and dutch ovens

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By yu-en-me | Views [1359]

for those who know me as a generally happy young bunny, it won´t be too much of a surprise to find that i´ve bounced back from my recent melancholy with as much energy as before. i´m convinced that there´s nothing as invigorating and uplifting ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Gallery: salta

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By yu-en-me | Photo Gallery

Buenos Aires, finally 20 July -

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By mikko | Views [534]

We Finally Got Here And it´s a such a nice town, a bit down trodden, you can see people living on the streets and begging, but it still feels safe. After getting to our hotel which was a bit more expensive than planned as the one we were supposed to ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

an ode to loneliness, self-imposed or otherwise

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By yu-en-me | Views [1930]

a friend recently sent me an email telling me how unbelievable some of my travel stories are, and how she suspected that i was making things up... the best travelblog fake, she was sure! sometimes i can´t help a wry smile when people email me ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Snap Frozen in Bariloche

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [489] | Comments [1]

- 18 degrees C!!! (Do we need to say more) Chocolate and more chocolate. Bariloche is a ski resort 2000km north of the bottom of South America in Patagonia.  130 000 people live here but they have over 1 million visitors a year.  The school leavers ... Read more >

Tags: Snow

Tango in Buenos Aires

Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [705]

We arrived in Buenos Aries on a cold foggy day. Much more European than the other cities in South America.  We followed the advice of our guide and headed to a steak house - the steaks arrived and were about inch thick and covered three quarters of the ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Devils Throat Falls

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [470] | Comments [2]

July 3 - Brazilian side.  Spectacular view of the Iguazu Falls.  July 4 - Argentinian side.  View of the Devils Throat.  This is so named as the early settlers used to throw the aboriginals into the throat.  Absolutely spectacular display of the worlds ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Für den Flug benötigt Eloy Martin Auskünfte über die Abflugzeiten.

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By yu-en-me | Views [2596]

12.56am: roughly 8 hours to go before i start the next leg of my journey, and lordy, am i pumped! like any normal kid growing up in western civilisation, i have several times been high as a kite from the effects of too much chocolate, off-my-face ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Argentina

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Photo Gallery