http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Si0906/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Si0906 en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:23:16 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:23:16 +0000 Since traveling through South America tales of the road from La Paz to Rurrenbaque have been many and varied. Most tell stories of the biting cold aching calf muscles sore behinds and of the stunning scenery. A few too many however tell stories of close shaves sheer drops injury and the reason why this highway has become known as the 'Death Road.' Opened around 70 years ago 'Death Road' was http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/La-Paz/blog-362176.html We woke up early to catch our flight from Sao Paulo to Manaus an arduous ordeal to say the least. The flight ran smoothly however and once in Manaus we found our hostel read watched a film and bedded down for the night. Wednesday was again an early start and we headed to the ferry port not the airport our taxi driver had misinterpreted to catch the 2 day boat to Tabbatinga a small port on t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/Manaus/blog-350132.html This blog was written back on the 1st November. Finally I have a moment to upload it. Its been a long time since my last blog which if I remember correctly finished up at the Christ Redeemer statue in Rio. A lot has happened since. We spent a little longer in Rio than we had first hoped mostly lazing on Ipanema beach or wandering the streets of Copacobana by the following Monday we felt it was http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Sao-Paulo/S-o-Paulo/blog-350095.html Its been a couple of weeks now since my last update and i now have a few moments to let you know what ive been up to since then. After leaving Cordoba I originally intended to stay in Iguazu for 5 nights in order to see the falls and have a few days lounging by the pool. This however turned into nearly a fortnight due to unforseen reasons i.e. my card was eaten by an ATM machine. Fortunatly I had http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ipanema/blog-337778.html Another week down and plenty more to write about. This weeks entry is a little belated so apologies in advance. We left Buenos Aires for Cordoba around 12 o clock local time the journey was tedious. 10 hours in sweltering heat and not a drink in sight. Not to mention the discomfort of my unreclinable seat. None the less we arrived on time in Cordoba at 1am and successfully negotiated a taxi to t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Cordoba/blog-332799.html Well One week down 30 or so to go and already so much to report. We arrived in Buenos Aires around 11 o'clock local time last Sunday after a 3 hour delay and 2 hours on the ground in Sao Paulo completely nackered Day 1 was a write off but we managed to get booked in to our hostel which is really good considering the 8 or so pounds a night it costs to stay and got some sleep. The next morning http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-328394.html Im basically all packed now pretty excited although i dont think it will hit home until take off. Ive packed my back unpacked it and repacked it so im pretty sure i have everything i need. Next stop Buenos Aires http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Hertfordshire/Saint-Albans/blog-325609.html