Blogs from Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina, South America

Since our first night with Juan was so much fun, we decided to head out with him again, as well as Raphael the receptionist and the man from the bottom bunk (we never got his name). They took us to a traditional Brazilian bar where we tried to dance to Salsa music (as Juan put it, Lily was a natural with her hips, Amelia was more like a frog... so charming!) After Rapha had to get back so we trusted Juan to pick a good club... not sure whether he was trying to tell us something, or whether his lack of English led him to believe this is what we were asking for, but we ended up in a gay club. Now those of you who know us well, will know seeing men kissing men while ... read more

Orlagh blogging here! After our long journey from Rio, we arrived in Foz de Iguaçu on Monday afternoon. We got off the bus and ran into 3 irish girls Jamie, Michelle and Sarah. We decided to get something to eat and stopped off at a traditional Brazilian all-you-can eat buffet. Afterwards, the girls decided to head over to the Argentinian side (to Puerto Iguazu) where they were staying. We decided to go see the Brazilian side of the Falls while we were there. So off we went with our backpacks (the heat was unreal) to look for a banklink to get cash, which took forever. It can be difficult to find a banklink that accepts international cards. We went looking for a tourist information centre, but it wasn´t where it said it was on the map. ... read more

Sup! so basically my ipod touch is killing me, writing on it is the bain of my life (no exxageration), so sorry for all the mistakes so far, will strive to check my spelling more. gimme a chance i am a mathesmagician. Am in Argnentina now! boom So Brazil was awesome, highlights were; view from sugar loaf, night out in melt, Arraial D´Juda village, Horse riding in Morro, and night out in Pulsar! loved Brazil but ready for next country, brazilians are way too loud!!!! The journey from Morro de Sao Paulo was probs the longest and most varied we have had yet! Got two boats, two cars and two planes. First boat was speed boat in the dark, was soooo fast and the water was so flat and sky was so clear was such an ... read more

Les chutes d’Iguazu se situent sur un fleuve qui fait la frontière entre le Brésil et l’Argentine. Chaque côté a donc son parc national, avec des vues differentes, les chutes formant un fer à cheval sur les deux rives. On fait donc les deux visites, sur au moins deux jours, car il faut deux heures pour passer d’un parc à l’autre. Foz de Iguazu est la ville côté brésilien, et Puerto Iguazu la bourgade argentine. Les chutes sont assez sèches en ce moment, avec un débit de 300m3 d’eau par seconde, contre 1500m3 en moyenne…une bonne partie du rideau de falaises n’est donc pas mouillé par les cascades. Le paysage reste magnifique, et les chutes principales, la Gorge du diable et Eva, sont impressionantes. On rêve de revenir pour les voir à 1500m 3 ! On ... read more

As a birthday treat for Mrs P we travelled back into Argentina and up to Puerto Iguazu via trains, planes and automobiles, or more precisely a ferry, a taxi (with a Falklands/Malvinas vet who shares our "love" for Mrs Thatcher) and a 12 hour overnight coach (a bed on a bus!!!) trip. After several cheap nights in the tent we decided to live it up at the Marco Polo ($45 per night!), poosh hostel with pool and nice brekky with trifle sponges (Kathers had more than her fair share!!) Puerto Iguazu is the nearest town for visiting the falls and thats what we did; Firstly from the Argentine side A large National Park with intricate paths running through the jungle/forest which tease you with various viewpoints of the numerous waterfalls. And for us that was the ... read more

Having spent our last couple of days in el Calafate just relaxing, doing a bit of laundry here and there and aerating our bags a bit, it was time for the flight back to BA. We had made the decision to sleep somewhere in the airport to save the hassle of finding a hostel (and obviously paying for the hostel), and when we arrived we quickly found a spot where everybody in the airport seemed to be napping so we decided to set up camp there. We soon learned however that log fires are not allowed in airports. We were apparently sat on the exact spot where Carlos Tevez had been sleeping under newspapers for the past however many months since leaving Manchester City. After about 10 minutes or so we were joined by 2 Argentinean ... read more

Had a very leisurely breakfast with umpteen cups of coffee and even darjeeling tea (home from home). Lunch was organised for us and we had the opportunity to make cheese/tuna/ham rolls for lunch with a piece of fruit. Ed couldn't face yet another cheese/tuna/ham roll and decided not to bother!! The bus dropped us at the entrance to the National Park for the falls and gave us 100 pesos for the entrance fee. Despite the heat, we had a really nice day. There are several trails one can follow - a trail that takes you to the base of the falls, one that takes you on level with the falls, one that gives you a short boat trip across to an island where you can climb up to view the falls from the middle and one ... read more

Awake bright and early....... well early! Tent packed away in a none-too neat bundle but fitted into the bag and away by 6.30 am. We set up the gas burners and put the kettle on so at least we would get cooks' treat of 3 cups of coffee. Cereals, yoghurt and some melon amd pears and apples cut up. Alll healthy stuff but we would have liked something different as it was more or less the same every day. We would have been happy to cook something different if there had been time but had been advised this was a 'get up and go brekkie'. On the road by 8.00 am and the weather was becoming much hotter. We stopped for the usual comfort breaks then lunch at San Ignacio de Mini where there were also ... read more