Blogs from Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina, South America - page 10

The bus into Puerto Iguazu was a couple of hours late which was pretty unexpected since Argentinian services are normally reliable. We bought a few supplies and caught the local bus back out of town to the hostel we'd booked (3 nights for the price of 2: bargain!) which was more like a resort, complete with swimming pool. We spent the day doing not a lot in preparation for our big trip to Iguazu falls the next day. After (yet another) breakfast of bread & jam, we set off towards Brazil to see the falls from their side first, with a plan to see it from the Argentinian side the next day. Although the park on the Brazilian side is supposed to be much smaller, it has several brilliant viewpoints where you can see the falls ... read more

The Iguazu Falls are AMAZING! Whatever we write in this blog won´t do the falls justice. You just have to go and see them! After our 16 hour bus journey from Florianopolis, we arrrived in Foz de Iguazu (Brazil) and we decided to stay there for the day and check out the Brazilian side of the falls. So, we got kitted out for the day, loaded the bags into lockers and headed into the park. We walked some trails for a few km along the falls which brought us right up beside them. Before we left that evening, Peter & Martin did some rapelling (abseiling) down in front of the falls. Unbelievable view and a bit scary! Then we headed for our hostel which was over the border in Puerto Iguazu in Argentina. We had quite ... read more

Hello family and friends! I have commandeered Erik’s blog so that I could update you all on our South American activities, which have been quite the adventure so far. Our current situation being a perfect example. It is now 2:45pm on Wednesday. We are sitting on a bus somewhere on our way to Puerto Iguazu. We have been at this same spot since 10am and on this same bus since 7pm last night. If nothing was lost in translation, we think we should be on our way about 4pm. Erik and I have both been putting off the blogging, so this must be life’s way of motivating us. When we first arrived in Buenos Aires, I was overwhelmed at the size of the city and the number of people. I don’t know the population of BA ... read more

After leaving Ilha Grande, we took a short bus ride to the town of Paraty, a pretty little town with cobblestoned streets. Paraty is also the home of cachaca, sugarcane-derived spirit that makes Brazil’s famous caipirinhas. Caipirinhas are great, the first taste of them is reminiscent of a tequila mixed cocktail, which might put you off, but if you stick with it, you’re fairly drunk after the first glass and begin to develop a taste for it. It’s difficult to drink them quickly because the alcohol is so strong, so even though its served in a cocktail glass, it takes about as long as it would to drink a pint with triple the after effects! Caipirnihas for all! While in Paraty, we rented bikes and cycled up to see the local cachoeiras (waterfalls), some nearby beaches ... read more

Iguazu Faelle Die beruehmten Iguazu-Faelle liegen in der Naehe des Dreilaenderecks von Argentinien, Brasilien und Paraguay. Der kleine Rio Iguazu und der groessere Rio Parana bilden die Grenze. Wir logieren in einem gemuetlichen Hostel in Puerto Iguazu, dem Ausgangspunkt auf der argentinischen Seite. Direkt auf der anderen Seite vom Rio Iguazu liegt die Stadt Foz do Iguaçu in Brasilien. Ueber eine weitere Bruecke gelangt man nach Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. Die Faelle koennen sowohl von Brasilien, wie auch von Argentinien aus besucht werden. Die argentinische Seite hat uns so stark beeindruckt, dass wir die Faelle nur von hier aus genossen haben. Im Gegensatz zu Brasilien kommt man hier sehr nah ans Wasser heran. Oberhalb der Faelle gibt es Stege entlang der Felskante und unten kommt man so nahe an die Faelle, dass man nass wird. ... read more