Hola Amigos! If any of you happen to look at a map of my trip so far, it probably looks a little random! And it is. One of the consequences of going away and not having a plan, is that not everything you do makes geographical sense! You meet people who are going somewhere you thought you would go, not necessarily at that time, but then you scrap your plans and go with the flow. A quote on a hostel wall pretty much sums it up: ´Luck is when preparation meets opportunity´ So, I am currently in Mendoza, where I am [View Full Entry]

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We transferred across the Chilean border to a small town called San Pedro and we had our bags searched for the first time but all was A OK. San Pedro was a nice little oasis in the dessert however it being in Chile and miles from any other town made it expensive, especially when coming from Bolivia. We found a relatively cheap hostel and had some lunch and the rest of the day was spent chilling out and sorting stuff for the next few days. Tuesday 24th November We spent most of the day traveling with a 9 hour bus from [View Full Entry]

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I was promised a semi-cama bus from Sucre to Villazon. On purchasing a ticket, I was shown this bus, which was more than comfortable for the 13 hour trip from constitutional capital of Bolivia. In reality, for my £7 paid, I received something which was fresh out of the cartoon Wacky races. I had opted for a back seat, back right corner next to the window. As this larger than normal lady approached the back seat I wondered if she was going to be my travel buddy for the next 13 hours and wondered if I had enough food for the [View Full Entry]

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Die 52 h Busfahrt haben wir gut ueberstanden. Die Buse in Argentinien sind ja zum Glueck gut im Stande und wir kennen es jetzt ja auch schon ein bisschen. Das Klima in Iguazu war sehr heiss und tropisch. Das hat uns aber nicht daran gehindert bereits am naechsten Tag die Wasserfaelle zu besuchen. Sehr eindruecklich. Man sagt, dass die Wasserfaelle oder auch einfach sehr grosse Massen von Wasser gluecklich machen und man immer lachen muss. Ja, das hat dann schon zugetroffen und so konnten wir ein bisschen ignoerieren, dass es voellig Ueberlaufen war. In Iguazu gab es sonst nicht so viel [View Full Entry]

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Adios a muchus gracias Argentina and Bien Dias Bolivia! We´re now in Bolivia but spent pretty much the last ten days before we arrived here having an aweosme time in northern province of Salta in Argentina. Following Iguazu Falls we took another crappy overnight bus to Resistencia, a ´city´ that was half way between Iguazu on the Argentinian border and Salta, our destination where we planned to stay for a week. Instead of doing the 24 hours on a bus straight we thought it would be nice to drop into Resistencia, have a nose around, get a cheap hotel room for [View Full Entry]

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Horsebackriding outside of Salta [View Full Entry]

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I took the Tren al las Nubes up to 4000m. The scenery was beautiful but the train holds you prisoner from 7AM till around 11PM with only two chances to get off the train and have a look around. If you ever make it here, do yourself a favor and take the bus tour that goes to the same places for half the cost.... [View Full Entry]

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Sorry everyone, I am really behind in my blogging. I have had a hard time finding internet while on the boat. This is from my first day in Salta... [View Full Entry]

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Finally ... Argentina! We had been hearing so many great things about it (especially the steak) and it did not disappoint. We arrived in Salta after a long (around 10 hours i think) but scenic bus ride. I think I spent most of my time just staring out the window of the bus with my eyes glued to the mountains, valleys, farms, and little towns. I'm amazed at myself for being able to think about nothing for so long. It was already 9-ish pm by the time we arrived at our hostel in Salta and cleaned up a little. I personally [View Full Entry]

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We were up early for a short drive to a place just outside Salta called Salta Rafting. We arrived at midday, and set up camp next to a river, it was a stunning location. Suprisingly the big thing to do here is rafting, but when the bloke said it was a grade 2 river, no one wanted to do it, grade 5 or nothing for us. So, instead we all went Zip-lining, and we were all very glad we did. There were 9 zip lines dotted around the valleys, and we saw a few from camp........... well, we thought they couldn't [View Full Entry]

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