The good, the bad and the downright ugly of Latin American buses: Bus 1: Sunday night’s departure from Buenos Aires was easily the most luxurious bus trip ever: “Cama suite” is Argentina’s road-bound equivalent of long-haul first class on the airlines: a private screen, meal service, a glorious view, comfy huge seat, legroom galore and - oh, joy of joys - a Laz-y-Boy style seat that actually unfolds flat into a bed with “walls” front and back so that, provided with blanket and pillow, one can while away a 12-hour trip with actual sound sleep. The bus st [View Full Entry]

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Everyone on the bus got off at the immigracion on the Argentine side, people were running out of the bus to be ahead of the queue, i just followed them, it took no more than 5 minutes for me to be processed, then boarded the same bus which luckily was still there. It was quite full and tried to get on it at the back door, a group of women were blocking the way up so i had to force myself at the door, polite words such as desculpe and por favor, did not work so i forced myself in and [View Full Entry]

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Today I visited the Jesuits Missions in Paraguay (Trinidad and Jesus). I decided that it´s time for an adventure, so I made my own way there. I could´ve taken a tour, but the tour was too expensive for what I thought it would be worth (70 euros), considereing Paraguy is just across the river. Of course, I knew better, and my guidebook made it look so simple. So off i went at 8am, took a public bus from Posadas across the river to Encarnacion, Paraguay. I have an EU passport which means I don´t need a visa, which made things simpler. [View Full Entry]

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Bussturen til Encarnacion tar 6 timer, ikke 4, som det står å lese på internett. Stort sett er det rett vei hele tiden uten bakker, for Paraguay er flatt hele veien. Det er ikke spesielt vanskelig å finne hotell, for det er mange hoteller rundt bussholdeplassen, som heller ikke er farlig. Så er da Encarnacion ikke særlig stor, kun ca 120.000 innbyggere. Hotellet vi valgte er hyggelig og koster ca 8 dollar pr. person, omtrent gjennomsnitt i dette landet for et billig rom med airconditioning og frokost. Selve hotellbygningen er et ombygget fengsel som ligger sentralt plassert nærme cerveza, [View Full Entry]

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Basic Dutch version only. Will be translated and rewritten soon Paraguaans toerisme en gastvrijheid Zit nu in Encarnacion, heb vandaag de Jesuit Missie ruines bezocht en over een klein uurtje reis ik per bus verder naar Buenos Aires. De ruines waren heel indrukwekkend op meerdere manieren. Deels in heel positieve zin, het terrein was veel groter dan verwacht en vertelde veel over haar eerdere bewoners. Maar ook deels in negatieve zin... Ik heb daar de hele ochtend in m´n uppie kunnen rondlopen; de ruines worden totaal niet gepromoot! Ik zit hier nu in Encarnacion [View Full Entry]

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The road less traveled....Paraguay. I have met 1 person in 7 months that has been to this country. I needed a $45 Visa to enter and Posadas, Argentina had the consulate office to get it done. It only took two hours... then I was off. I arrived in Encarnacion which is a border town with Posadas. I felt at home right away. On the bus ride into town you pass several markets that look similar to those in Peru. You can feel the negotiator in you get excited. It would not be like Argentina where prices are set. No no. This [View Full Entry]

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The Paraguayan consul in Foz De Iguazu informed us that we could obtain visas to visit Paraguay in Posadas, Argentina, so we hopped on the bus and went. We stayed at the Hotel Colon, whose owner, Monica, helped us out on the morning of Thursday, December 27th by taking us to the consulate, where we found out we would need three additional passport photos, and several copies of our passport. Thankfully, Monica took us to a place right next door where we could get everything - except of course for American cash - which the Paraguayan government needed as a fee [View Full Entry]

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A lot of people we met before and after our trip to Paraguay asked the same question "Why Paraguay?" After going there we were thinking the same. Once again it was the same reason why we went to Uruguay because it was so close and we are travelling South America and you can’t expect everywhere to be amazing! For me football reasons were also on the agenda as we tend to get drawn against them in the World Cup so for next time it will be nice to say, I’ve been there! We started the day fairly early as we were [View Full Entry]

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ITA - Jesús, Trinidad Da Encarnación, prendo un autobus fino a Trinidad, dopo di che dovrei proseguire per Jesús, l'altro sito di rovine di missioni gesuite, patrimonio dell'Unesco cosí come quelle dal lato argentino. Mi trovo a una stazione di benzina, all'uscita da Trinidad, intorno a me, oltre la strada in cattivo stato che porta a Jesús, poche case, e tanta foresta.. ma niente autobus la domenica, e sono 15km che con il sole che è venuto fuori sono troppi da fare a piedi.. Per fortuna, con un sorriso mi viene offerto tereré, versione fredda del mate, fatto c [View Full Entry]

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A bridge is all that separates the cities of Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil and Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. Getting stamped out of Brazil we walked with our packs across the bridge which was busy with traffic and people. The arched bridge is 500 meters or so across and we had a fantastic view of the river below covered in morning mist. On the other side we were presented with a grubby, dodgy looking Ciudad del Este. Quite a contrast from the controlled and relaxed and safe city we had just come from across the river. It was known for [View Full Entry]

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