Blogs from South America - page 4846

Deciding to leave Buenos Aires was easy enough the hard part was deciding where to go. In the end after much deliberation I decided to head straight for Bolivia but thought it would be good to break the journey up and stay in Salta for the night. So before I begin to tell you about Salta I feel the need to tell you about my first and only bus journey up until now in Argentina. On my way to BA the bus journey was nearly better than any flight that I’ve been on (Club Class to New York still wins hands down). The seats roll all the way back and part way through the journey we stopped and were rallied into this restaurant where we were given a 3 course meal with wine. Then on the ... read more

After the busy city of LaPaz we decided to see the famous Salt Lakes in Uyuni. Ofcourse, travelling in Bolivia is not as easy as one would want. To get to Uyuni we jumped on a 13 hour bus ride. The bus smelt, was squashy and had no toilet.So we spent the ride watching Narnia in Spanish, had one midnight toilet stop of 10mins for 40 people and had the bumpiest ride of our lives.... Lets just the say the roads are in need of some serious attention. So we finally arrived in Uyuni at 6am. It is a Western Town. Flat, hot and empty roads, best known for the Salt Lake tours, which is exactly what we did. We jumped on a jeep with Andy (our English friend), Swiss Sonia (our friend who thankfully understands ... read more

Greetings all Since we last spoke a lot of things have occured mainly the start of our GAP tour. Meaning that we are leaving Buenos Aires and starting on our way to RIO. We met the people on our gap tour and they are a really cool bunch and are really easy to get along with. The first day of our GAP adventure was a quick tour of Buenos Aires with us visiting all the main sites like Evitas grave and the suburb of La Boca. la Boca is quite a poor area however the people that live there have constructed all the buildings out of different coloured materials, giving it really different vibe. It was an awesome place and definately worth the one peso bus fare however as it is quite a poor suburb its ... read more

Well guys let me tell you of some of the issues that effect Ecuadorians. While we have been here, the national elections have been played out and one of the main contenders is a bloke called Alvora Noboa...he´s owns many of the Banana Plantations of Ecuador...banana´s being one of the main exports for Ecuador. As part of you wages you get to live on the plantation, as part of your wages...so you get a lovely pad for this...a room maybe for 8 -10 people, no beds, no bedding, no protective clothing. for when you are working with highly toxic chemicals they spray on bananas....People are sub contracted, so have no union rights which means empoyers get out of responsibility for working conditions, they have no social protection and no paid leave. A few months ago some ... read more

Entaum! Recebi ontem meu itinerario!41 lugares em 6 meses! Ralando q nem um corno..mais quem liga???Vou estar ganhando em dolar,gastando em moedas desvalorizadas e acordando cada dia num lugar diferente! Fora o pequeno detalhe de que estarei de escrava no Caribe neh?? E sim Dona Clara , comendo hot e CREW!hhaha Pra deixar todo mundo updated sobre minha vida...la vao minhas destinations: Miami - Florida Baltimore - Maryland Basseterre - St Kitts Montego Bay - Jamaica Belize City - Belize Nassau - Bahamas Bridgetown - Barbados Neu Orleans - Louisiana Cape Liberty Port - New Jersey Ocho Rios - Jamaica Casa de Campo - Republica Dominicana Oranjestad - Aruba Castries - St Lucia Phillisburg - St Marteen Charlotte Amalie - St Thomas Pontia Petre - Guadalupe Cococay - Bahamas Porto Canaveral - Florida Costa Maya - ... read more