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ME RE JASON Post Count: 3 Msg: #1 214 days ago, April 21st 2009 | Please can somebody help me and my girlfriend? We have decided to add south america to the end of our year long trip. We will be there from aug 2010 next year for two months, do we have long enough to travel from santiago to buenos ares without rushing we have both always wanted to see south america but would you recommend any sights as we dont want to miss out on anything also what is the best way to get around and how expensive is it to live, sorry to ask so much but we are really stuck any help would be appreciated thanks x |  Mell Mell Post Count: 13894 Msg: #2 213 days ago, April 22nd 2009 | Hello Jason |  Here are a couple of threads which may give you some ideas. There are also a lot of blogs about the various countries if you need some inspiration about which ones to choose. Where to start in South America South America-- where do I start ? Mel ME RE JASON Post Count: 3 Msg: #3 212 days ago, April 23rd 2009 | Thanks mel very much it has helped alot with our planning | .  matty1 matt Post Count: 117 Msg: #4 211 days ago, April 24th 2009 | close to santiago and buenos aires you have, chile: san pedro, bolivia: Uyuni, peru: titicaca, cuzco & machu picchu.. also torres del paine in chilean patagonia and iguazu in argentina. those would be the highlights in my view. | one idea may be to head straight form santiago to peru, then work your way back down. ie. fly to arica "sky airlines", then bus it to nazca, ica, lima. then fly "star peru" to cuzco (or bus to cuzco via arequipa). then bus to titicaca, la paz, uyuni, san pedro, santiago, then fly to punta arenas, and bus to puerto natales (torres del paine) and bus back up through argentina via, bariloche mendoza and on to buenos aires. another option would be to go and see what you like in argentinian patagonia then fly back to santiago and bus straight across to buenos aires possible stopping in mendoza / cordoba. oh and iguazu is "only :-)" 18 hours bus from buenos aires. look for bus cama or full cama in argentina. but remember the best ones get booked out early. but all are pretty damn good. hostels in general are around 10 dollars per night give or take. bolivia is cheap( ie. best restaurant in la paz "casa argentina = 5 dollars). food in peru can be as cheap as 1 or 2 dollars per meal if you look for the local "set menu" style restaurants with no frills. if you go touristy , exect to spend up to 10 dollars per meal. chile can be cheap as 3 or 4 dollars per meal too but you need to scout around a little. be warned that argentinian patagonia is a little expensive and extremely touristy, it may be smarter to cook your own meals there and even camping out, if your the hardcore type. the buses in particular are dearer than normal on the main route form patagonia up to bariloche. take care. matt [Edited: 18:09 - matty1 ] HTM3333 Emma Mueller Post Count: 2 Msg: #5 141 days ago, July 3rd 2009 | Check out <snip> They have tons of free information about Latin America. | [Edited: 17:16 - The Travel Camel - No dropping links on forums, thanks] ME RE JASON Post Count: 3 Msg: #6 139 days ago, July 5th 2009 | THANKS ALOT MATT YOU HAVE REALLY HELPED WITH OUR PLANS | Number of Users: 4 | Number of Posts: 6 | ||||||||||||||
