http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Misiones en-us Thu, 10 Dec 09 06:35:07 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 06:35:07 +0000 PUERTO IGUAZ ARGENTIINASSA 27.29.11.2009Argentiinan puolella yleisi alueita ei ole siistitty ojat kasvavat rikkaruohoa pensasaitoja ei ole tasoitettu talot ja bussit ovat rhjisi mutta tunnelma on paljon sydmellisempi ja rennompi. Nyt on taas hauskaa kun ei en tarvitse varoa askeleitaan. Voin kytt yleisi kulkuvlineit ja hoitaa asiani espanjan kielell. Olen saanut vapauteni taka http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Puerto-Iguaz-/blog-456973.html Well hello again friends family and bloggers this week we have been to Iguazu Falls and Ibera Nature Resereve in the heart of Gaucho country a Gaucho is a S American cowboy. Hels wanted to do it as 2 sepereate blogs so Im gonna tell you about Iguazu and later shell publish another blog about the nature reserve. So last Tuesday we got the 18 bus ride to Puerto Iguazu from Buenos Aries on an http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-446957.html Ive got to hang around until 6 tonight to catch a night bus to central Brazil Campo Grande so I thought would give a quick update on what I have been up to.Buenos AiresAfter the Marathon I hung around BA for a few more nigths and basically ate Steak and drunk Quilmes Argy beer. Also meet a cool ozzie called Anne who is moving to the mighty Clapham Junction to live for a couple of years if it http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Puerto-Iguaz-/blog-446930.html Puerto Iguazu Saturday 10thYiippppyyyy arrived 37 hours later fully loaded with bags wallets and gadgets all accounted for. We were booked in to stay at Hostel Inn httpwww.hostelinn.com which is apparently awesome but found out that Marcopolo Inn httpwww.marcopoloinniguazu.com across the road from the station is the sister hostel accommodation there so swapped our booking Re http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/blog-445286.html Pablo and I had planned to leave from Iguazu to Paraguay as we were supposed to be able to get our visas in the town but the friendly Paraguayan consulate man told us that he was no longer able to give visas from Iguazu so we would have to go to the consulate in the city of Posadas across the border of the Paraguayan city of Incarnacion. For this reason we found ourselves adding a stop in Pos http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Posadas/blog-441572.html Happy Birthday PabloPablo and I set out early for Iguazu National Park not sure if one day was enough to see it all but planning to fit in as much as we could in the day. We took the local bus from town to the park gates bought our tickets and headed in. The island was closed off due to high water levels 8211 it has been very rainy. We decided to walk the 8220lower falls8221 path http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-441571.html After a long bus ride we made it to the town of Iguazu. The landscape here in Misiones is beautiful 8211 the contrast of rustred earth and shades green are impressionistic The town is small and cute certainly supported mostly by tourism but less in your face and disneylandish than I expected for such a tourist destination. Pablo and I arrived on Monday early in the afternoon a quiet da http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Puerto-Iguaz-/blog-441570.html Sooo after a less than magical 26 hr bus trip from Rio DJ to Puerto Iguazu that included a changeover in Foz Iguazu freezing cabin temperatures bus companions with less than amicable gastronomy and an unexplained 1.5hr stop over in the middle of nowhere at 3am with all lights in the cabin on. Cata was later able to confirm from the heated conversation outside of the bus taking place in Portugue http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Puerto-Iguaz-/blog-438524.html After a delightful overnight bus journey of 19 hours which amazingly wasnt too bad at all we arrived in Puerto Iguazu in the middle of a tropical storm at around 9am. Coming from the glitz and glamour of Buenos Aires this place is like a shanty town. Its really small the buildings are very simple the roads arent complete and theres really not much to do apart from the national park. After c http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-437619.html Trick to keeping your lunch when racoons are around.. SHOW NO FEAR As predicted the waterproofs did get another outing at the argentinian side of Iguazu We arrived at the national park where the falls are located to find it was gloriously sunny which made a change from the rather chilly overcast weather the day before. We set off on one of the trails leading to the waterfalls only to find.... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-435199.html Hola Chicoswas soll man dazu noch gross sagen. wir denken die Fotos sagen mehr als genug.Nach einer wirklich sehr langen Busfahrt in einem erstaunlich bequemen Bus sind wir im scheinbar verschlafenen Puerto Iguazu angekommen.Da war dann auch mit uns nicht viel los wir sind abends schlecht Essen gegangen und wollten dabei das Fussballspiel ArgentinienBrasilien schauen. Zur Halbzeit haben wir http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-434712.html So from the amazing Iguacu Falls the next stop on the tour was the world famous breathtaking amazing......Jesuit Mission Ruins..........We arrived in the afternoon and our guide sat in a bar in the sun ordered a beer and ice cream and pointed us in the direction of the ruins with a smile on his face. He'd been before and knew how rubbish it was. He was right but it's part of the Tour so http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/blog-433888.html During my previous trip to Argentina I had always wanted to go visit Cataratas Igauz which is known in English as the Iguaz fall. It is undoubtedly one of the most amazing natural wonders in the world. However I always dropped it from my itinerary at the last minute the reason is that it is far out from my usual routes of excursions Crdoba El Centro Mendoza San Juan El Cuyo and Pan http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-433777.html The falls are spectacular There are no words to describe it. We spent the entire day there wandering the various trails and taking pictures every 10 metres or so. The pictures will have to speak for me. Ill try to upload the best of the hundred or so taken haha. We decided to try and get up early to be at the falls first thing. We stayed up a bit too late partying so the wakeup was a little hard http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-433376.html Argentina buses rock Seor Snapper endorses them whole heartedly. When you book Cama suite or executive its first class all the way. The seats recline completely you get individual tv monitors they serve you wine and champagne and meals at your seat. Our 20 hr bus ride from BA to Iguazu was pretty comfortable. Seor Snapper made himself right at homeArrived at Iguazu around 130 and headed st http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-433110.html HolaMittlerweile sind wir schon wieder in Argentinien Bolivien ist nicht ganz so gelaufen wie wir es geplant hatten was aber nciht heisst dass es nicht toll war. Die erste Nacht in Bolivien haben wir auf der Isla del Sol auf dem Titikakasee verbracht was super toll war Viel machen kann man da nicht ausser super lecker Forelle essen und hoch ueber dem See mit tollem Blick fruehstuecken und http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Puerto-Iguaz-/blog-431190.html So after a brief 5 hour flight pretty much due North and were still in Argentina swapping warm and sunny for the chill of the past few days.Here to see Iguazu falls and what a jaw dropping sight it remains. Its my second visit after a trip with an old schoolfriend evening Dunc back when we were all young free and single and before he tired of my relaxed approach to rising in the mornings tha http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-430304.html I arrived in Puerto Iguazu on Thursday 25 June and checked into a hostel near the bus station and then walked around the town all afternoon. The first thing I noticed was how much cheaper Argentina was compared to Brazil. I had lunch outside a restaurant with a 1 litre bottle of Quilmes lager which was great and very cheap. However the pizza was the worst I have ever had. I got back to the ho http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-428710.html Having taken it very easy in Sucre we geared ourselves up for a Sonic the Hedgehogstyle run from Sucre to Iguazu. First we flew from Sucre airport to Santa Cruz regional airport. We spent an afternoon in the Irish Pub on the main square and then found a hotel for the night. Next morning we made our way to Santa Cruz International airport outside of town for our flight to Asuncion that afternoo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-428651.html Von Tucumn aus fahren wir los mit dem 24hLuxusbus nach Iguaz. Wir bekommen Essen Caf und spielen Bingo. Die Sitze sind auch ganz gemtlich ich schlaf ziemlich viel Chrissi muss sich mit unseren bdquoNachbarnldquo ber alles Mgliche unterhaltenhellipAls wir am Vormittag in Puerto Iguaz ankommen bringen wir unsere Sachen schnell ins Hostel und dsen dann gleich los zum Natinalpark Ig http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-427966.html