http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Salta en-us Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:58 +0000 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:58 +0000 Hola AmigosIf 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 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-462096.html Hello to everybody it is Nitzan and I am going to tell you about our first days in Argentina. We did not finish to visit Chile what we are planing to do is Zigzag beetween Chile and Argentina because if we do all of Chile and only then cross to Argentina we kind of go back all the way if you look at a map of South America you will understand why. Ok. We crossed from Chile to Argentina in a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/blog-459119.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/blog-457189.html Greetings from Cafayate in the northern province of Salta. I am very sorry i have no photos to upload for you today. Today i took over 100 spectacular photos but alas the computer at our hotel has a floppy disk drive and no usb port. maybe next time i can go back and add.this morning we checked out of our dogdy youth hostel room and got our rental car. we hit the road south taking a route com http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/blog-453752.html HelloWe ended up in Cafayate for 6 days not sure how that happened the time just flewWe head north to Salta tomorrow but while we are at a PC that we know uploads photos thought we should detail our big break into Argentinian TVWe were asked to take part in filming for a TV show the details of which were sketchy by which I mean in Spanish and therefore unintelligible to our rubbish ears http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Cafayate/blog-450808.html I was promised a semicama 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 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-450058.html 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 gl http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-450044.html Horsebackriding outside of Salta http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-449995.html 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.... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-449763.html 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 no http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-449358.html Oh Cafayete What can we say The asados were delicious the wine was divine and the people were welcoming. The only unfortunate thing was that this was the point where our family had gone separate ways so were by ourselves again. Luckily we still had one member with us. On the first day we were greeted by the friendly family who owned the hostel. Little did we know there are a lot more thin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Cafayate/blog-449292.html 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... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-448705.html Adios a muchus gracias Argentina and Bien Dias BoliviaWere 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 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-447611.html The ride to Cafayate was beautiful The red desert and strange huge rocks of the Andean foothills were inspiring Pablo and I spent the entire ride staring out the windows happy to have a chance to see this unique landscape.In Cafayate we checked into our hostel one recommended by a few travelers we've met along the way and were very happy with it it was bright airy and homey with a beautifu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Cafayate/blog-443339.html 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 Ziplining and we were all very glad we did. There were 9 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-441833.html A short drive to Cafayate and we arrived at a big campsite which we pretty much had to ourselves. We spent the day walking around the town which was pretty nice small but pretty.The first night was typically spent on camp as we had a lot of booze to get through and the town didn't have many pubs. We cooked some great food and made a huge vat of mulled wine. It was another really good campsite http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Cafayate/blog-441831.html Vik's bitI have never seen so many cows. They're everywhere. Wandering the Argentinian streets chilling in the plazas packing out the fields. Slightly reminiscent of India in terms of sharing the roads but unlike India they are only sacred here once they land on the plate. Beef and some gloopy carameltype sauce they call 'Dulce de Leche' both seem to whip up unprecedented amounts of http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-439731.html So Saturday 5th September finally arrived the big match Argentina v Brazil in a World Cup Qualifier.I met my bus at 10am after waking up far too early and began the long drive up to Rosario. There were a good few buses going up and i was put with a group af Americans who were a good laugh but knew little about football or soccer.The drive was about 5 hours and we stopped half way at a roads http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Rosario-de-la-Frontera/blog-439441.html We flew out of Iguazu on Friday night and arrived late to our hostel. At check in they were offering a tour that left the next morning to go to the salt flats and through the mountains nearby. We decided to book it and headed off to bed for a 5 a.m. wake up call the next morning Even the lonely planet said the tour we were about to undertake was pretty gruelling but we decided it would be worth. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-434703.html We had to force ourselves to leave Punta del Diablo and beach life but after a lucky choice of Hostels we were so glad we did. Things diodn't start great when we arrived in Rosario in Argentina after a long bus journey at about 4 am in the pouring rain a kindly local took it upon themselves to aim for a puddle to further soak us whilst we tried to hail a cab and then we thought we'd be left ou http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Rosario-de-la-Frontera/blog-434210.html