Steph B

This is my route map for Africa. ... read more

Wow. The last leg of my South American journey. Writing to you from the centre of Buenos Aires, party capital of the world! The atmosphere here is electric. But it has been a while since I wrote so will update you on the last week first. Left San Pedro de Atacama last Friday with an American traveller towards Salta. The bus ride was...interesting. The scenery on the way was just incredible. We travelled through the desert and the mountains into Argentina then along to Salvador de Jujuy. When we got there the bus stopped in an odd looking compound. The bus driver got off and we had no idea what was going on. After an hour of waiting, we all had to get off and be searched for drugs with dogs etc. Apparently someone had tipped ... read more

Hola, I travelled from Santa Cruz to Sucre last night and the journey was TERRIBLE. Proper roads do not exist here. In terms of luxury of buses it seems that BoliviaBrazilArgentina. Argentinian buses are supposed to be plush which is something to look forward to! So the bus was bad. No toilet, only 2 stops in 18 hours. The seats went most of the way back (almost 180degrees) but were pretty solid. The roads were unbelievable. Much worse than the train, you couldnt sleep for the rocking and bouncing. I was sitting near a woman with a new baby, I would be pretty surprised if the baby didn´t have concussion from the trip. The landscape was pretty dire at points too. Very dusty, dry, barren. Many of the houses we passed in little villages were derelict ... read more

Hi all, So Iguacu was indescribable, my pictures don´t do it justice. Speaking of, I will post a link to these at the bottom (they are uploading as I type onto Photobucket as everything else takes too long). I saw the Brazilian side yesterday before grabbing anoher overnight bus to Campo Grande. What an eventful few hours. My Grand Adventure I spent about 3 hours at the Brazilian side fo the falls and headed back by bus to Foz do Iguacu. There are two bus stations at Foz and I needed to get tothe other one. I am trying to budget and didn´t want a taxi so I asked at information and then hopped onto a bus to the other station, with about two hours to go until my bus departs. The bus is packed. Half ... read more

Sao Paulo could be seen as a very European City. But that is all it is. A city. Just like any other city. The skyscrapers are tall, and the people are busy. There are a couple of things that set it apart though. I arrived here yesterday afternoon after a 6 hour bus journey from Paraty. I left the hostel with another traveller, Andrei, who is studying for his PHD in violence in Columbia at Sussex University, of all places! He got on a bus to Rio and I was left alone at the bus station. Setting out on my own has been a little intimidating but also very liberating. Maybe Sao Paulo wasnt the best of places to go but I wanted a day shopping to find a new camera before heading up to Iguazu. ... read more