We arrived in Puerto Iguazú after a 17hr bus ride, our longest so far, and headed to El Parque Nacional Iguazú. The Falls lie on the border of Brasil and Argentina. We approached from the Argentina side: cheaper and better. It is a series of falls, so you can look at several up close and then go to another part of the park and see a panaramic view of the entire series. We were told that this was impressive and it lived up to our expectations. We took a small boat with a few other people up to a couple of the falls. We had some tough guys on our boat that kept joking with the driver. Finally he stuck the whole boat right under one of the falls. We couldn't see or hear; it was ... read more

Of course the people make the experience. That was especially true in Buenos Aires. We stayed at the Che Lagarto Hostel two blocks from Avenida 9 de Julio. We planned on staying four days and ended up staying ten. We hung out with people from all over the world and had a blast. We were even invited to a true family asado (BBQ) at Natalia and Florencia´s home. I would have to say that so far, Buenos Aires was the highlight of my trip.... read more

The Cemetario de Recoleta is in Central Buenos Aires. We spent the afternoon wandering around graves and stepping over cats. I took over 200 photographs there so this is just a sample. I heard multiple times before we went that the grave of Eva Peron was not very impressive, which is true, but the cemetary itself was amazing.... read more

We took a two hour bus ride from Montevideo, the capital, to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. This town is the opposite of Montevideo. It is a small colonial town across the bay from Buenos Aires, Argentina. In fact it is a common location for those staying and/or working in Argentina to visit as a method of renewing their 90 day tourist limit. Many will take a ferry across to Uruguay for lunch then head back to Buenos Aires for another 3 months. It reminded me of a small New England town with different shades of leaves. Alot of antique cars, bicycles and mini-motorcycles. It is another colonial town, but with a mix of Spanish and Portuguese influence.... read more

After Gramado we returned to Porto Alegre, Brasil. Karine and her sister Livia were kind enough to take us in for a few days. We mainly laid low and got our fix of American TV with Brasilian commercials while I sick. After a brief appearance on Brasilian TV, we decided to head for Uruguay.... read more