51 hours and counting... 1722km to go...

51 hours and counting...

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March 8th 2009
Despite our repeated efforts to score a flight between Ushuaia and Buenos Aires, we found ourselves on the bus journey to end all bus journeys. Imagine, if you can, sitting on a bus for 51 hours and travelling 3228kms. We had one change of bus after 11.5 hours, a 3 hour 45 minute wait and the final stretch of 36 hours. With the assistance of sleeping tablets and a 1.5 litre bottle of Argentina's b ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more