Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 14

Day 1 At the last minute I decide to decline staying with a Couchsurfing host as they're too far from the city centre of Buenos Aires. Luckily, I find a really good last minute deal for a 4 star hotel right in the heart of Buenos Aires at GBP 120 for three nights. The hotel is Park Silver Obelisco and very close to the Obelisco monument on the main road called Avenida 9 de Julio which translates to 9 of July Avenue in English. When I first arrive in Buenos Aires; it's dark, raining lightly and rather chilly. It's the start of winter in Argentina and it's strange to comprehend why I have come here when June is summer back in the UK. I may be mad, but I wanted to visit Machu Picchu in the ... read more

Im a 21 backpaker from Israel, traveling since 20.1 and right now on Argentina, buenos aires. I have a diary and it told me to share our secret with the world so here I am. Always listen to your diary. Here is me img=https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/13000353_10208320747832606_2662997841842347675_n.jpg?oh=08385daa08d28dca77a95a8ca02d6146&oe=57DA4C74&__gda__=1472785329_da142ce30d0b2ac53534b536540863bb... read more

END OF THE WORLD We have not been to South America. Shall we give it a whirl? The Falklands was our real destination and to get there we decided to do a cruise. Wednesday 9th March 2016 All aboard the 14.10 hrs. National Express Coach to Heathrow. After a lift to Birmingham Airport we boarded the coach for the first part of our adventure to South America. The coach journey was not that interesting and what we had done many times before. We arrived at Terminal Three Heathrow and went to check in. The check in clerk offered us seats at the back with plenty of room as the plane was not full. We were to have four seats each!!!! After a meal at the airport we boarded the TAM AIRLINES plane for a long journey. ... read more

We breakfasted early and then repacked our bags before retiring to the hotel lobby at check-out time to wait for Ricardo and Marcos to arrive with the bus. Although our flight back to BA was scheduled to leave a little earlier than everyone else's Santiago (and then Auckland and then HOME!) flight we all travelled to the airport together. Actually, not all of us - Geoff and Lyn planned to spend another week in Brazil before heading home to country Victoria so we all said our farewells to them in the hotel lobby before boarding the bus. At the airport Ricardo facilitated our check-in and then asked us all to wait in a group to receive further instructions. When Meredith joined us she told us that Ricardo had told her she should write a book. On ... read more

The wind blows gently through the forest. Birds sing in the branches. Lush green mountain sides fade into snowy peaks, The trees get consumed by the high slopes. We are running. Higher and higher we run until the mountain stops. A towering peak soaring above the dark clouds. An incredible view - the end of the world and beyond. The dynamic path crumbles. Loose rocks dislodge beneath our feet. We stagger back down a narrow ridge. Misty and rainy. A river crossing, A muddy bank. Gnarly roots carpet The soggy ground In a woody tangle. The smell of autumn, The golden leaves, Wild mushrooms, The wilted remnants of a once-beautiful flower. Solitude is anywhere... An old bicycle is propped against a rusted railing. There are snakes on the rail, worn and bent, the iron, serpentine fence ... read more