Blogs from Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina, South America - page 13

5 weeks has passed since last blog. Now there are only 3 weeks, 4 exams and a lot of sad goodbyes left. After I came back from the states, I had a serious need to calm down and get some structure in my life again. The first weeks after I came back were mostly spent in school, at the gym and at other random places. One random place was Pacaembu. Since Arsenal at the end of May finished of a season where the word “almost” was describing in most ways, I found out that it was about time I found myself a Brazilian team. My team here in Brazil is now and forever Corinthians. On the 13th of May I joined the “Fiel” (Portuguese for faithful/loyal) at Pacaembu stadium to see Corinthians beat Fluminense 1-0 in ... read more

Day 11; can{t find the colon or the apostrophe so i{m just going to use thee}¿¿}}se. shoot. now i can{t find the backspace. anyway; Day 11; last day in punta del diablo. decided to take one last beach day, relaxing never gets old. so, we rented two surf boards and a boogie board. the surf was rough today so it was pretty exhausting just getting out far enough to catch the waves. in the evening, we hopped on a bus for Cabo Polonia. Cabo is a national ecological reserve in uruguay. no cars, electricity, or running water. we had to take a giant death mobile into the park, it was wicked fun. we rode on the roof of this thing as it drove through dunes and forests in the pitch black of night. eventually, it popped ... read more

Argentina was crying for Sharon and I to come and visit and so here we are!! We left Hostel Natura, Brazil with Carlos as he was going to go and collect a couple of English girls up from the Argentinian side of the falls. I think it was probably easier for us to go with him than if we had done it by public transport as he knew the system really well and we were through both borders in less than 5 minutes and the Argentinian guards showed no interest in our bags or wanting to know what we were doing or where we were going in Argentina!! Despite askign Costas to just drop us off at the bus station and we would walk the the hostel he insisted in dropping us off at our new ... read more

OK, so I know this update is well over a week due however the computer at the hostel in Buenos Aires was not working so I have not been able to upload any photos and I did not want to keep sending just typed blogs. Anyhow, I will now proceed to try and catch up on on the last 7 days or so!!! So, having spent the morning at the hostel in Foz De Iguazu it was time to leave and cross the border into Puerto Iguazu, Argentina. Carlos kindly agreed to drive us across the border control, our first overland and see us safely to the otherside! OK, so we say goodbye to Hostel Natura and reach the border crossing. Carlos assures us we do not need our bags and simply to bring our passports! ... read more

Iguazu Falls stradles the National Border of Brazil and Argentina and there will always be controversy about which country provides the best view. In our opinion you should see both sides BUT if you only have one day... see it from Argentina. The Falls were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, and is currently on the list as one of the New Natural Wonders of the World. The Guarani legend says that Iguazu Falls were created when a jealous forest god, enraged by a warrior escaping downriver by canoe with his lover, forced the riverbed to collapse therefore producing the giant falls where both the warrior and girl fell. At the base of the waterfalls the girl turned into a rock and the warrior survived as a tree overlooking his fallen lover. Ahhh.. how ... read more