Blogs from Misiones, Argentina, South America - page 84

Hallo zusammen, nun ist es schon fast vorbei, wir sind in Colon und morgen geht es nach Buenos Aires und dann ab nach hause. In der Zwischenzeit haben wir aber noch jede Menge gesehen und erlebt. NATIONALPARK LANIN Von Bariloche aus sind wir nach Junin de los Andes in den Nationalpark "Lanin" gefahren. Dort haben wir fuenf Naechte gezeltet, eine davon an einem Ort, der der Beschreibung " perfekt" ziemlich nahe kommt. Man stelle sich vor: einsamer Strand, klarer See, Lagerfeuer, einen fantastischen Blick auf einen schneebedeckten Vulkan, schoenes Wetter, auf dem Feuer geroestete, selbstgesammelte Aurakarien-Samen (schmecken wie Esskastanien) und eine Tasse Wein. So laesst es sich leben... Von Lanin aus ging es dann in 16 Stunden mit dem Bus nach Mendoza. Mit der Fahrt nach Mendoza haben wir uns auch nach zwei Monaten von "Patagonien" ... read more

Finally got round to updating the blog, sorry for the delay. You should now get two or three entries winging their way to you soon and some will have photos too!! I am also storing snaps on a seperate website which I will be sending invites out for soon so that all my stunning photography can be viewed in all it's glory. Happy reading! 14th March 06 - 23rd March 06 I left Buenos Aires with the intention of chillin´out for a few days in the small town of Colonia, across the Rio del Plata in Uraguay. The idea was to take it easy for a few days and suss out a plan for traveling through south America with impeccable timing to meet up with Sarah in Ecuador in May. Both objectives were achieved in short ... read more

After arriving in Puerto Iguaza, a small town on the border of Argentina and Brazil that largely caters for tourists travelling to see the Iguazu Falls, I headed straight out to spend the afternoon at the Argentinian side of the Falls. All I can say is that these waterfalls are breathtaking! Probably the most amazing thing i've ever seen in my life! From the Argentinian side the falls seem to stretch for kilometres, and the power of the water falling through the Devil's Throat and down the 100's of other smaller waterfalls has to been seen to be believed. A whole series of walkways have been built across the river and to the edges of waterfalls allows you to get right up into all the action and into the refreshing spray and mist that the falls ... read more

I have to confess to not really giving it much thought....It was the end of our trip and I never really considered the proximity of Iguazu to the equator. I don't suppose I needed to though. As soon as the pilot announced local time was 6PM and the temperature was a cool 98 degrees farenheit, it all became very clear!! I was drenched in sweat just watching the guy load our luggage into the van! We hoped to do the moonlight tour on the night of our arrival. Sadly, there just wasn't enough time. By the time we made it to our hotel, it was about 8PM so we decided to do it the following night. We decided to do the Argentinean side of the falls ourselves via a taxi from the hotel and we'd use ... read more

It´s like the most brilliant poet of our time once said: ¨Don't go chasing waterfalls Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to I know that ypu're gonna have it your way or nothing at all But I think you're moving too fast ¨ The falls of Iguazu (Argentinian side) were the basis for this beautiful work of art. While I didn´t have the same muses that stood behind T-Boz, Left Eye (RIP), and Chilli... I still was amazed by the sheer beauty of the waterfalls. They are big. It´s like if you put yourself into a barrel and went down the river, you would probably not survive... THATS HOW BIG. I got into Puerto Iguazu after a 16 hour bus ride. The key to an effective day after a long bus ... read more