Blogs from Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil, South America - page 10

The Brasilian part of the famous Iguazu falls in Parque Nacional do Iguacu. I was there on Sunday and there were plenty of people, maybe also because on Tuesday there was national holiday in Brasil and all the people left the cities. Nevertheless the view of the falls is spectacular, even if you don't come so close to the falls, but you get a good overview of the size of the falls. It is 275 falls (depending on the year period and the amount of water) from 40 to 80 meters height....... read more

So hi from Brazil again!! As most of you know, we are doing a 30-day Tucan Tour from Puerto Iguazu all the way to Lima, Peru. So that's what we had the meeting for yesterday, and so from now on (til 14th Nov), everywhere we go we are with a whole bunch of others and in an organised setting. We get to do a lot of our own optional excursions, so that's pretty cool too!! Just thought i'd let you know!! Now that that's done, let's move onto the 1st "real" day of our tour... This day started very loudly!! With Rain!! It was absolutely bucketing it down and there was thunder and the power was out at 6am. This didn't mean too much, so we packed our bags as we were leaving this hotel and ... read more

Day 14 & 15-19th and 20th September Well it’s Sunday in Foz do Iguacu and to our shock and surprise everything is closed! Living in London and coming from Rio de Janeiro, we’re used to being able to do something every day. Not in this town! The only things that are open are the restaurants, and while I would love to spend all my life eating, I would be a) very sick and b) very fat so it’s not really an option. However we did go to my new favourite restaurant, ‘Buffalo Branco Churrascaria’ basically an all you can eat BBQ. Holy fillet mignon it was good, you get your rice, salad, potatoes, veg etc from the buffet and then waiters walk around the tables with all different types of barbequed meat. I had chicken, chicken ... read more

Day 13 - 18 September-Part 1 Aaaaah to sleep well is a blessing... except there is a bird that lives in a tree near our window and boy does it make a racket!, its call actually sounds like the noise a cat would make if you gave it L.S.D. told it that all dogs are out to get it, blindfolded, shaved, greased it up and then repeatedly threw it against a chalk board. So we only sleep well till about 8am which will have to do since Liz has told me I am not allowed a pellet gun. On day 13 we woke up at 8 to our new alarm call, we’d agreed over our caiparinias the night before to go to the Bird Park and then Brazilian side of the falls in the afternoon, the ... read more

A whole series of waterfalls sitting on the border between Brazil and Argetina, the Iguazu Falls are even more amazing and spectacular than we imagined. After seeing many photos from friends who have been, we knew that they were pretty impressive, but nothing can prepare you for the sheer scale of them.  We spent time on both the Brazilian and Argentine sides of the falls as we were told 'Brazil has the panorama, Argentina has the falls'... Or as they each say respectively 'our side is better'!  It would seem both offer a different view and experience and we had a brilliant time in each. Although it is true that in Argentina you can get more up close and personal with the falls... In a boat! We got completely soaked as we sped down the rapids ... read more