Blogs from Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil, South America - page 33

We saw the falls at their worst from both sides and every angle but it was still one of the most impressive sights we´ve ever seen and worth every moment of our rubbish journey! The journey from La Paz took 24 hours by PLANE. We flew La Paz to Cochabamba to Santa Cruz to Sao paulo with a total of 4 hours delays. Then 8 hours at Sao paulo turned into twelve and we finally arrived at 4am after leaving the previous morning at 5 am and a night on the airport floor! When we finally arrived at hostel Bambu shattered and smelly they had double booked the room after a mistake with Tom Finley and Tom Dingley which left us needing to find somewhere else. We were taken to 5 different hostels/hotels before we ... read more

After a lifelong 27 hour journey involving a ferry, taxi, bus and finally a coach we arrived in Foz do Iguazu. We were told by many people that if you travel to South America you must visit the waterfalls between Brazil and Argentina. So we did. As soon as we arrived it was clear that Iguazu doesn't really have much else to offer except the waterfalls so we were determined to get the tourist thing done and move on. We checked into a hostel and headed straight for the main attraction on a local bus to see the waterfalls from the Brazilian side. After a couple of hours walking around the park it felt like once you had seen one waterfall you had seen them all apart from when you get to the end and stare ... read more

Wow!!! The falls were truely breath-taking, especially from the Argentinian side! If you ever go do both sides and start on the Brazilian side-save the best to last!... read more

After our wonderful flight on Iberia and a quick dinner, we awoke from an early night somewhat refreshed. In the whirlwind of Europe, we hadn´t given our South American plans much thought, and with Argentina still in the World Cup mix, several contingincies presented themselves. Thus, the first day in Argentina became somewhat about business and errands. However, we decided to walk from office to office in order to see the city better. Vendors of World Cup merchandise, wide boulevards, walking malls, large sculptures and monuments, even some sort of rally for transexuals - we got to see the central part of the city pretty well. After taking care of business, we headed to a nearby parrilla, url=http://travel2.nytimes.com/top/features/travel/destinations/centralandsouthamerica/argentina/buenosaires/restaurant_details.html?vid=1107942620130 El Desnivel (we´d already gone t... read more

Jolleivat jalat nailla reissaajilla ole huomenna kipeana niin tama juhannus on mennyt ihan hukkaan! Otimme aamutuimaan bussikyydin Argentiinan puolelle ja menimme katsomaan, kuulemma parempaa nakoalaa, Iguazun putouksista. Paivasta muodostui aikamoinen kuntoilu kun kavelimme eri reitteja ylos ja alas ja kuvasimme sinansa vaikuttavan nakoisia vesimassoja. Aina valilla mietimme koto-Suomen juhannuskokkoja, joita sytyteltiin samoihin aikoihin kun kastuimme putouksen vesisumussa. Putoukset koostuvat periaatteessa tai ainakin nain kuivana aikana kahdesta osasta, joissa toisesta on kuva vierella. Ylimaaraista rahaa taskuissaan pitavat (lue: ei koske reppureissaajia) voivat halutessaan maksaa 36 euroa per henkilo ja tuolloin he paasevat kahdella 225 hevosvoimaisella (lue: voimaa riittavasti elikkas jotakuinkin 450 hevosta) Yamahan peramoottorilla varustetulla kumiveneella nautiskelemaan er... read more