New Year's in Buenos Aires
December 29, 2023 in ArgentinaLazy days, fireworks ban in the city centre and preparing for the backpacking days to come 🎆🎒🥾
Lazy days, fireworks ban in the city centre and preparing for the backpacking days to come 🎆🎒🥾
Off to Uruguay for some hitch hiking, seaside and beach camping ! 🇺🇾⛺️⛱️
Wild camped at the beach after hitch hiking all the way from Colonia del Sacramento. Got rides from 4 different cars:
1. 50 km with a nice but mot so talkative Uruguayano who used to hitch hike whenRead more
Tried hitch hiking further east but the strong sun and fast traffic made us give in at some point and bus the remaining 250 km of the way to Punta del Diablo.
Spent 5 days on a local campsite not farRead more
Initially we had planned to head back towards Argentina around the 7th and try to make our way to the Ibera wetlands before continuing to the Iguazú Falls on the Argentinian-Brazilian border.
As itRead more
Next on our destinations-wishlist were the Iguazu Falls. To get there we had quite some travel ahead of us: Back from Punta del Diablo to Montevideo, from Montevideo to the Argentinian border atRead more
Busses are the essential means of long distance travel in South America and on this day (and two nights) we made good use of them. Starting off with a six hour ride from Montevideo to Salto at 23:30,Read more
When we left the bus in Puerto Iguazu, we got hit by a wall of hot and humid air. Not surprisingly, the city is quite touristy, with prices close to European level. We spent the first dayRead more
New day, new country! Today we went to see the Brazilian side of the falls. How to get there? On another bus of course! It took us first to the Argentinian side of the border where we had to emigrate.Read more
If you are right next to Paraguay, why not hop over for a bit to expand your passport stamp collection? After visiting the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls, we hopped on a bus into Foz du Iguacu,Read more
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