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Trip: South America

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Itaipu Dam near Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

PARAGUAY | Saturday, 12 Dec 2009 | Views [1723]

Costs pp: Bus to and from Cuidad del Este 5p each way, local bus to the dam was the equivalent of US$.50c, tour of the dam free. Caught the bus at the terminal in Puerto Iguazu just a couple of blocks from our hostel. It took us to the Argentine border ... Read more >


Photos: IGUAZU FALLS, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Thursday, 10 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Puerto Iguazu and Iguazu Falls, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Thursday, 10 Dec 2009 | Views [1285]

Costs pp: Hostel El Guembe dorm bed in a 4 bed dorm room with aircon, tv, ensuite, breakfast and WI-FI 25p weekday 30p on weekend, bus from Puerto Iguazu to the falls 5p one way, entry to falls on Argentine side 60p The day after we arrived was ... Read more >


Photos: to Iguazu

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Journey to Puerto Iguazu via Saltos de Mocona, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 | Views [1081]

Cost pp: Park entry for our walk 5p, or 3p if you only go to see the waterfall. We rose breakfasted and packed up the tent, said goodbye to our new found friends and headed on up the road toward the Saltos de Mocona purported to be better than the Iguazu ... Read more >


Photos: El Soberbio

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 8 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery


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El Soberbio, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 8 Dec 2009 | Views [988]

We headed off at midday after Kent installed a small fan that Nick had bought for their van yesterday at the market. The van has no windows at the back so when they sleep at night it gets pretty hot. At last we were on our way, heading across this isthmus ... Read more >


Photos: Posadas

ARGENTINA | Sunday, 6 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Posadas, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Sunday, 6 Dec 2009 | Views [1883]

Costs pp: bus Santo Tome to Posadas 25p, local bus 1.90p, double room at Hotel Residential Missiones 50p. The light rain of the morning in Santo Tome increased in intensity as we travelled north toward Posadas, a 2 hour journey. On the way we passed ... Read more >


Photos: Santo Tome

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 5 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Santo Tome, Argentina

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 5 Dec 2009 | Views [1238]

Costs pp: bus from Quarai to Uruguaiana 20.5 Brasilian rials, local bus to bridge 1.7rs, Pasa dos Libros local bus to terminal 1.25 Arg pesos, bus to Santo Tome 30p We left Quarai on the 8am bus which had a woman bus driver, the first we have had on ... Read more >


Photos: Quarai to Uruguaiana

BRAZIL | Thursday, 3 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Quarai, Brasil

BRAZIL | Thursday, 3 Dec 2009 | Views [912] | Comments [1]

Costs pp:  bus from Tacuarembo to Artigas 215p, room at Hotel Uniao in Quaray 240p / 20rs We arrived in Artigas at 6am and Carol went walkabout to look for a place to stay but of course no-one had checked out yet and places were mostly too expensive ... Read more >


Photos: Tacuarembo

URUGUAY | Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Tacuarembo, Uruguay

URUGUAY | Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 | Views [1944]

Costs pp: Bus Treinta y Tres to Melo 108p, bus to Tacuarembo 215p. We got up early and walked in the morning mist to the bus office, our bus was to leave at 7.50am but only arrived at around 8.20. At Melo we explored the options of onward travel and ... Read more >


Photos: Treinta y Tres

URUGUAY | Sunday, 29 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Treinta y Tres, Uruguay

URUGUAY | Friday, 27 Nov 2009 | Views [1018]

Costs pp: Bus from Chuy 157p. Caught the afternoon bus to Treinta y Tres a small town with a population of around 20,000. The scenery wasn't spectacular as Uruguay is just rolling green pasture so we slept a lot of the way. Luckily in TyT the tourist ... Read more >


Photos: Chuy

URUGUAY | Thursday, 26 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: views on the way to Chuy

URUGUAY | Thursday, 26 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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journey up the coast to Chuy, Uruguay

URUGUAY | Thursday, 26 Nov 2009 | Views [1116]

Costs pp: Omnibus Ruta del Sol - La Paloma to Barra de Valizas 59p, BdV to Punta del Diablo 59p, PdD to Chuy (or Chui, Portuguese spelling) 49p, Matrimonial room at the International Hotel (out the back in the cheap part) 300p 2ppl, free internet in ... Read more >


Photos: La Paloma

URUGUAY | Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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La Paloma, Uruguay

URUGUAY | Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 | Views [1762]

Costs pp: bus from Punta del Este to San Carlos 28p, SC to La Paloma 98p, hostel 'Altena 5000' 175p with one free internet computer. We were able to catch a bus from right where we were staying to San Carlos where we could catch a connecting bus on ... Read more >


Photos: Punta del Este

URUGUAY | Monday, 23 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Maldonado / Punta del Este, Uruguay

URUGUAY | Monday, 23 Nov 2009 | Views [912]

Costs pp: bus from Montevideo 142p, Hostel del Patio dorm bed 230p (more in the high season). We are having trouble getting cash out of the ATMs, after having no problem in any other country we find we can only withdraw 2000 pesos at a time. This is ... Read more >


Photos: Montevideo

URUGUAY | Saturday, 21 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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