Our first day in Foz do Iguassu had a very civilized start. We booked this part of the trip through G Adventures (formally known as GAP Adventures - apparently people confuse cheap, crappy clothes and adventure travel) and we weren't meeting the local guide until 10:45 am. After a busy few days in Buenos Aires, and... Continue Reading →
Buenos Aires – Started the day with the dead, thought we might join them at the end.
Our last day in Buenos Aires was a relatively calm one. Our flight to Iguassu didn't leave until 7:05 in the evening so we had most of the day free to explore a bit more. We decided to get up fairly early and go see the Floralis Genérica, a giant aluminum flower sculpture that "blooms"... Continue Reading →
Colonia – There’s more to Uruguay than rain.
On our second day in Argentina we decided to leave the country and take the ferry across the river plate to Colonia in Uruguay. This was recommended both by the guide books and by a Uruguayan coworker of mine who said Colonia was nicer than Montevideo and definitely worth the trip. Getting to Colonia from... Continue Reading →
Buenos Aires – Tango, sight-seeing and an unexpected run.
To be fair, it's been grey and rainy, we were fresh off the plane and it was only the first day, but Buenos Aires did not jump immediately to the top of my 'favourite places' list. After arriving at Ezeiza International Airport, we found a shuttle bus to take us downtown and also provided a... Continue Reading →
United/Continental merger shows no signs of improved quality.
And we're off. After scrambling through my least favourite part of travel, desperately trying to get things set at work before leaving, we're on our way to Argentina. Unfortunately, this requires a bit of my second least favourite part of travel, flying. Don't get me wrong, I love where affordable air travel allows us to... Continue Reading →
The Magic Globe has spoken…
One of the questions we get most about our travels, even more than "why are you going there?", is "how do you choose where you're going to go next?" Well, I've been reluctant to share this, but we have a Magic Globe. We found it in a small shop in Southern Egypt. When you say... Continue Reading →
192 Reasons 