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Cali: Oh the Humidity!
Stepping out into Cali weather was like a flash back to Sydney on a bad day; the same mix of heat and humidity that leaves you sweating after a 10 minute walk. Outside the airport I caught a taxi into the city. The airport is a fair distance out oftown and they print you out…
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Bogota: Welcoming me back to Latin America
The foolish plan was to sleep on the 6.5 hour flight to Bogota. I made sense at the time, but in practise it never works like that. I think I may have dosed off forabout an hour or two, so I was awfully tired when I arrived in Bogota airport.After clearing passport control and customs,…
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Buenos Aires: Part 2 – Food and People
One of the most important features of a good hostel is a good common area. If you can sit around in a great space and meet random people it becomes a fascinating and enjoyable time. For me, the two and a half weeks in Buenos Aires flew by because of the people I’ve meet in…
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Buenos Aires: Part 1 – There is Tango in the Air!
The last time I booked a hostel online through the HostelWorld website was all the way back in Ecuador, and that was only for Quito and Otovalo. Ever since then I’ve just been winging it and hoping for the best, and on the odd occasion I’ve been left to wander the streets for a couple…
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Rosario: Beautiful City, Shame About the Mozzies
With the bus so late I didn’t arrive in Rosario until 7pm. I hate arriving at night as I’d been burnt previously walking around and trying to find a hostel with nodaylight and in need of food. When you’re going from hostel to hostel in themorning it isn’t so much of a problem as you…
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Heading South and Loving the Sun
Posadas: Staying for the Heat and Chilled Cheap Cheap Beer. The bus ride to Posadas was the first single story bus I’ve been on since Bolivia. It was kind of a shock actually, after 3+ months of nothing but 2 story buses it’s anodd experience getting on a normal bus again. The most obvious different…
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Towards the Iguazu Falls
Resistencia: There be Motorbikes Here! After the heat of Salta I was looking forward in continuing this weather trend. While it was an experience to witness and feel 0 degree temperature in Calafate, I’m very much an Aussie and lose strength and vitality when absent from the sun for too long. Arriving in Resistencia the…
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Salta: The Sun Returns!
Northern Argentina continues to surprise and delight. Getting off the bus in Salta I was greeted with something I’d not come across for some time – hawkers at theterminal flapping on about their hostels. I don’t actually mind this, as it’san easy way of find out how much a place will cost without the wasted…
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Tucuman: We’re not in Europe anymore, Amigo.
I’m getting far too used to waiting around for hours. That’s probably a good thing as a vast portion of this trips travelling revolves around sitting in a bus terminalwaiting for your bus to arrive, and it’s a particular fact here in Argentina asthe most economical way to travel the distances is by catching an…
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Mendoza: Argentinian Vino Country
The bus to Mendoza would have been like any other bus journey, except for theexceptionally loud snoring from one passenger. It was the kind of snoring thatwas deep and full of bass, leading me to think it was actually a guy. On closerexamination it turned out to be a rather large woman, much to the…
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