At Iguazu Falls we all got visas to enter Brazil and crossed the border on a normal community bus (thankfully the driver told us we had to get out at the border crossing because as no one else on the bus was getting off we thought we didnt have to... Pretty smart, i know). From the falls we went to Balniario Camboriu, a holiday town right on the coast. Here we stayed with our friends' parents, who treated us too well that we didn't want to leave. After 6 days of...

So I am a little bit behind on the blog entries, sorry everyone, but when have you ever known me to be on time anyway.... lets start from the begining shall we, about 8 weeks ago... South American busses continue to provide amazing representations of the countries themselves. This particular journey was from Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina - and was supposed to take 7 hours. By now however we know that the South American concept of time is a lose concept ...

I can't believe another week has passed by so quickly. Its been five weeks since we started travelling in La Paz and its gone by like a blur. No bus stories this time, the 15 hours from San Padro de Atacama to La Serena wasn't too bad and we all able to get some sleep. Our hostel in La Serena was great-comfy beds, great breakfast, clean and some nice people. La Serena was beautiful, we were so excited to get to the beach we essentially spent two days just sittin...

Another bus ride, another adventure in South America. This time it was the 12 hour bus ride from La Paz to Uyuni in the south of Bolivia. While the small heater under every other seat was able to stave off some of the cold that was caused by the antarctic air coming in through my iced up window, it was actually the roads that caused the excitement this time. For the last 7 hours of the trip (the part I was hoping to sleep) the road was what could almost be desc...

Up to the bus ride from Cusco to La Paz our travelling from place to place had been relatively pain free. We had taken some very nice overnight busses, which had included fully reclineable seats, meals, a steward, blankets, pillows-all the amenities one would expect from a first class flight. We were begining to wonder what everyone (including the guidebooks) were talking about when they said that the overnight busses were freezing and were less than comfortable...