Speed-boat through a waterfall, standing underneath the spray, clambering over a walkway at the top, toucans flying overhead, giant spiders, glorious butterflies and tropical birds... all in a day's work at the stunning Iguazu Falls. The Falls straddle the border of Brazil and Argentina, so on the first day we walked around the falls from the Brazilian side. On first sight, it was just breathtaking - the noise of the crashing water is deafening, the spray fl...

Hola mi amigos from lovely, sunny Uruguay. Another boat trip down (surely the last..?) and I'm in my second South American country, using my 11th currency of the trip. Bonkers... Uruguay is lovely, quite Mediterrean - cobbled streets, wrought iron grates on the balconies, leafy streets. Cute! We started in Colonia Del Sacramento, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (main attraction - a lighthouse) and watched a gorgeous sunset over the harbour. Then it was on to the ...

Hola from Microcentro, Buenos Aires! Today´s blog entry is mostly for my grandparents, Mum, Dad and Piglet -my most avid readers! Hullo, I love you lots, I´m fine, I´m alive, it´s sunny, I´m now just 3 hours behind you and I´ve finally got over the jet lag. So, I´ve moved from San Telmo to the very centre of the city, to meet my tour group (and stay in a hotel, yay, I love hotels.. you get 2 fluffy white towels each, luxury). So far, so good.. there are ...

Buenos noches from Buenos Aires! Crossing the dateline is bizarre - I arrived in Buenos Aires somewhat jet-lagged and sleep-deprived (not to mention bored, my cheapo flight didn't have any TV screens - yikes! I panic-bought magazines in Auckland airport and prayed my laptop battery would last for the whole of An Education). Anyway, I'm here safe and sound and feeling good. TelmoTango hostel is lovely, and I was lucky enough to be sharing with a lovely Israeli g...

Toto, we are definitely not in Kansas anymore. Or Oz, for that matter. I've now left Australia; land of slip, slop , slap, budgie-smugglers, eskies, stubbie holders and a million Poms. I've had a great time seeing all my friends and enjoying non-rice-based meals - last night we went for the biggest burgers I've ever seen, yum! I'm now revived, more tanned, and ready for a new continent... the mighty South America. En route to Argentina I've got a little sto...