Profile
Blog
Photos
Videos
A little out of my way but a definite must see were Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian Argentine borders. I decided to take a three day trip from Buenos Aires taking 19 hours on the bus there and back. It was definitely worth it as the falls are amazing and surprisingly not as well known as say Niagra although without a doubt more impressive.
Visiting the Argentine side first was incredible. About 70% of the park is owned by Argentina and the remainder Brasil, but both are worth the time.
On the Argentine side we took a boat out onto the river and they drive you practically under one of the falls which is not only freezing but scary being so close to such a powerful amount of water in a small boat. I doubt the life jackets they made us wear would have helped much if yo were to fall in.
Entering into dry season, the falls were not at their best however still amazing and the main fall which is called La Garganta Del Diablo (Devils throat) was just one of the most incredible sights I`ve ever seen. The pictures tell a better story.
The hostel I stayed in was amazing, it had a huge swimming pool and sun loungers and looked like something out of a package holiday catalogue. When you see the dorm rooms though you are brought back to reality as they are pretty basic but functional and my dormitory, based in a wooden shack on the grounds, was unfortunately the source of an unprovoked yet evil attack on me by the bed bug . As the bites can take up to 10 days to show themselves, I didn`t notice that my bed was infested until I returned to Buenos Aires and was itching like crazy and covered in red marks from the waist up. Considering that people stay there for one or two nights max literally just to see the falls and move on, it really is just like a service station for travellers and I suppose unsurprising that bed bugs have found their way there. It`s just one body on the mattress after the other with no real cleaning done in between. So all in all a great experience followed by a not so pleasant one and my first job in B.A was to head straight for the pharmacy!
- comments