After a 7 hour overnight bus to the border of Argentina and Bolivia, I was shocked! I was shocked at how freakin cold it is!!! Perhaps coming to Bolivia to hibernate from winter in Argentina and Chile was not the brightest idea. I planned to cross the border right away but I found myself freezing cold in the dark at the bus station with two Irish guys and no one around to ask for information. So we decided to split a triple hotel room together, get some proper s...

Well so far, beef poisoning here in Salta Argentina has eluded me. I take that as a sign I can eat as much steak as I want. And believe me, I am imbibing. The hostel has BBQ's every Wednesday and Saturday followed by some type of pub crawl to explore the nightlife. And the amazing thing about Argentina is how late things get started. It isn't uncommon to go for dinner at 11PM, get served around midnight, finish up around 2AM, then head out to the bars or clubs f...

Argentina...home to the best steaks in the world! For months now, long before I arrived here, I kept hearing "wait til you get to Argentina" regarding how good the beef is and how much steak I am going to eat while here. And finally, I can now share the same story. Argentina is a vegetarian's nightmare!!! Every restaurant offers huge cuts of beef at bargain basement prices. And after many many months of chicken, rice, and beans, every backpacker I see is gorging ...

A long 24 hour bus ride from Rio de Janeiro brings me to the tri-border town of Foz do Iguaçu where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay come together. It´s also home to the famous Iguaçu Waterfalls.... the only reason to come to these parts really. To have a look, I met up with a couple of Ozzies in the hostel and headed out to see what it´s all about... first, on the Brazilian side. I have to say, the falls are quite impressive since there are so...

Rio is a pretty cool city but one that deserves at least a month or two to really know the place and enjoy everything it has to offer. There´s always something going on... The Rolling Stones performed a free concert here on Copacabana Beach a couple months back... over 1 million people attended! And of course it´s the host to the largest party in the world, Carnaval. But when that stuff isn´t going on the place is still fun and energized. With my ...