There is but one reason travellers come to Foz do Iguacu (Brazilian side) and Peurto Iguazu (Argentinian side) and that is to see the mighty waterfalls. Basalt was spewed out of mother earth at different rates back several million years ago to provide roughly three different platforms. Water from the Iguazu River then flows in rather large quantities down these large steps to provide us tourists with picturesque views. The Brazilian side provides more of an ov...

BA, what a city. I love it, as do most gringo travellers. Unfortunately the first 2 days of my time here were spent obtaining my visa for Brazil. I had to put together so much information at their request only to not have it viewed at all by the lady who approved it. Geeez, frustrating but at least I got it with no hassles. BA is a great city to walk around. The main touristy areas are broken down as follows. RecoletaWelcome to where the rich are buried......

In the south of Patagonia its all about nature and so I head roughly 160km north west of El Calafate to the climbers haven of El Chalten, where supposedly exists Argentinas most scenic hiking. Its Lonely Planet giving the recommendations this time so Im a little sceptical. The town of El Chalten itself is tiny and is nestled in the valley but has a view of Cerro Fitz Roy, which is the Grand Daddy of mountains in this area and looks like a giant stalagmite. We ...

On the recommendation of Davie Palmer I fly into El Calafate in order to visit the Perito Moreno Glacier. Its pretty much the only reason anyone comes to this town and thank god Davie gives good tips. Visiting the glacier is one of the higlights of my trip, although I do have quite a few highlights. The glacier face is 2.5km wide, between 40 and 60m in height and is one of the only glaciers in the world to be advancing. Sometimes by up to 2m per day. I take ...

After sampling almost enough steak and wine in Mendoza I took the 20 hour bus ride to Bariloche, located further south in the Argentine lake district. Its funny but 20 hour bus rides are a lot easier than 20 hour plane rides, although it helps that the movies shown are in english with spanish subtitles. I felt just a bit sorry for the 47 non english speakers on the bus who couldn´t read the tiny Spanish subtitles. Bariloche is bloody beautiful and the hostel ...