Have You Heard From Laura?

Yesterday it was 32 degrees Celsius (90F) when I left Iguazu. I changed planes in Buenos Aires (thunder storm and 2 hour delay), then stopped in Trelew (technical stop; not sure I want to know what that means), then Rio Gallegos (scheduled stop on my ‘direct’ flight). I’m complaining, but it beats the Indian train […]

Iguazu In Buenos Aires, Dale from Perth and I boarded a ‘super cama omnibus’ for the 16 hour trip to Iguazu falls. The Argentinian bus system can be pretty plush so of course I am a fan. For about $30 US, we traveled overnight in giant seats, watched a movie and were served dinner and […]

Note to self: when traveling to foreign lands, first check the weather. We almost didn´t leave Dulles airport because of the huge snow storm. Five hours delayed, after much snow ploughing and last minute deicing, we made it off the runway. 10 hours later when we touched down in BA, it was 95 degrees. It´s […]

The picture: Hoping to travel through the best parts of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador and perhaps even on up to central America. Looking to trek in some of the most beautiful parks Patagonia, kayak right up to glaciers, raft some bad ass white water, party at the beach, hike in the desert, check […]