Coming all the way from Africa it was some kind of a reversed culture shock getting to Buenos Aires and its strongly European vibe. I felt like I was in the spanish version of Paris only with less sightseeing options. I also was shocked by the heat that hit me as soon as I stepped of the plane. Apparently it was the worst heat have since the start of recording weather data in Argentina. Hence I didn’t spend that much time walking around the city and exploring it. Still it was enough to get the general vibe of it and I must say I liked it right away. Leaving Buenos Aires by ferry I headed for Uruguay which is just across the channel. I spent a night in the lovely town of Colonia and headed off to the capital Montevideo the next day where I spend new years eve. I didn’t linger too long in Uruguay and made my way across the country to the northern tip of Argentina to the first highlight of my South American experience: The Iguazu Falls. Seeing the force of nature so up close never gets old. From the northern tip I made my way through whole Argentina to the very south with stops here and there. Partying in Cordoba, wine tasting in Mendoza, outdoors in Bariloche (which reminded me a lot of Switzerland),wildlife watching in Puerto Madryn, seeing my first glacier in El Calafate and a couple of other stops in between. The bestway to get around is the extensive network of super comfy busses. Most of the tourists go to the southern part of the country which is known as Patagonia. That also explains why everything gets so much more expensive the further south you go. By now I spent so much money (especially the Antarctica trip tore a big hole in my budget) that I will need to hurry out of the country and rush through Chile to cheaper grounds like Bolivia or Peru. Its going to be some hardcore travelling again and many many hours on busses. I am kind of looking forward to it though.
Flow Around The World 