$125 wash We all packed light, one medium to small suitcase and one backpack or similar each. This makes us quick and nimble to get around, speed through customs, ride buses or planes, etc. But this means that we don't carry enough clothes for the duration of our trip. While
Buenos Aires We landed in Buenos Aires. Big city. Here we are in the tiny, old fashioned elevator to our flat.
Kilómetros Accidente We returned the rental car at the airport. Iguazu Rental Car charges an extra fee depending where you pick up or drop off. The airport wasn't the cheapest but it is the most convenient. It is about 15km from town. We paid cash up front for the car
Confitería We drove from Posadas back to Puerto Iguazu to catch a flight to Buenos Aires. We got up a bit earlier to make sure we wouldn't be late for our flight. There are more stores and confiterías open early but our route out of town didn't
Posadas drums We arrived at Posadas on Sunday, late afternoon. Our flat is on the seventh story of an eight story building that faces the river. As we've shared, it has a great view of the river and the city. We heard dialing drums in the distance. I think that
San Ignacio Ruins San Ignacio is an Argentine town about 35km north of Posadas, where we're staying a couple of days. It is renown for ruins built in the 1600's by Jesuit missionaries. It was tangled in jungle until the 1930's.
Rooftop View We got a surprise blessing when the flat we booked to stay in Posadas, Argentina turned out to have a fabulous view of the city, the Rio Parana' and the nation of Paraguay across the river.
Catching up Quick recap of our timeline: * bus ride from Asunción to Puerto Iguazu (via Ciudad del Este and Foz do Iguaçu) * vist falls from Brazilian side * explore Puerto Iguazu * drive through Misiones Provence, Argentina to Posadas * view and night out in Posadas Today, 2016 August 07 The rental card company, Iguazu
Money! Money! Money! One of the most challenging things on the journey is dealing with currencies of three nations in a short period of time, always having to mentally convert to U.S. dollars. One does feel richer however with a wallet full of Paraguayan guaranies, Brazilian reales, and Argentine pesos - even
Reduce photo sizes Our limited Internet bandwidth required some resourcefulness to share photos. I've been using the amazing coders' app Pythonista on my iPhone. It lets me write Python code to play around, experiment, and sometimes do something useful. In this case I modified some example code to check or
Posadas, AR on the Río Paraná We arived at our next stop, Posadas, Argentina in Missiones Provence. It's neat and our room has splendid view.
When to Take a Selfie If you have to take a selfie, be like Anthony and choose an awesome place like Iguacu Falls.
Brazilian side Falls and Puerto Iguazu, AR Here's some photos from yesterday. Foz do Iguaçú Puerto Iguazu
Falls The Iguazu Falls are amazing. We'll share more pending Internet access. 
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06 August Plans Today we're going to the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls. They say 'Argentina supplies the falls, Brazil enjoys the view.' Most of the falls are in Argentina while Brazil has panoramic views of the falls. We plan to go the the Argentine side tomorrow.
Espéreme un segundo Get out there! In the ramblings of my thoughts I fancy travel, experiences, adventure. I'm no Indiana Jones but on the occasions I get out of my cultural comfort zone I realize that my wonder lust is not entirely romantic. Riding in the upper level bus with a
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The Joy of Argentine Steak Passed into Argentina today at Puerto Iguacu. For the first time in forty-one years I was able to eat argentine steak in Argentina. Needless to say it was wonderful. Brought back many old memories.
Dinner, Puerto Iguazu 2 x bife de chorizo 1 x vacuo 1 x papas fritas 2 x arroz 2 x ensaladas mixtas pan de la casa con salsa de ajo Cerveza Patagonia
En el viaje al Foz On the bus ride we bought bread. Some gals boarded the bus and walked through selling it then got off at the next stop. It is shaped like a bagel but it is more like a roll. The crust is a bit hard, the crumb soft but dense. It has
To the Foz Today we catch a 7:30am bus to Foz do Iguaçú, the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls. It's a 300km, 6 hour ride. The Falls is a wonder of the world, I'm excited yo see it. We're at the bus terminal. They have Wifi
