So, after a rather comfortable 18-hour bus journey from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu we find ourselves within touching distance of one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, but still a week away from getting there. We arrived here on the morning of Sunday September 23rd and that is the only day the weather has …
We’ve been quite busy running around a lot, so I’m a bit behind on what we’ve been up to. We’ve just got back into Argentina after a four-day trip to Uruguay. Those four days in the South American country with the highest standard of living are in the backlog though, for now I’m concentrating on …
Obviously, the biggest change for me on this trip is travelling with Lindsay. I’ve always travelled alone so going away with the person you care about most in the world is bound to make it all much better. It has been eight years or so, however, since I last went away with only a backpack …
You simply have to take care of a number of things when you’re preparing to travel around the world. As we discussed in part one, not taking care of visas, vaccinations, or coming up with a budget and saving accordingly is a recipe for disaster. Good intentions are not enough here, you need knowledge that …
We hope we’re about to set off on the type of trip that we’ve always dreamed of, but this is not a dream. To be where we are now has taken work. We’re working now. We have our sights set on the other side of the world and our minds locked on the first steps …
It is true, you don’t want to overburden yourself when you’re planning a long trip abroad. You don’t want travel plans that ask more than you can give. You do, however, need to take care of some official business before you start travelling around the world, and there is a lot of travel planning that …