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Bus to the clouds
At six in the morning we departed. The mini bus was great. A Mercedes with air-conditioned provisioned with oxygen tanks and coca leaves against the altitude sickness.
We tied the backpacks on the roof of the bus and, before anything we went to buy many bottles of mineral water. It is very important to get hydrated all the time.
The trip …
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Related BlogsTrain to the Clouds (El Tren a las Nubes) Salta
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Arriving in Salta
... decided to go with Novella Estrela (forgive spelling) that left at 13.15 and changed at about 18.00 at Resistencia. Arrived in Salta at about 7am next morning. Bus was good - reclining seats, meal included, not too cold (!), video in English so canīt ...
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Stuck in Salta doing some caramel pulling.
... Montevideo (I am sure you know, but it's a small world on the backpacker circuit). It's winter holiday in Argentina now, so the nightlife was great, and Salta is practically boiling. After waking up with a hangover a couple of days in a row, I just idled ...
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Cattle, wine & getting high on a train
... need to beware of altitude sickness. The views were stunning, the guides in each cabin were informative and professional and the train company ensured that the health and safety of all passengers were catered for. There was an ambulance and two security ...
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Heading into Argentina!
... . Whilst waiting in the queue, we got chatting to the couple in front of us. They were boyfriend & girlfriend - Martin was from Argentina and Stefani was from Italy. They were really nice and offered to help us get our bus ticket to Salta as that's ...
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Kite Buggy racing in the Salt Flats
... ; It took a lot more skill than I thought. But we took two days to learn. One of the big things to do in Salta is the Train to the Clouds, which is like the Ski train in Colorado - it goes through spectacular scenery to 14,000 feet and you can ...
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The Biggest Entry Ever!
... and Bolivian sides of Lake Titicaca, La Paz, Sucre and the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, and then crossed into Argentina, where I spent my 30th birthday last Friday in Salta. Phew! So I've got a few stories to tell! In Cusco, I went on a trip around ...
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The Bored and The Border
... and comfy buses. Customs went smoothly, and apart from the hundreds of Bolivians running produce across the border from Argentina, nothing unusual happened. But the change was instant. Suddenly the roads were sealed, the buses were indeed ...
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Wine, Women And Trains
... and we'd booked tickets for the Wednesday trip, hence our need to leave Cafayate earlier than we'd have liked. The train rises from 1600m in Salta to 4300m which is more than high enough to have the potential to cause altitude sickness so we heeded the ...
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Salta
The Iguazu Falls are located on the border of Brazil and Argentina. Due to our enforced separation, the plan was for Dee to fly from Rio to the Brazilian side of the falls and see the falls for a few hours whilst Pete flew from Buenos Aires to Puerto ...
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Saints and Steaks
... ’s an all day trip and only leaves twice a week. Unfortunately with our tight schedule we couldn’t fit it in. Maybe next time we’re in Salta! Anyway we sadly said goodbye to Argentina and headed off on the long trip north into ...
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