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Travel Blogs from Salta
San Lorenzo - back again
We had heard great things of Salta and Jujuy provinces in the north of Argentina. This is where most Argentines take their holidays so surely they can't be wrong? They are not! Argentina is a very large country and is tremendously varied in terms of its scenery which, as it is approximately 4000 kilometres from top to bottom, I suppose it is bound …
Bus trip.....a doddle!
Just a quick note, to let you know that we arrived safely in Salta after out 23 Hour bus trip. All in all a very plesant experience. We travelled through some amazing scenery, and now happy that I have at last seen some cows and gauchos! Our tour guide has done a good job with our accomadation tonight!! just a shame that we are missing one night …
Salta - First Stop in Argentina
Dont cry for me Argentina the truth is I never left you.........
Our plan was to get from Bolivia to Argentina but we werent sure how easy it would be. So we got a mini-bus from Tupiza to Villazon in Bolivia which took about an hour. From there we had to find the border which was fairly easy but then we had to get through immigration. …
Stop bugging me
Ahhh! Despite sleeping in clothes we woke up to count our bites. We thought we might be in the clear, had convinced ourselves that it was just one that had carried over, but no! Spent most of the day scouring the 4 corners of salta for bed bug or chinches spray as they are here. No luck! There ...
Salta to La Quiaca
... special at all, its just a border town, with not really any sites for tourists. But wow, did I feel like I was in South America now. BsAs and Salta are pretty much just cities that speak different languages and have a different culture. La Quiaca is your typical South American town. No concrete, dirt sidewalks, broken bottles stuck into the tops of walls to stop people from climbing over, no hot water. It was like jumping ...