Foz
Travel Blogs from Foz, Brazil
Border-hopping to see the 'Big Water'
... settled down for another braai with Rich and Katy. The following morning, on Saturday, we went our separate ways. The two of us made our way back to Foz in Brazil, from where we caught a bus to Rio de Janeiro at noon... oh joy, another 23 hour bus ...
The Iguacu Falls
... site for the Tupi-Guarani and Paraguas Tribes. In 1986 they were declared a World Heritage Site. the falls are shared between Brazil and Argentina, with Argentina claiming the majority. A national park surrounds the falls on both sides of the border. The ...
And more water
Friday June 3rd 2005 Time to leave Argentina now - thats only 15 days in total (13+2), and onto my last country, Brazil. and Foz De Iguazu, the Brazilian cityon the opposite side of the falls. Foz De Iguazu is much, much bigger than its counterpart in ...
Where the hell are we?
... ". We were lost, what transpired is that the plane had to undertake an emergency landing due to the horrific weather conditions as Foz airport had closed this had been explained to everyone on the plane..... in Portugese of course, and we didnt have a ...
Showering in Iguassu Falls & plenty of nice pics
... to go with it. It just so happens that the Iguassu Falls are at the centre of three borders, the countries being Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina and there is a town called Ciudad del Este that is just over the border in Paraguay where duties don’t ...
Hanging around in Foz just killing time
We were going to go over to Paraguay today, but all the trips are pretty dull and expensive, and doing it ourselves might not be safe. Therefore, we have decided not to bother going, just for the sake of ticking a box. Instead, it became another chill ...
The Last of Brazil
A long 24 hour bus ride from Rio de Janeiro brings me to the tri-border town of Foz do Iguaçu where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay come together. It´s also home to the famous Iguaçu Waterfalls.... the only reason to come to these parts really. To ...
Amazing Iguacu Falls
Arrived in Foz de Iguacu early afternoon by plane (flew with Gol via Curitiba = was cheaper to fly onto Foz than get off there??). Arrived about 13.30 and got bus into town. Met a local tour guide who helped us find a hotel at a good price (guide book v ...
Daylight robbery
... as really loved it here. Were more apprehensive about going to Paraguay but these things can happen anywhere. Got stamped out of Brazil and walked across the Friendship Bridge to the Paraguayan side where we got stamped in. Most borders we have crossed ...
Nature at its very best
19.11.09 Foz do Iguazu Today saw us on a state of the art Marco Polo coach bound for Foz do Iguazu, Brazil. We were lucky enough to score the front seats on the upper level, giving us a panoramic view of the countyside. The trip was very comfortable and ...
Over to the other side - Brazil time!
... we were just going to jump on a local bus when we were ready. The bus goes straight from Puerto Iguazu (Argentina) to Foz De Iguazu (Brazil). We set off just after lunch and was at the Argentinean border in about 10 minutes. Everyone on the bus had to ...
Coz we we're only being boring.....
Seriously got nothing to write about today. We booked our bus to Rio for Friday and found out it's going to take approximately 24 hours - nice! Oh well, it will be our last major journey. After a chill in the courtyard catching some rays, I locked in ...
Iguacu Falls - Brazilian Side
Alex: We got into Foz do Iguaçu from Sao Paulo at a reasonable time in the morning and after a bit of wandering found a hotel with rooms. After a well needed shower and a bite to eat we waste no more time and caught the bus to see the Brazilian side ...
Best Waterfalls in the World
... . We spent two full days visiting the falls which is essential. From Salto, we travelled on a 12 hour overnight bus to Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil. Hotel Del Rey was our base hotel for two nights... expensive at $US41 per night, covered by the tour price. A ...
A helluva lot of water!
... flight from China was 36 hours through Europe and America. A very funny incident! Iguaçu falls are right on the border of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay and there´s a point where you can see all 3 countries. From the Brazilian side you get the far ...
The Devils Throat
Wow. That about sums it up really. Everything here is great. The waterfall is awesome, indescribable and unbelievable. We walked around it, ove it, in between it and never tired of seeing it from a hundred different angles. We then took a crazy boat ...
Iguassu Falls & One Hell of a Boat Trip !!!!
... - we deserved it !! We had now decided tomorrow would be a lazy day by the pool we were not going to bother to visit the Brazil side, everyone says that the Argentina side was better and we had a great day also after the money we spent today it was good ...
Brazil me baby, here I come!
... platform basically right over this just incredibly powerful and noisy waterfall, with the mist spraying up all around. Cooool. Brazil Side We rolled into Foz de Iguacu after maybe a 1 hour bus ride from the Argentinean side, border crossing a piece ...
POMEs behaving badly
... and German, another reason the car trip was so silent) if she could take us to the three frontiers, where Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil meet at the rivers Parana and Iguaçu, where you can see all three countries. Ana told me it would be 20 Reais per ...
Brazilian side of the falls
We didn't rush to get up this morning as we had planned to go to the Brazilian side of the falls today, and we don't need too long there. We jumped on a local bus that took us up to the park entrance and then onto another open top style bus that took us ...
The Brazilian Side
... to ourselves, saying we had had a lot of buses come late but never early. It wasn't until a little while later that I realized Brazil was on a different time zone and an hour ahead. We were extremely lucky that we made it there a little early and ...
iguacu
... dinner out with the girls with steaks like a small football and enough good wine to keep us all afloat. Argentina and back to Brazil and to Paraguay and back to Argentina ! 23rd Nov Managed to negotiate a taxi for the afternoon to drive us back to ...
I got soaked, but it was worth it!
... my poor camera struggles to grab a few shots, I walk back and now the right side of my trousers are soaked through! Amazing, I'm in Brazil for less than a day and I'm wet through! Next, we can walk up to a platform to get an elevator to a ...
Iguazu Falls
At last the famous Iguazu Falls... I was particularly looking forward to seeing these falls and was not disappointed! First stop the Brazillian side- this was spectacular in its own right! The walkway along the side of the falls gave us amazing views all ...
That 'rock star' feeling in the Lost World
... can do to the local economy. Three towns have sprung up in the proximity of the falls: Puerto Iguazu in Argentina, Foz do Iguasu in Brazil and Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. Each town has its own 'international' airport, all within a radius of 20 ...
Brazil and Bird Park
Water Water Water and Birds Birds Birds We arrived in Foz de Iguacu in the morning at 6 am and it is really too early, because the rooms in the hostel and the breakfast were not ready. And so we had to wait two hours :( But we got the possibility ...
What else can I say?
Right. This won't take long. The Iguacu Falls, one of Brazils natural wonders. Here goes. They're huge. ENORMOUS. Eye-bendingly, sense-stoppingly, stupefyingly big. 2.7km across, over 270 separate waterfalls, sitting in a beautiful national park ...
The Magnificent Iguassu Falls!
The day after we arrived ended up being a bit rainy...in Brazil..I know that´s what we thought! Brazil...the land of sunshine and thong bikinis! So we decided to hang around for the day in Foz and await the sunshine the next day...I got a bit homesick ...
