Mabu Thermas And Resort Foz de Iguacu

... required a lot more concentration than I was aiming to use that day. In general I´ve found Portuguese very difficult; the pronounciation of some of the consonants throws me completely - grande becomes gran-gé for example. Fabio said to just speak spanish and everyone would understand but that didn´t seem to work very well for me either... I´m beginning to think my Spanish accent might be occa :)<br><br>And that was my trip to Iguassu... next up is Buenos Aires :):)<br><br>Vanessa

So i just drove through here to get to the Airport to catch my flight, but what a drive it was!<br>So 5 of us from the hostel were all needing to head to Argentina permanently, so we all got a minibus and a driver to make the border crossing easier! <br><br>So, first thing you see when you drive over the border is a big sign saying "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" - The Falkland Islands are Argentinas! Nice welcome right there! So we´re driving along and an ...

... good, i had been away for about 3 weeks at that point!! As a result i can no longer drink Caiparinha´s though :(<br><br>So the next day was very hungover, but didnt matter as it rained all day, torrential, thunder and lightening, and power cuts!! Not good!<br><br>So on the 25th Oct a whole lot of us from the hostel decided to see the Brazillian side of the falls, just a view really, but a spectacular one! Once again, got soaked!

... of buses leaving, they are that close together they might just as well be a train.<br>Because of the distances, my one way journey is nearly 1300km, the buses seem to travel over night. They are extremely comfortable with recliners, plenty of legroom and airline style meals.<br>It is dark when we leave but I watch BA disappear before getting my head down for the night.<br>

... the list - eating shrimp, salad, taking ice and walking home alone in BA. Not once did i feel these were not the right things to do; if you take all the guidebooks advice to heart (don´t walk, don´t eat or drink, don´t get a taxi or bus, or subway, and certainly don´t walk .. you wouldn´t leave the house. You sum up a situation and place at the time and act accordingly). <br><br>Anyway, first day going to the Falls and first thing to note is how bureaucratic it is ...

... without hesitation. Actually someday I want to go to Brasil and see the falls from there side and do another boat ride!<br><br>We took a little train to get us to the other side where we would walk about 11 islands (not really islands but we had to walk over like 11 falls) we finally got there and it was exactly all the words you would think of to describe it...breathtaking, amazing, beautiful, magnificent... you get the idea.<br><br>The fall was massive! and it ...

... and was more focused on the wildlife element so we made the decision to head back over to Argentina.<br><br>This journey took almost two hours and was a massive effort. We had to take three buses and stop at both immigration points, a bus ride apart from each other, to sign in and out of the respective countries. Why the two borders aren't in one place like everywhere else, I don't know. <br><br>We got to the Argentinian national park at about 3pm and ...

... started talking to me about prices for boat tour of the falls did i realise he´d jumped on the gringo bus trying to sell...much to elphick and rolfes amusement.<br><br>The Falls were amazing!!! we took our own little tour round and crossed the platform right up to the face of the ´devils throat´. The drop was massive and the mist ...

... We saw South American racoons, look like anteaters with racoon tails, running around everywhere. As we neared the exit, I bought a couple of dark chocolate Havanna cookies for both of us (one of the world's greatest cookies) and we returned to town for some late afternoon empanadas before we headed back to the steakhouse. <br><br>The morning of June 3 was our third and final day visiting the Falls. Parque Nacional Iguazu in Argentina allows entry for ...

... thundering bridal veils of water. <br><br>It was absolutely beautiful up here. <br><br> <br><br>There was even some pretty wildlife to admire if you got bored of all the water!<br><br> <br><br>This was taken from a small bridge which ...