Mar 23, 2009 - Corrientes - En Route To Iguazu

One thing I’ve learned, or maybe I haven’t learned, is that it’s important to ‘manage expectations’ when travelling as an ‘executive backpacker’.One thing I’ve learned, or maybe I haven’t learned, is that it’s important to ‘manage expectations’ when travelling as an ‘executive backpacker’....

Aug 27, 2008 - Esteros del Ibera

Well we needed somewhere to stop on the way down from The falls to Buenos Aires so we decided to stop at this national park. ah yes our little stay at Esteros del Ibera. ... Its a little park in the middle of nowhere.Well we needed somewhere to stop on the way down from The falls to Buenos Aires so we decided to stop at this national park. ah yes our little stay at Esteros del Ibera. ... Its a little park in the middle of nowhere....

Aug 5, 2008 - Corrientes & Rosario

Days 23 & 24 Corrientes & Rosario were nice enough places, but not much to really get excited about. ... They worked well as breaks betweeen overnight busses and a bit of Argentina culture and history.Days 23 & 24 Corrientes & Rosario were nice enough places, but not much to really get excited about. ... They worked well as breaks betweeen overnight busses and a bit of Argentina culture and history....

Mar 8, 2008 - Colonia Carlos Pellegrini

Es war schon einigermassen beruhigend zu wissen, dass zwischen uns und der Sumpflandschaft einige Millimeter Motorbootrumpf lagen. Tiermässig sind wir sowieso auf unsere Rechnung gekommen: Colonia Carlos Pellegrini glich einem grossen Streichelzoo. ... Katzen, Hunde, Hühner, Gänse und zahme Papageien gingen bei unserem Hostel aus und ein.Es war schon einigermassen beruhigend zu wissen, dass zwischen uns und der Sumpflandschaft einige Millimeter Motorbootrumpf lagen. Tiermässig sind wir sowieso auf unsere Rechnung gekommen: Colonia Carlos Pellegrini glich einem grossen Streichelzoo. ... Katzen, Hunde, Hühner, Gänse und zahme Papageien gingen bei unserem Hostel aus und ein....

Feb 20, 2007 - Colonia Pellegrini

Tuesday night we left the tango and the bussle of the city and caught a 9 hour bus to Mercedes, north west of Buenos Aires.Tuesday night we left the tango and the bussle of the city and caught a 9 hour bus to Mercedes, north west of Buenos Aires....

Nov 10, 2006 - CORRIENTES, Argentina

Not a lot happened here really.Not a lot happened here really....

Feb 13, 2006 - Busing it north

Well another day of bus travel, this time from Buenos Aires to sweaty, steamy Corrientes, a provincial capital in the north of the country.Well another day of bus travel, this time from Buenos Aires to sweaty, steamy Corrientes, a provincial capital in the north of the country....

Jan 18, 2006 - Ibera - A Little Luxury and A Big Lagoon

We were planning on visiting the Pantanal, a famous wildlife region in Brazil.We were planning on visiting the Pantanal, a famous wildlife region in Brazil....

Jan 17, 2006 - Posadas

We headed from the falls to the small town of Posadas (250,000 people).We headed from the falls to the small town of Posadas (250,000 people)....

Jul 29, 2005 - Colonia Carlos Pellegrini 12.-13.7.2005

Kaikkien kaupunkien jalkeen halusimme vaihteeksi takaisin luontoon, joten suuntasimme Uruguaysta takaisin Argentiinaan kohti kansallispuisto Esteros del Iberiaa. Samat maisemat jatkuivat Mercedesista Colonia Carlos Pellegriniin, joka kansallispuiston ainoana asutuskeskuksena toimii retkien tukikohtana. ... Kyla muodostuu pitkista suorista hiekkateista, vapaina vaeltavista hevosista ja lehmista, seka yhdesta kioskista ja yleisopuhelimesta aukion laidalla.Kaikkien kaupunkien jalkeen halusimme vaihteeksi takaisin luontoon, joten suuntasimme Uruguaysta takaisin Argentiinaan kohti kansallispuisto Esteros del Iberiaa. Samat maisemat jatkuivat Mercedesista Colonia Carlos Pellegriniin, joka kansallispuiston ainoana asutuskeskuksena toimii retkien tukikohtana. ... Kyla muodostuu pitkista suorista hiekkateista, vapaina vaeltavista hevosista ja lehmista, seka yhdesta kioskista ja yleisopuhelimesta aukion laidalla....

May 30, 2005 - Desperate times call for desperate measures!

Okay, so when I got to the bus station in Salta, it was midnight and I found out the next busses departed at six a.Okay, so when I got to the bus station in Salta, it was midnight and I found out the next busses departed at six a....

May 22, 2005 - Corrientes

ENGLISH TEXT BELOW Apres 6h de route, je commence a m'inquieter de ne meme pas voir quelques lumieres dans la campagne annoncant la prochaine ville.ENGLISH TEXT BELOW Apres 6h de route, je commence a m'inquieter de ne meme pas voir quelques lumieres dans la campagne annoncant la prochaine ville....