I ain't gittin' on no plane!
After 11 and a half months of hard travelling we though it would be nice to rest our weary feet for a while so picked Buenos Aires. Flash packing was also taken to a whole new level as we decided to rent an apartment for 11 days in the flashiest part of town, Recoleta, just a few blocks away from one Eva Peron! The reality is that it only costs a little bit more than hostelling but you get so much more. Just having space, wardrobes and a kitchen was great.
BA itself is a great city. It has a lot of different personalities, feeling at times like New York, Paris and London all within a few blocks while still posessing a great Latin spirit and vibe. On our travels there have only been a few places that we wouldn't hesitate to live in (Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Melbourne, Auckland) but you can definitely add BA to that list.
I had wanted to go and see Boca Juniors play while there but the president has made an election promise to ban tourists this season. That's one less rip off fake football top sold!! Instead I went to see Velez Sarsfield play San Lorenzo so they are now my team and have sold one more rip off fake football scarf! Appropriately they play in the same colours as my team (Spurs) and even more appropriately they lost!! Still, they are my team now and we support them through thick and thin, at least while in the country! It was a great experience though, they really do take their football supporting seriously. The 90 minutes was a constant barrage of noise and singing with not a single prawn sandwich in sight! Each team has their own set of hooligans that join the terraces just before kick off and are welcomed like Kings. The corresponding fixture last year left one fan shot dead but luckily everyone was well behaved this time round!
The rest of our time was equally divided amounst exploring the city, drinking coffee, chilling generally, eating meriendas and cooking steak. No offence intended to the five steaks that meant to cause no offence to any previous steak I'd eaten but I cook a mean Lomo!! Those original five steaks now make up the arse end of the top 10 steaks I have ever had.
After 12 days we thought we should hit the road again so headed up to Iguazu Falls on an 18 hour bus journey. It was the longest bus journey we have had to do (not bad after hearing about some people's 50 hour bus journeys!) but the good news is it was our last!!
We saw Niagara Falls a few years ago and Iguazu Falls are equally spectacular!! A few people have said Iguazu is better but I would say that the two are pretty equal in different ways. Iguazu is definitely bigger with many more waterfalls and in a stunning jungle location but the raw power of Niagara is incredible. I feel privilidged to have visited both.
Now tomorrow we fly up to Rio. The final stop before we fly back to London next Tuesday. We have gone for an apartment for the week on Copocabana beach. Though not quite the bargain of Buenos Aires it still compares favourably to the cost of staying in a hostel.
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| From Buenos Aires, Argentina |
I had wanted to go and see Boca Juniors play while there but the president has made an election promise to ban tourists this season. That's one less rip off fake football top sold!! Instead I went to see Velez Sarsfield play San Lorenzo so they are now my team and have sold one more rip off fake football scarf! Appropriately they play in the same colours as my team (Spurs) and even more appropriately they lost!! Still, they are my team now and we support them through thick and thin, at least while in the country! It was a great experience though, they really do take their football supporting seriously. The 90 minutes was a constant barrage of noise and singing with not a single prawn sandwich in sight! Each team has their own set of hooligans that join the terraces just before kick off and are welcomed like Kings. The corresponding fixture last year left one fan shot dead but luckily everyone was well behaved this time round!
The rest of our time was equally divided amounst exploring the city, drinking coffee, chilling generally, eating meriendas and cooking steak. No offence intended to the five steaks that meant to cause no offence to any previous steak I'd eaten but I cook a mean Lomo!! Those original five steaks now make up the arse end of the top 10 steaks I have ever had. |
| From Iguazu, Argentina |
We saw Niagara Falls a few years ago and Iguazu Falls are equally spectacular!! A few people have said Iguazu is better but I would say that the two are pretty equal in different ways. Iguazu is definitely bigger with many more waterfalls and in a stunning jungle location but the raw power of Niagara is incredible. I feel privilidged to have visited both.
Now tomorrow we fly up to Rio. The final stop before we fly back to London next Tuesday. We have gone for an apartment for the week on Copocabana beach. Though not quite the bargain of Buenos Aires it still compares favourably to the cost of staying in a hostel.
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