Iguazu Falls

I arrived at Foz do Iguacu early in the morning, almost 16 hours by bus from Sao Paulo it took. Later as I discovered in Argentina also, I can say that in Brazil (surely depends on the route) and Argentina you can easily prefer a bus ride: wide and soft with semi-bed and full-bed (not necessary) seat alternatives.

Lies between Argentina and Brazil, the inspiring Iguazu Falls has always been a destination where I wanted to see. The other accomodation place other than Foz do Iguacu is Puerto Iguazu in Argentina. Paraguay border is also close and a border town also exists, probably cheaper than the previous options; but since the national parks through which the Falls could be seen are only Argentina and Brazil, it would require more effort. I preferred Puerto Iguazu since it`s a smaller and cheaper town than Foz do Iguacu.

Anyway, I crossed the border right after my arrival and found a hostel in the town. Once again I had had a long travel, so decided to rest on the first day and plan my visit.

The general opinion is that both national parks should be visited: the former one is said to give you a better view and the latter one allows you to get closer and feel the thundering voice in your head. Unfortunately, I had only the chance to visit the Argentinian park since the last day before my bus trip to Buenos Aires I had to deal with a problem related to my bank. Still I had great time. Hopefully, I could have a chance to visit the Falls again.





Just want to give you the advice that arrive at the park as early as possible and prefer to take the Paseo Inferior track, which descends to the river (Get the chance to view the Falls when noone is around) and gives you also the opportunity to get under the Falls by a boat trip at the end (I did the boat trip: Great experience to see tons of water falling on you and to get drenched to the skin) before the Devil`s Throat route. The tourist groups come also early in the morning and visit Devil`s Throat at first.

Putting behind the Iguazu Falls behind; now it was the time to see my Argentinian friends I met in India and traveled with almost 2 months. Before I hadn`t said a proper "Good bye" to them, but it would definitely be a proper "Hi" this time.

Bienvenido!

Hola everyone,

After nearly 1.5 years, I`m back on the road again. This time it`s South America that I`ll try to explore.

SAO PAULO
After a very long flight (17hr), I arrived at Sao Paulo in the evening. Found my recently opened hostel and put myself into my bed just after taking a shower.

The next day, after arranging my bus ticket to Foz de Iguacu (the border town of Brazil near Iguazu Falls) walked for a while along the streets of the city. Mu bus was departing at 4 pm, so didn`t have much time. Mainly Centro and Praca da Republica were the regions I walked at; with their colonial architecture and tropical parks I enjoyed it. Saying that I faced with lots of poor people around the place and they make you feel that it would not be very safe to be there late at night. In Sao Paulo, sometimes there`s only a road between the poorest and richest areas and nearly every building I saw had a security guard with barbed wires or broken glasses on their walls. Even the hostel I stayed in haven`t put a signboard outside of it for safety reasons.

Sao Paulo is said to be the capital of business, and as a city not charming it`s. Sure you may find lots of places for good dining and nightclubs for partying (It`s said to have), but I don`t think these are just specific to Sao Paulo. So if you`re not looking for a transport hub on the way to Iguazu Falls like I do, you may skip this city.