Getting the bus to Salta meant that we had gained a couple of weeks of riding in the mountains that we wouldn’t have had if we had ridden back across Argentina. Previously we had ruled out returning to Chile and … Read More
After a wonderful stay in Foz do Iguaçu it was time to say goodbye to Brasil and cross the bridge to country number 5. But before we did, we visited a typical Brasilian restaurant, the churrascaria or buffet livre, basically … Read More
The Iguazú Falls are a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Rio Iguazú and here the river forms the border between Brasil and Argentina. The waterfalls (cataratas in Spanish) themselves are a major tourist attraction and it’s not difficult to … Read More
Our arrival in Brazil (Brasil, as it is spelled in Portuguese) was in the middle of a storm, it was long past sunset and it was pouring with rain. Thankfully we had already arranged to stay with a Couchsurfing host, … Read More
Montevideo is Uruguay’s capital and the only large city in the whole country. It has a very chilled vibe with almost the same population as Rosario, Argentina at around 1.3 million but over a third of Uruguay’s population call Montevideo … Read More
Our last stop in Argentina before heading to Uruguay was the city of Rosario, 300km northwest of Buenos Aires and it is the third biggest city in Argentina with over 1.3 million people. We spent four days in this chilled … Read More
It was time to say goodbye to the mountains and with the Andes at our backs we started heading east towards Rosario and the Atlantic coast. As we were heading east across the country it was time to say final … Read More
There were two things that needed to happen before we could start our cycle across the continent, from Argentina to Uruguay.1. Cycle our first (almost) 4000m Andean pass over the famous Paso de los Libertadores from Chile to Argentina.2. Collect … Read More
Valparaíso is one of those places that travellers rave about as a cool place to visit. We had heard and seen a lot about the city but it predominantly centred around the insane and amazing Red Bull Cerro Abajo (literally … Read More
Villarrica to Valparaiso is 700km as the crow flies but realistically it is closer to 900 when you factor in the terrain and road network (and when cycling from Villarrica to Valparaiso.) It was one of the more difficult parts … Read More