Iguazu!
Last week I went to Iguazu with my friend Carolina and her sister, Silvina.
Hostel Inn
We stayed at the Hostel Inn, a fun, very youthful place. Basically everyone there was from England, Ireland or France. Poor Carolina and her sister Silvina were a few of the only Spanish speakers there (although we did run into a few VERY Argentine men….chamucherros!).
We spent a lot of time just hanging out by the pool. I felt like a total nerd, because I was reading a book about economics. Carolina and her sister got a lot of sun, while I decided to stay as white as possible, applying 50 SPF every 2 hours.
On the first day, we headed to the falls at the wee hours of the morning. Now, I’ve been to Cumberland Falls in Kentucky. One waterfall. This was like Cumberland Falls on steroids. Or times a million.
We took a boat and went under the falls. Got soaked, of course, and then I ended up changing in front of a bunch of German tourists.
My favorite part was the Garganta del Diablo- a giant waterfall. I don’t even know how to describe it….so much mist, birds flying around. Incredibly beautiful.
On the second day, we went to the mines of Wanda. Not very much to see, but still gorgeous. Our tour guide told us about the different types of formations.
The trip was ballin’. You all should go. Two days is more than enough time to explore everything.
Eva said,
October 22, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Hey!
I’m a danish girl who just stumbled upon your blog when I googled “foreign girl buenos aires” : ) I’m thinking about moving to BA in spring 2009 and I’m searching like a mad man for informations about this city…. Your blog is great, just what I was looking for. It’s cool to read about first-hand experiences instead of links like ” Experience Buenos Aires in 10 days with this or that (lame) travel agency) Did some one say, turist trap?
Read ya later : )
cdenton said,
October 22, 2008 at 8:27 pm
If you would like to read more about life in BA check out these blogs:
http://www.oliviainargentina.blogspot.com
http://www.phiaje.wordpress.com
http://stilllifeinbuenosaires.wordpress.com/
They talk about all aspects of life in Buenos Aires. Good luck!!!!
stilllifeinbuenosaires said,
October 25, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Hey–thanks for the shout out, Claire!
To where will your next trip be?