Ahmad: We left Mendoza feeling a little restless after all the relaxing, we had seriously considered going to some other places in Argentina but decided against it as bus travel is so so expensive. After our overnight bus journey to Salta, we got checked into Siete Duendes Hostel (translates as seven goblins hostel). The hostel was really nice, with really clean dorms, a great kitchen and the best TV / Theatre room I’ve seen on our travels.
Ahmad: We got a morning bus to Mendoza and after a few hours we got to the border between Chile and Argentina where we had to wait around for 2 hours for the immigration officials to finish their matte(local tea), talking to their mates and petting all the stray dogs around (Argentineans are really laid back). Once our passports had been stamped (which took all of 2 minutes) we got back onto the bus and were in Mendoza for the early evening.
Laura: We woke up at 6.45am so we could shower before the mammoth 27 hour bus journey to Calafate. The hot tap refused to work so not only did we get up an hour earlier than required, we had to get on the bus feeling dirty which sucked. Also, our food for the journey was in the kitchen which was locked so we had to wake up the hostel staff! The day was off to a bad start but thankfully, the local buses were on time and we caught our 9am bus no problem.
Laura: The bus journey from Buenos Aires took about 23 hours and showed four absolutely awful rom coms (why is that blonde from Greys Anatomy always in them)!! The bus was adequate but not as comfortable as the ‘cama’ bus we took last time. We couldn’t afford that one this time around but even still, this bus cost us £75!! We got to the bus terminal and found a very helpful young man who spoke great English. He informed us that you can get a bus from Bariloche to El Calafate directly (we were worried that this would be impossible) Continue Reading →
Ahmad: We got onto the bus and were astounded by how comfortable it was. The seats were huge and as promised went almost all the way back. We were given a soft drink just after boarding followed by a snack (consisting of the best biscuits known to man – Alfa Jores, these are generally a chocolate or cream layer sandwiched between two soft biscuits and are hugely popular in Argentina). Around 10PM on our journey we were woken by the stewardess for our evening meal (argentinian time) which was something like a meal on a plane. After eating we went Continue Reading →
Ahmad: We had booked the most basic bus from Sao Paulo to the Iguazu falls, so we were expecting something of an African chicken bus, we got the bus station and the bus was actually really comfortable. One thing about overland travel in South America (so far at least) is that whilst it’s relatively expensive it’s also pretty comfortable (so long as you don’t forget your sleeping bag – the air conditioning on the bus was on full blast all night, it was actually warmer outside so I froze all night)