Boca Juniors was a team that I’d known about from the early 90’s – as a result of my fascination with Maradona’s epic 1986 world cup success. As a teenager back then I’d heard about Boca Juniors as Maradona played with them for a couple of seasons. While we were...
A Gringo in Argentina: The “Blue Dollar” Tip
For anyone travelling into Argentina for any period of time, it’s vital that you bring in either Euro’s or American Dollars. We were told about this while in Paraguay and if we hadn't found out, then we’d have been none the wiser. The current currency situation in...
Alive – The Andes Plane Crash Museum
While we were in Montevideo, Uruguay, we heard that the Andes plane crash museum - "Museo Andes" was the number one attraction in the city according to TripAdvisor. You may know of the crash better from the hollywood film - Alive! Here's a quick account of what...
Impressions of Rio de Janeiro
We booked our flights to South America way back in October and it seemed like the time would never come around for us to board our one-way flight to Rio de Janeiro and experience the awesomeness of Brazil. Our trip coincidently collided with the biggest football...
The Iguazu Falls
The Iguazu Falls, also known as the Iguassu Falls or the Iguaçu Falls, is an amazing spectacle of 275 individual waterfalls that is one of the top tourist attractions in both Brazil and Argentina. Visitors can see and experience the power of the falls from Foz do...
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