Miss Adventure turns South
Las Platas to Puerto Madryn, Argentina So, it’s fair to say we have encountered some unexpected challenges. The emissions warning indicator that illuminated on the short drive to Buenos Aires from Zarate (where we collected Miss Adventure) was really a warning of the challenges that lay ahead. I was annoyed with myself for not buying […]
How not to import a vehicle to South America
Zarate, Argengina Having researched a lot and spoken to a number of people who’d shipped vehicles to South America, I had prepared for the import process to be somewhat character building. As I left on the Monday morning to meet Daniel (our shipping agent) at his office, I assured Mel and the little people that […]
Lucy’s blog: We got the campervan!!!
Buenos Aires to Bahai Blanca, Argentina After a short stay in Uruguay, we took a boat to Argentina. There dad spent 3 days in the port trying to get the van. Meanwhile, we visited the Children’s museum. It is like Kidzania in London. It was fun. I went and took on lots of cool jobs. […]
Things I’ve learned in Argentina…..
Buenos Aires, Argentina The ferry ride from Montevideo to Buenos Aires was uneventful – while it was storming outside, the water was calm, or calm enough that we didn’t notice from the boat. On the other hand, the storm meant we were welcomed to Buenos Aires with an astronomical surcharge added to the cost of […]
Lucy’s Blog: Chow Brazil, Hola Uruguay !!!
Sao Paulo, Florianópolis and Porto Alegre, Brazil to Montevideo, Uruguay Sorry it took me so long to write. I’ve been sooo busy. In Sao Paulo we saw an amazing football museum featuring Pele and Ronaldo. We also visited Batman alley. It had lots of cool paintings! We then went to Florianópolis. While there we went […]
Well, this is quite “Europeaney”
Montevideo, Uruguay As has been our primary mode of transport through South America, we arrived in Uruguay on Bus via the border town of Rio Branco. The night bus left Porto Alegre around 8pm, but due to the increasingly poor roads as we travelled farther south, I was up at 2am when we reached the […]