Our last few days in Buenos Aires we relaxed, slept in, ate food, and met tons of fun travellers in our hostel. We got our last night in the hostel for free because we had already stayed so many nights so that was a nice bonus. We walked around the city some more and even caught up on all of this season's Modern Family. It was the first time we really had a chance to slow down and chill out. On our last day we went back to the Indian embassy and FINALLY GOT OUR INDIAN VISAS!! I have been working on these visas for many months and I was very nervous about it. Even though we spent the next 8 hours at the bank sorting out a prior issue and fighting with the staff there, I was still happy.
During the last day in each country we have fun trying to balance the last of our money so that we get what we need without having to take out more cash and not having much left over because it becomes worthless. In the last couple of countries we have ended up with extra so we get an extremely overpriced treat at the airport. In Argentina we got a big AERO type chocolate bar (even though hours earlier we had sworn off chocolate for three months).
Since our flight to Costa Rica left at 06:30, we would have had to be at the airport around 04:30 meaning we had to leave the hostel at 02:30 which is not safe in Buenos Aires (or anywhere) so we ended up sleeping over at the airport. We were not alone, all the shops were still open through the night and many other travellers had the same idea as us.
Tyson had bought some super glue to glue his sunglasses and "accidentally" (so he claims) he took a big sniff of the stuff. Apparently this is not a good idea because he was a bit loopy for a while. It was hilarious payback for gluing my foot to my sandal earlier.
Our time in South America has come to an end and I already cannot wait to come back. Mainly we loved the people. They are so kind, friendly, warm and helpful that we would become suspicious of them. To clarify, I mean they would go so far out of their way every time to show us directions or explain the answer to our questions that we would question their real motives. And everytime it was just to assist a lost and frustrated tourist. For example just on the way to the airport three people offered us bus information without us asking. Then the bus supervisor was notified by a concerned civilian and they ensured we got on the correct bus. Then the bus driver only charged us half price for the ride. Then the people on the bus indicated when it was time for us to get off, and finally when we looked lost outside the "arrivals" section an armed guard walked us all the way to the otherside of the airport to where we needed to be. No exaggeration. Plus the guy at the concession at the airport patiently pointed out every single item we could get for the amount of pesos we had.
I want to see Columbia, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Patagonia. Three months should do it. Now that we got Spanish down pat it should be a cinch. South America has been dirtier than what we are used to. There are stray dogs, graffiti and garbage everywhere but they have cheap public transport, great food, cool architecture, awesome beaches, wonderful wonders, and lovely people. It has overall exceeded our expectations by a longshot. I have learned a great deal from the countries, cultures and the people here and we are leaving with many new friends. South America has been kind to us and definitely not the dangerous, crime-infested place we read about.
We are less than one month away from our re-coup stop at home and time seems to be flying by. Everyday I try to slow time down but it just seems to speed up in rebellion. We are off to explore a small fraction of Central America. I have been poking around couchsurfing sites to find the inside scoop on where to check out, since the bus system appears reasonable out there. We have a fancy hotel booked for our first night through our credit card points so we are looking forward to that. There are very vague addresses and directions in Costa Rica because apparently they do not have street signs and twelve cities and areas can have the same name.
We flew from BA - Lima - Costa Rica with an awesome airline that gave us real meals, reclining seats and movies. Time to switch gears a bit and enjoy our new temporary home.
"If we are not happy and joyous in this season for what season shall we wait"
During the last day in each country we have fun trying to balance the last of our money so that we get what we need without having to take out more cash and not having much left over because it becomes worthless. In the last couple of countries we have ended up with extra so we get an extremely overpriced treat at the airport. In Argentina we got a big AERO type chocolate bar (even though hours earlier we had sworn off chocolate for three months).
Since our flight to Costa Rica left at 06:30, we would have had to be at the airport around 04:30 meaning we had to leave the hostel at 02:30 which is not safe in Buenos Aires (or anywhere) so we ended up sleeping over at the airport. We were not alone, all the shops were still open through the night and many other travellers had the same idea as us.
Tyson had bought some super glue to glue his sunglasses and "accidentally" (so he claims) he took a big sniff of the stuff. Apparently this is not a good idea because he was a bit loopy for a while. It was hilarious payback for gluing my foot to my sandal earlier.
Our time in South America has come to an end and I already cannot wait to come back. Mainly we loved the people. They are so kind, friendly, warm and helpful that we would become suspicious of them. To clarify, I mean they would go so far out of their way every time to show us directions or explain the answer to our questions that we would question their real motives. And everytime it was just to assist a lost and frustrated tourist. For example just on the way to the airport three people offered us bus information without us asking. Then the bus supervisor was notified by a concerned civilian and they ensured we got on the correct bus. Then the bus driver only charged us half price for the ride. Then the people on the bus indicated when it was time for us to get off, and finally when we looked lost outside the "arrivals" section an armed guard walked us all the way to the otherside of the airport to where we needed to be. No exaggeration. Plus the guy at the concession at the airport patiently pointed out every single item we could get for the amount of pesos we had.
I want to see Columbia, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Patagonia. Three months should do it. Now that we got Spanish down pat it should be a cinch. South America has been dirtier than what we are used to. There are stray dogs, graffiti and garbage everywhere but they have cheap public transport, great food, cool architecture, awesome beaches, wonderful wonders, and lovely people. It has overall exceeded our expectations by a longshot. I have learned a great deal from the countries, cultures and the people here and we are leaving with many new friends. South America has been kind to us and definitely not the dangerous, crime-infested place we read about.
We are less than one month away from our re-coup stop at home and time seems to be flying by. Everyday I try to slow time down but it just seems to speed up in rebellion. We are off to explore a small fraction of Central America. I have been poking around couchsurfing sites to find the inside scoop on where to check out, since the bus system appears reasonable out there. We have a fancy hotel booked for our first night through our credit card points so we are looking forward to that. There are very vague addresses and directions in Costa Rica because apparently they do not have street signs and twelve cities and areas can have the same name.
We flew from BA - Lima - Costa Rica with an awesome airline that gave us real meals, reclining seats and movies. Time to switch gears a bit and enjoy our new temporary home.
"If we are not happy and joyous in this season for what season shall we wait"
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