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Oh the suspense. Will the plucky travellers plans be thwarted by the Republic?

Day 12 Started with a walk around Palermo then off to AEP for LAN440 to SCL. On arrest AEP we discovered the wonderful LAN check in system. You queue for a machine, then enter all your details and scan the passports. Then you print boarding passes and a luggage tag. A LAN employee then comes and...

Day 11. Manuel agreed to take us to Brazil side of the falls. His car broke and he sent a sub. All conversations done via the translation app. There was a 20min queue to get to the border. When you arrive, you wind down the window and hand over the passports without leaving the car. The we drove...

Day 10 part 2 The train takes you up to Garganta del Diablo. It’s free, but you need a ticket which you get at the train station. It’s open carriages and the ride up was packed. All a little strange to be that close in the covid era. At the top there is a 1km walk over the river and islands to...

Day 10 All excited now. Off to Iguacu falls. Manuel arrived on time and told us to message him when we were ready to leave Iguacu to come home, so that’s all sorted. Tickets booked and carrying ID. We got in and went straight to the Jungle Adventure tour desk to book the river trip. AR11,000pp...

Day 9 Early start to AEP for Aerolineas flight to Iguacu. Simple machine check in with no luggage. The off the the gate where we waited. Boarding was finally called 40 min late and seemed to be enforced by your boarding group. Seat 5 was gp 4, so last to board. 737-700. Adequate but not comfy...

Yes, the government have kept the traveler declaration. Senseless, inexcusably badly put together, obtaining duplicate information that you need to complete on other forms, with no flexibility to change flights and no way to contact trace as this team are no longer required. WOFTAM

Day 8 Spent a quiet morning just out strolling and sampling coffee. Met up with the Mrs for lunch, then she wanted to see Recollata cemetery. Then I wandered down to see El Atenio bookstore. What a shop, I hope it survives. Finished the afternoon packing the suitcase and taking it to the hotel...

Day 7 Got a bit delayed on emails and missed the walking tour by 10 min. So we had a walk by ourselves, just soaking up central BA.Finished with dinner at Fogon Asada, a fantastic Argentine degustation

Day 6 Laundry stop. How mundane. Then lots of walking, finishing with a walking tour of Recoleta cemetery. Strange to see when the annual fee isn’t paid, the tombs are not maintained. Ended the evening with a large group dinner on the waterfront in San Telmo

Day 5. A brisk morning and after a hearty hotel breakfast, we set of for a bike tour of Buenos Aires with Rental Bike Argentina. We had a great day, around 25km of flat riding. The ride around Boca Jnr stadium was special as they had a game today and all the supporters were out with street...

Day 4 After multiple LATAM messages changing our flight times back and foward, we finally left San Pedro de Atacama for Calama airport. Driving during daylight makes you appreciate how much elevation is gained going to San Pedro. Calama airport is nice with a very open feel. We got some help...

Day 3 Jorge was ready for us at 8am for the trip to the Altiplano. The advice was to dress and it was good advice. We got up to 4,800m and I think we were at an average of 3,800. There was frozen rivers, still snow on the side of the roads in places and the wind was ferocious. It does your head...

Day 2 We have organised a 2 day tour with Jorge at Altiplano travel. We had a 7.30 breakfast booked with an 8.30 departure. Alarms on iPhones set, woke up and no one at the restaurant. We found a groundskeeper and it seems the local time has not gone to daylight savings. My iPhone disputes this...

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Part 2 It was a nice 10 min walk from T1to T2 domestic. We had a bit of a moment when we tried to get local money from a machine. The first 2 wouldn’t cooperate. By. machine 3 a sense of anxiety was emanating and service as usual. There doesn’t seem to be a LATAM lounge here, but Starbucks have...

First attempt at TR & first time in South America. The plan is AKL to San Pedro de Atacama. Then on to Buenos Aires for a week. Up to Iguacu and finishing in Santiago. Lots of different air bookings, hotels and government requirements that change. Day 1 AKL-SCL-CJC. Arrived at the airport...

I went for a wander through the business section and they have a barista. She made a great coffee, but has never travelled out of NZ. I felt a bit sorry for her, stuck in the back dark corner of the lounge watching people fly out.

It will be interesting to see what Emirates do with their lounge. It was big enough for 3 A380 departures from AKL-Aus. Now they are only running a flight to KUL-DXB. It looks like they will start a 380 non stop to DXB soon, but the lounge will be a huge cavernous space with just 1 flight...

I dont agree with you about the comparison with the Air New Zealand lounge. I always find this bleak and it often very busy and hard to find a seat. The outdoor area is nice, but I have only been there once that it was warm. Food and beverage comparison, the QF F lounge is much better ( the...