Hi I am looking to travel SA for 2 or 3 months, I have a budget of about 3k. Just wondering if anyone has any advise on countries to go to or avoid. I was thinking of maybe going to Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and possibly Columbia. I would also love to go to Brazil but dont think its feasible.
All advise would be much appreciated.
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Stay in the right hostels and you'll have the best times of your life, crap can happen out on the street in certain places but that's all part of the fun. I went to 7 countries so could ramble on for absolutely ages here if you want, though you get tips along the way. Football is easy to do in most cities as well!
Err, say you fly to BA. You can then get a quick boat over to Colonia/Montevideo and tick off Uruguay. There's not much to do apart from football but find a good hostel crowd and you're sorted.
I'd say allow 3 weeks for those 2 countries, 4 for Bolivia and 2/3 for Peru, then maybe fly home from Lima. I didn't go to Chile but if you're going for 3 months that'd also leave time for there.
If you can, then go to Colombia. That's pretty much the holy grail once over there, you'll hear a lot of stories, both good and bad. Medellin is an absolutely crazy city.
Macchu pichu in Peru is a must see, and you can get the train up without having to do the Inca trail (which is meant to be cool as well). Lake Titicaca is awesome, and so are La Paz and Sucre in Bolivia. If you go to Bolivia, go to Potossi and go into a mine. You get to play with dynamite. It's the most dangerous day I've ever had. Bolivia is pretty cheap. I did an amazon trip in Peru, if you don't fancy Brazil (it's so vast, hard to get anywhere!). If you do go to Brazil, I recommend the Pantanal and Bonito (snorkelling a crystal clear river? best day ever!)
Argentina is an amazing country, but increasingly more expensive (dirt cheap a few years ago because their economy failed) worth going to Iguaçu falls, Mendoza (can do anything there... skiing, white water rafting, or just getting hammered as its where they make all the malbec!) and Buenos Aires. you get the best food and drink in south America there.
I could rattle on all day so please DM me
Regarding football, we played the locals on an island in Lake Titicaca. At 4000m above sea level, its no wonder Bolivia always win at home. I couldn't breathe!
Bizarrely, I met some guy in Thailand who claimed to have started the massive brawl amongst the away fans in an FA cup match at the Valley. I think Brentford but I could be wrong.
The curator at the football museum in Montevideo supported Bolton...
Any landmarks or places you wanted a photo to keep I made sure I was in a Charlton shirt. Left this in the Maracana as well:
How did people get by with the language barrier?
Doing some online lessons to learn the basics at the moment.
In both Rio and Sao Paulo, a few people speak English. Outside of these two cities, as rare as a Charlton victory.
The Brasilians are friendly dudes but there is no escaping the 'less well off' there. I never wear jewellery etc BUT I don't feel threatened, just have your wits about you.
The crumpet is alright as well.
Learn the Portuguese for "if you put 10 spoons of sugar in that coffee without asking, I'm not paying for it"
Family has rental property business in Patagonia so if you're planning to head down there, give me a shout.