Bummer in the South American Summer

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Puerto Iguazu, Argentina:

After one of the best days of my trip thus far I came back to my hostel to find that my small travel bag with my passport, credit cards, travel notes, everything important etc. had been stolen from the luggage storage. Every employee played dumb and questioned if I brought the bag, with my passport and credit cards with me to go hiking in the Iguazu Park....oh ya that's likely!

So in order to get a new passport I needed to file a police report, which was basically a formality with no hint of justice in sight (go figure). The whole process was strikingly similar to The Dude's ordeal in The Big Lebowski as one officer told me, "ya...they got us working in shifts."

So now I'm in Buenos Aires, thanks to my brother who bought my 17 hour bus ticket online for me seeing I only had US$4 to my name, staying with the saint Conrad Brown of UT fame who has opened up his futon for me while I get my situation sorted out.

All in all nothing is lost other than time and money and a little dignity. But my trail is still untraveled and I look forward to picking up right where I left off in beautiful South America.

Here are some photos of the magnificent Foz de Iguacu/Cataratas de Iguazu (Brasil side/Argentina side), followed by some photos of a surprisingly quaint city of Curitiba, Brasil where I was just before Foz de Iguacu. Sadly to say these might be the last pictures I'm able to post seeing my battery charger and cpu/camera USB plug has gone the way of my passport. But I'll shop around in Buenos Aires and/or borrow equipment from fellow hostel dwellers throughout my trip to keep the blog alive.

CATARATAS DE IGUAZU, ARGENTINA:


FOZ DE IGUACU, BRASIL:


CURITIBA, BRASIL:

World class botanical gardens in Curitiba

Oscar Niemeyer Museum