Double -guay and Iguazu – the plan

“How are you today, sir?”

“Darn happy to be skipping town.”

Friday:

1. JFK, Lan check-in terminal 8, lounges at terminal 4 (The Lounge, weak, with Diners Club, The Oasis, excellent, with Delta Sky Club), fly to Santiago, Chile.

Saturday:

1. Connect on Pluna to Montevideo, Uruguay.
2. Overland to Sierras de Mahoma, stay overnight.
3. Maybe squeeze in Colonia de Sacramento. Even though sworn off faded colonial towns, a UNESCO site is always alluring.

Sunday:

1. Montevideo to Asuncion, Paraguay on Pluna.
2. Overland through the missions to Encarnacion, an 8-hour drive.

Trinidad de Parana, Paraguya, photo by paularps

Monday:

1. The UNESCO-listed Jesuit Missions.
2. On to Puerto Iguazu, Argentina and Iguazu Falls.

Tuesday:

1. Cross to Foz de Iguacu, Brazil and see the falls again.
2. Lan flight to Lima.

Wednesday:

1. Redeye to JFK.
2. Straight to office, suit and comb waiting in office.

11 Responses to “Double -guay and Iguazu – the plan”

1. Jimmy @TravelByPoints says:

   May 25, 2012 at 5:10 pm

   Nice! Is this the plan, or something completed? We just got back. Thanks to your referral, we stayed at that Hostal Akapu. Hired a taxi driver (Spanish-speaking only) for a full-day tour of the island. Unable to buy tickets for Huayna Picchu, but hiked to Intipunku instead (last leg of the Inca Trail). The whole trip still feels a bit like a dream. (Too RAPID!)

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2. Matthew says:

   May 25, 2012 at 5:17 pm

   Sounds like a great trip! Looking forward to your report.

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3. adam says:

   May 25, 2012 at 5:45 pm

   Enjoy Stefan!

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4. Kelly Henry says:

   May 25, 2012 at 6:02 pm

   Do not miss Colonia de Sacramento – it is a winner of UNESCO colonial cities. Also, Paraguayan and Argentine missions are also winners.

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   • Rapid Travel Chai says:

     May 26, 2012 at 5:47 am

     @Kelly – it will be a bit of a stretch to reach Colonia, but I may slip it in between dusk and dinner! It looks to be only an hour each way from the ranch.

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5. Kay says:

   May 25, 2012 at 6:40 pm

   Have fun! I’m taking advantage of the long weekend myself with a mini-vacay in Puerto Rico. It’d be great to see a map of the area you cover. I love your trip reports, and might copy your itiniraries one day, but I do get confused about logistics.

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6. Rapid Travel Chai says:

   May 26, 2012 at 5:44 am

   @Kay – thanks for the feedback, when I get back I will put up a map and the final details of how it worked (or didn’t).

   And I hope PR is a delight!

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7. In which I learn Great Circle Mapper - Rapid Travel Chai says:

   May 26, 2012 at 6:14 am

   [...] Kay requested better detail on itineraries, so step one was cribbing from blogging studs Wandering Aramean and [...]

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8. The Weekly Flyer says:

   May 26, 2012 at 7:39 am

   That is serious Rapid travel. Looking forward to report.

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9. Richard says:

   May 26, 2012 at 10:23 am

   FIVE DAYS! You’re losing it…

   Slothy traveller, coming soon to BA blog near you.

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10. Rapid Travel Chai says:

    May 26, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    @Richard – well, I did work all day Fri and the flight was not until 20:00.

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