Vicky Baker February 10, 2010 Environment, Road, Transport

My year without flying (thanks to the outstanding Argentinian buses)

Argentinian long-distance bus / Flickr photo by Sheep 'R' Us

When I took my trip home to England for Christmas, I realised it was the first time I boarded a plane in over a year.

I shouldn’t have been that surprised. One of the reasons I decided to base myself in South America was so I could do more overland travel and fly less. This turned out to be even easier than I thought. Last year I mangaged to travel extensively across Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Once even I hopped to Patagonia for the weekend.

It’s all down to the good, old long-distance bus. Admittedly those in Bolivia and Peru were a little lacking, but Argentina’s system is – as countless travellers in South America have discovered – outstanding.

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Written by Vicky Baker

Freelance journalist from London, currently based in Buenos Aires. Vicky regularly writes on her blog at goinglocaltravel.com and shares tips, advice and news on travelling the local way: covering couchsurfing, hospitality tourism, travel networking and home exchanges.

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