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ARGENTINA TO BRAZIL
We left off last week from the Iguazu Falls, which essentially borders three countries – Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Natalie and I stayed at the Iguazu Grand, a luxurious hotel on the Argentine side and we headed to Rio before flying back to the States. We left the hotel at 8:30am and the line at the Argentine border, which is 300 yards away from the hotel, was about five cars deep and moving slowly. Our driver took our passports and walked up to the window (he didn’t need us to be there) and took care of our exit stamps. That took just 12 minutes. The next stop was a few hundred yards away at the Brazil border. Here, we needed to get out of the car (he left it running with our bags in the trunk) to get processed and that took about 12 minutes also. Nine minutes later we pulled into the IGU airport.

IGUAZU AIRPORT
The Foz Do Iguacu airport is small but appears to be well run. We had a very pleasant experience. There was no line at check-in or at security. Brazil security is easy as can be. Travelers don’t need to take out laptops, take their shoes off or even leave liquids behind. The gate area has a couple of shops including H Stern and a small café. The departure monitor stated we were delayed 10 minutes but we took off exactly on time.



TAM AIRLINES
For the short, one-hour, 40-minute flight, Natalie and I flew on TAM Airlines (www.tam.com.br ). They are Brazil’s largest carrier and I flew them internationally a couple years ago in their comfortable business class from Miami to Sao Paolo and back. This experience was just as pleasurable as the A319 aircraft plane was brand new, passengers boarded from both the rear and front so it took half the time and the plane was half empty so we had plenty of space. The flight attendants were young, cool and spoke perfect English. They came around twice with drinks and once with free hot ham and cheese sandwiches. Just before landing, they went down the aisle with a basket of candies. The highlight, besides landing safely, was seeing an amazing view of Iguazu Falls right after takeoff. TIP: Sit on the right side of the plane for the view!

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