That's a lot of wishes you have there. It's difficult to summarize them but I'm sure Google will help you out if you search your destinations one by one. There is always a great range in prices and it all depends on how much you want to be taken care of and how much you want to do on your own, the local way. Do you want a comfortable, clean bus to take you from one place to the other or will a small, stuffed and slightly smelly minibus do? Or do you want to fly between destinations? The best advice would be to just start out somewhere and see how far the money you have will take you. You can always work somewhere for a couple of weeks to save money for the next leap...

Hola Newbie, you have to fly back from Campinas if you purchase a roundtrip ticket. However, for flying within Brazil I would book through www.kayak.com. Please keep in mind that if you book your domestic flight in Brazil you pay a pretty high price since you are not a resident of Brazil, so stick with a foreign website for booking domestic flights as mentioned above. Also, as a non-Brazilian resident you have to purchase a roundtrip ticket because without one the airline will not allow you to board the plane. P,S. I was all over the country. Took a boat on the Amazon from Tabatinga to Manaus, and then to Belem. From there I took buses to Fortaleza, Natal, Pipa, Recife, Maceio, Salvador de Bahia, then flew to Florianopolis, from there by buses to Uruguay and Argentina, back by plane from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro where I spent a couple of weeks, and then I flew to Cartagena/Colombia where I stayed about 3 months time. Plan to go back to Brazil next year for a couple of months for the soccer world cup.

I am Argentinian and I live in Buenos Aries. What the person above wrote is not wrong but some things are. It's true that there are slums but not everywhere, come on...it's like in every single country. Buenos Aires is a huge city there are a lot of 'normal' house and neighborhoods too with beautiful big houses and huge parks too. We don't have much green space..almost nothing. It's like a typical city. The people are not that kind with foreigners and tourists, except in downtown but in other cities we kinda dont like people from abroad being here. People aren't aggressive but just curt and don't like talking. More over, just a few people speak English here and other languages. The ones who are able to speak another language is coz they got money to pay for a private institute, which hardly ever happens as it's a 3rd world country. Yeah, we are pretty much poor. There are many unemployed people around, taxes and clothes are expensive to buy. Not talking about gadgets and computers. They are really expensive. I don't think you will do much shopping here coz you will be amazed when comparing the prices with yours. Buenos Aires is a busy city, full of combustion in the air, traffic jam constantly. Public transports are fine and fare is quite reasonable, excepts subway which are pretty much expensive now. You will hardly ever see skating on the main streets. Some people use bicycles tho. Too much insecurity, yeah be careful and watch your pockets all the time. Specially kids, kids these days are worse than adults stealing. Don't trust anyone and stay away from beggars! Don't be amazed if you find kids doing drugs and sleeping on the streets at night. The weather, oh my I love our weather. No catastrophes, but when it rains too much we get bad floods and I'm telling you they are horrible. Winter are not that cold, lowest degree can be -1 ºC, in summer highest reaches 38ºC, just in Baires..it's different in other parts of the country. Food, food is just fantastic. Meat is yummy. Argentinian people are the kind that cook a lot for a meeting, parties, etc. You will love it. Oh, and at restaurants, it's prohibited to smoke. There used to be sectors for smoking and non smoking people but now it's banned. Free smoke in all places. Night life, well we are latino people so we party a lot. Clubs here open around 11 pm and close by 6 am, some at 7. Drinks aren't expensive so you will have a good time and see pretty women around. :P I hope I helped, so many bad things about Baires, but It's a wonderful place.

Do you want to rent an apartment just for two weeks? I think a hotel should be better for you because rent an apartment in Argentina as a foreigner is not that easy. But here you have two websites: - http://apartmentsba.com/?gclid=COCDvruSkLUCFQ2znQodmRMADQ - http://www.bairesapartments.com/index.php?gclid=CKvF2rySkLUCFQeDnQodBmwABQ A foreigner can't rent an apartment for the same price as an Argentinian, also foreigners just can rent some apartments. Not all real estate brokers work with foreigners. I'm an Argentinian citizen and if I want to rent an apartment, for me prices start around 300 USD. But if my grandmother wants to rent an apartment, for her prices start around 750 USD just because she's a foreigner, she's from Poland. In my opinion, the best areas in Buenos Aires are Puerto Madero, Palermo, Recoleta, Monserrat, Belgrano and Retiro.

Which kind of stuff? Clothes? There are famour brands (Prada, Gucci, Renato Balestra and so on...) If you want a new designed cloth, in a center shop, it is almost expensive...(200 euros for a jumper) If you buy the same thing and a fashion store not in the center, they cost 30% less. (look for "outlet Milano) Near Bergamo you can have a visit in Centro Commerciale CURNO (Gallery with 70 shops, restaurants and market. see in the net) The same is for bags or shoes. You can buy beautyfull fashioned shoes less than 100 euro. A good place for not-expensive shopping in Milan is Corso Buenos Aires: 2 chilometers up and 2 down full of shops. Famous brands but not so extravagant ...

Since you'll already be in Argentina, you could go to Iguazu Falls, one of the biggest waterfalls in the world! It's quite beautiful. It would be difficult to take a flight from BA, to Cuzco, then the train from Cuzco to Aguas Calientes, then the bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, and back within 3 days. You would have to take a day traveling there. Go to Machu Picchu one day. One day traveling back. You could go to Montevideo or Punta del Este in Uruguay. Chile doesn't need a visa, but you have to pay $140 entrance fee that's good for the life of the passport. Same with Bolivia., but I think it's like $100 Paraguay needs a visa, but it's cheaper, but you would be able to get it while in Buenos Aires. Ecuador is cheap, beautiful, uses the US dollar, and has some wonderful beaches. Same with Peru and Colombia, but not as cheap, and don't use the US dollar.

Catalan is not a dialect of any other language, it comes directly from Latin like French, Spanish or Italian. It is official in Catalonia and also in other territories where it is spoken. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_language We Catalans are very proud that our language has survived and that it is still alive and kicking and is transmitted from parents to children. For a Spanish-speaker it is difficult to understand but after some months of studying it or listening to it regulartly you can make out most of it. As an example, I will write you a sentence in several Romance languages so that you see how different from Spanish is: I want to eat eight apples". French: je veux manger huit pommes Catalan: vull menjar vuit pomes Spanish: quiero comer ocho manzanas Portuguese: Quero comer oitos maçãs As you can see, Portuguese is closer to Spanish than Catalan is. Catalan ressembles French regarding some words but a French speaker would also have problems to understand it. If you prefer Madrid or Barcelona is your choice. All Catalan-spekers can also speak fluent Spanish so they will speak to you in Spanish when they see you are a foreigner. But classes at uni are actually held in Catalan.

I would highly recommend you use Bus to go on long distances, trains can be very uncomfortable and noisy. If you start from EZEIZA INTL AIRPORT, you would have to go from Eze to the Capital city (if you want to experience train travel, you can take a cab from the airport to ezeiza train station and from eze to Capital city) and then to Retiro Bus Station, or you can take a cab to take the ferry to MOntevideo which is actually not that far from the train or bus station (train and bus station are both next). From Retiro Bus station you can go practically anywhere... Patagonia, Santiago or even MOntevideo, and for me Bus is the greatest way for sightseeing while you travel. I don't really know if there is a website where you can by tickets if you want to train travel, i always had to buy them directly on the train station or bus station (if you prefer travel by bus) i recommend you to visit places like Mendoza (for great wines and adventure travel) and its a great place to cross the border to Chile. Or you can go more to the south and visit places like Puerto Madryn, Glaciar Perito Moreno, Bariloche, great places also (been there, AMAZING) I wasn't aware there was an arrival tax, but you'll probably have to pay the same in Uruguay. Well... that's pretty much everything i know. Hope it was of some help. Have an awesome trip! Important tip> try to learn spanish as much as you can

You might as well can the idea of train travel in both Argentina and Chile..it is virtually nonexistent for passengers. Both countries do have a number of national bus line companies that offer fairly comfortable reclining seats. Check airfare against bus fare before you decide. And yes, you can avoid the tourist fees in both countries if you enter by land or sea. As for Patagonia, added to your other interests, two weeks is not enough time if you do not fly. You will be on buses for days. It is best to visit southern Argentina/Chile from the end of November to late February to avoid the harsh winter and snow. Ruta 40 may close as early as March from Bariloche to El Calafate. For a short visit like yours, I would suggest BA to Mendoza by bus, Mendoza to Santiago by bus and fly home from Santiago.

jobs are good, but why don't you put out the word that everyone can contribute cash for your graduation present toward this trip. This combo is probably the best way to come up with the money.