UK (nottingham) gal wants to go to south/central america on budget, advice?

Question

about flights there from where i am re. connections/campsites/money/places that aren't on the well-trodden backpacker's track.

i'm quite concerned where the flights go from and to do so on the easiest route poss and cheapest. we;re planning for 2wks in Oct. we're not fussed about going to too many places just going to one country and travelling round. don;t know if our combined budget of £1500 is enough all incl.? buernos aires/rio de janerio are possibilties... we;re campers but i hear it's not worth going coz of the safety aspect, but dont want to go into hostels in case of theft you hear about..

Answer 1

you should get 'The Rough Guide to South America' and that gives you loads of information about where to stay, eat, things to be careful of etc