Due South

See the seat? That folds all the way back and a footrest come up to meet it
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If you've never been to Argentina, chances are you've got a certain impression of it.  You know, poor people wandering the street, chicken buses cast off from America in the 70s, that sort of thing.

Well say hello to Mr. Super Cama. A double decker coach with only around 30 seats on board. 19 hours of fully reclining flat bed-seat bliss.  Seat wider than an armchair that goes right back to become a full size bed. Once the bus has left the city, out comes the 3-course dinner, a salad followed by a hot main course with wine, then a (large) glass of champagne or whisky and coffee before the lights go out ready for the DVD. Sadly for me, it was 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry' but luckily it was dubbed in Spanish so I could ease the seat back and just drift asleep.

Lying back with pillow and blanket - don't know what my specs are doing though!
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When I woke up, I was in Patagonia. Miles and miles and miles of nothing. No trees, no hills, no nothing. Just flat undulating scrub and the odd sheep. A breakfast and another film and before I knew it I'd arrived in Puerto Madryn, only a stop-off before going further south but a world away as well.