Destination: Argentina
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Sat, 23 Sep 2006 | By will | Views [4492] | Comments [1]
After nine months travelling through South America it is now time to move on, so I though a retrospective might be in order. Best Country It has to be Peru, a country with world class sights, mountains, great trekking and a well developed ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By rayen | Views [3826]
Über Wasserfälle stolpert man ja in den Bergen des öfteren, also habe ich schon einige gesehen und muss nicht an jeden kleinen Bach anhalten. Aber das hier in Iguazu war schon etwas anderes! Über fast 3 Kilometer fällt das Wasser des Iguazu in grösseren ... Read more >
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 | By will | Views [3246] | Comments [4]
Some areas of the world have particular things that define them, and although a good idea they are only found in one continent or region and nowhere else. This even applies to electrical appliances and for Central and South America one of the defining ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [2268]
Hola Amigos! As I predicted, Argentina has been such a highlight for me on this trip. Things that make me smile about this place are: - The Spanish is nice and slow (compared to Chile) and much more true to the written sense. When Argentinos pronounce ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By chrisbyrne6 | Views [2111]
Argentina We arrived in Buenos Aires and went straight to the Hostel that Sophie had booked us into from back in Australia.. We were in the suite room and it was awesome. It was kinda like a little apartment with the most comfortable bed ever in the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 | By henrique | Views [2042] | Comments [5]
Começo com dicas gerais de Buenos Aires que envie pra Dani Proença, minha roomate em Lake Tahoe. A história vai abaixo. "Gostei de ficar no Centro ( ou microcentro ) pela proximidade com os outros bairros. De qualquer forma tudo lá é perto ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 | By will | Views [2033] | Comments [2]
Unlike every other South American country I’ve seen on this trip, Argentina is a country I have visited before, on a two week holiday in which I went to Buenos Aires and Patagonia, flying around the country in order to see as much as I could in the ... Read more >
Tags: Observations
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [1853] | Comments [1]
I know I keep saying/typing it over here, but the South American people really are chico (small). I am constantly surprised how short people are (like I can talk...) but also how nearly everything comes in small portions or is made for people that are ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [1782] | Comments [3]
Hola Today I have been spending money hand over fist. Well actually, spending pesos hand over fist. I have been going a long time without buying anything, and today I cracked and started shopping. It wasnt a frenzy of buying, as ive been known to do ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By cowskins | Views [1735] | Comments [1]
If porteños love anything more than Buenos Aires, it´s getting out of Buenos Aires. Last week, Ben and I headed to the Atlantic Coast for the sleepy beach town of Villa Gesell, via our first bus. Travel by bus has its ups and downs, but it´s quite economical ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [1679] | Comments [1]
Wow. So I am now into week 4. Never really thought about it that way until I wrote it. Hmmmm. In any case...16.5 hours by AndesMar ´cama´bus delivered me from Mendoza to Salta, at about 25% of the cost that I spent to fly from BsAs to Mendoza. ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1419] | Comments [3]
March 19th, 13:00pm. I was robbed off calle Espana in Mendoza, Argentina. I was walking on this Sunday when approached by a blonde haired gypsy man who asked me to let him bless my money for safe travels. After refusing, he insisted that I accept a plant ... Read more >
Tags: scams & robberies, true claim stories
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 | By brinks | Views [1209] | Comments [2]
Day 1 - Monday 3 December We knew that it will not be easy, but we decided that we will give it our best shot. Our first big problem is the language - no big surprise. We have done a short audio spanish course during the last weeks before we left ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [1075] | Comments [1]
Reaching the La Quiaca bus station I found it necessary to actually acquire Argentinean pesos (so as to be able to buy a bus ticket) Unfortunately, after asking quite a few people on the street where I could exchange bolivianos, I was actually laughed ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Fri, 2 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [1061]
Buenos Tardez! Today has been our first full day in Argentina and we have made the most of it! We started early after a good sleep in (only until 9.30!) before hitting the streets and heading into Buenos Aires Central which is just down the end of our ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [993] | Comments [1] | Video
If you’re traveling to Argentina you’ll most likely stop in Buenos Aires, which is by most accounts a very safe city, and local police keep it that way by actively patrolling all tourist areas. Violent crime is extremely rare, and smaller towns in ... Read more >
Tags: argentina, 5 things, buenos aires, demonstrations, money matters, transport, taxis
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 | By alpiner84 | Views [958] | Comments [6]
Abel Navarrete doesn't leave home much. As infrequently as once every two years, he fires up his red Ford truck and drives the 50 km into Tres Lagos to resupply before heading back to Estancia La Pampa. He's the only person living out there, one lonely ... Read more >
Tags: people
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [945] | Comments [2]
This afternoon I had some time to spare, so I did something that I occasionally like to do. I hopped on a bus and just went for a ride to where ever it was going to. In Bariloche, Argentina its a little different to Newcastle,Australia. By that I mean ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [942] | Comments [3]
Tonight I went to the biggest football match around in Buenos Aires - the match between iconic Boca Juniors (Maradonna´s team) and neighbouring Independiente who have been in the headlines over here recently as their fans are so intense and violent that ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 | By johannhermann | Views [929] | Comments [4]
(JH) Hi Leute, unser erstes richtiges Wochenende ist rum und es gibt wieder einiges zu erzaehlen. Diesmal gehts weniger um Verrueckte und Totschlag sondern um das "Leben" hier in BA. Nachdem wir nun unsere Lieblingsecken kennen, verschlaegts ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [900]
After arriving in Argentina 2 days ago we were stunned at the difference in the socio economic level – this area has so much more money than Bolivia and this is the poor area of Argentina . Jess had a bit of culture shock because suddenly ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By sixto | Views [895] | Comments [9]
Lo primero muchas gracias por todos vuestros comentarios, la verdad es que animan a uno a seguir dando la paliza. Siento no poder colgar fotos en el diario pero sigo funcionando con carretes de diapositivas y no podre escanearlas hasta que llegue a España.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [890] | Comments [4]
Hi everyone I am seriously having the time of my life over here! I can´t believe how lucky I am to be here and experiencing so many wonderful places, new things & meeting so many wonderful people! I arrived back in Buenos Aires (Bs As) after a ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [890] | Comments [2]
Well they haven´t made it one of the seven wonders of the world for nothing! We spent the last few days with our mouths and eyes wide open in amazement at the absolute spectacular beauty of Iguazu falls, which borders Paraguay/Brazil/Argentina here in ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By sixto | Views [872] | Comments [18]
Bueno, se suponía que esto iba a ser un diario de mi viaje por la Argentina y son ya 9 días que llevo por aqui sin escribir una línea. La verdad es que el tiempo vuela muy deprisa pero ya es hora de hacer un pequeño resumen. Llegué la madrugada del ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
