Destination: Argentina

WOW

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By bkhk4fun | Views [838]

Patti:   WOW!!! Yesterday, Valentines Day was an amazing day. It was actually my best day in South America so far. The main event was an all day tour of Perito Moreno Glacier, accessed from the town of El Calafate, Argentina. Our bus had a tour guide ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Buses from Iguazu to Buenos Aires

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By abelaine | Views [2088]

There are three options: Semi Cama for 175 pesos, Cama for 190 pesos and the super cama (totally lying down) for 240 pesos. Trip took 18 hours. The Cama is good enough so long as you don´t take the seats in the last row at the back.  They dont go as ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips

Bariloche, Argentina

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By robinsa | Views [534]

30th of January 2008 - Arrived in Bariloche, Argentina. My flight on American airlines was a shocker - 12 hours, no music, no movies and crusty old flight attendants who weren´t interested in doing their jobs! Bariloche is a small town, halfway between ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Bariloche

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By jackiestapp | Views [732] | Comments [1]

Hola! We´ve found ourselves a cute little home away from home in the city of Bariloche, Argentina. We really like it here, so we´ve decided to stay for five weeks (SUCH a welcome change of pace, travelling is exhausting!). Weve found plenty of things ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Swimming in the falls

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 | By abelaine | Views [980]

We decided that the Iguazu Falls is too gorgeous not to see again.  Besides on the second straight day you get a 50% discount on the ticket.  You just need to get a voucher at the end of the first day. So this time we immediately took the treking trail ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

North Patagonia 23/01 – 7/02

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 | By lionel14 | Views [833]

ENGLISH Hi guys, Following from Mendoza i went further down Argentina to explore Notherrn Patagonia (Provinces of Neuquen and Rio Negro). Took a bus from Mendoza to the town of Neuquen (compulsary stop to travel to the beautiful Lake District).... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Dia de San Valentin

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 | By gringura | Views [1964]

The day before Valentines Day we were supposed to run errands, but the only thing we could cross off the list was going to the fruit store and getting my hair cut.   I was a little frightened to get my hair cut here because about 75% of men and women ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gargante Del Diablo-Devil´s Gorge

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1169]

Upon arrival to Argentina side, we looked immediately for the public bus(8 pesos return) and set off to the Argentina side of the National Park. Took about 30min on the bus, is every 20 minutes and easy to catch from the main bus terminal in Puerto Iguazu.... Read more >

Tags: Hallmark Moments

Gallery: Devil´s Gorge Argentina

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By abelaine | Photo Gallery

Back to Bs. As.

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By gringura | Views [635]

We left Santa Cruz Sunday 8pm and arrived at Buenos Aires Tuesday 1pm. Hopefully that is the last bus ride for awhile. We got pretty lucky crossing the border, I didn’t have to pay a fine for losing my green card and we only had to go through inspections ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Neuquen - PN Los Alerces

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By lionel14 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Neuquen - Lake District

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By lionel14 | Photo Gallery

Way down south!!

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 | By bagen | Views [718]

Hello again Well we have made it down to Ushuaia, right down the bottom end of South America and the southern most city in the world. First day that we arrived it was a max of 6 degrees which gave us the perfect excuse to rug up. Theres a certain ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: Ushuaia

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By bagen | Photo Gallery

All Argentina

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By grainne | Views [505]

Right...so Argentina was absolutely awesome. It really is one of the best places I´ve been (which I´ll probably say about everywhere). I´ll summarise but don´t be alarmed if this goes on forever! When we intitially got to Buenos Aires the thoughts were ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors