Destination: Argentina

How to Prepare for BRRRRRR!

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By lynn | Views [693] | Comments [1]

     As I work on my final preparations for my South American/Antarctic journey, I ask myself...."How do you prepare for this unknown....this cold....this desolation....this adventure"?  Well, keeping my house at the mild temp of 52 degrees ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Preparation

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By lynn | Views [575] | Comments [2]

Hi Friends- I'm getting ready to venture out for another phase of my year.  What a great ride it has been so far!  My next phase will begin on January 1 and will take me to tango lessons in Buenos Aires, then on to Ushuaia (the southernmost city in ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

New Years Eve Feast Argentine Style

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2544]

Hard to believe it's nearly 2008, and almost a complete year that we've been on the road.  Even harder to believe we're in this very touristy town, and many restaurants closing early on New Years Eve - I guess there's that "US capitalistic mindset"... Read more >

Finally made it

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 | By gringura | Views [515]

I finally made it.  Buenos Aires is just as great as they say it is. It reminds me of New York except a really cheap version. Everyone looks really white and I dont stand out too much until they here the accent. The people here dress like the 80s to ... Read more >

Tags: People

Heaven Found For Choc-o-holics

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2190]

We've never seen such frenzied consumerism around chocolate. Here in Bariloche I think chocolate buying is considered a sport, or competition.  It could easily be a main export for Argentina.  Chocolate shops literally line the streets, and there are ... Read more >

Argentinean Town of Teens

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2200]

Bariloche is a hot spot ski destination for Argentineans and Chileans, and an city to be seen in, strutting your stuff in the summer.  we figured it would be a happening spot to spend New Years Eve.  What we didn't realize is that it's an equally strong ... Read more >

Feliz Navidad Buenos Aires

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By katrinamckeever | Views [2156]

Christmas in Buenos Aires is a white knuckle ride of a celebration requiring stamina, determination, commitment and nerves of steel. This is cheifly because the parties start late and end with everyone throwing cheap chinese fireworks around the ... Read more >

Tags: argentina, bars, buenos aires, champagne, christmas, latin america, puerto madero, restaurants, san telmo, south america

The Irish Latino´s

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By entertainers | Views [808]

As posh as we are, the Backpackers flew from Lima to Buenos Aires, and were met by their tourguide and host Romina, After meeting the family we knew Christmas was going to be very special!!! In thew lead-up to Christmas we saw all the sights around ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

La región de los lagos

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 | By sixto | Views [1309] | Comments [4]

Muchas gracias de nuevo por todos vuestros comentarios y por seguir tragando esta paliza. Animo que ya queda menos !!!! Desde Mendoza hasta San Martín de los Andes el bus tarda aproximadamente 19 horas. Nosotros necesitamos alguna más porque embarrancamos ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Bus'in it to Bariloche

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2765]

It's an uneventful four hour bus ride from San Martin to Bariloche today, and it was a beautiful ride through the countryside.  Se stopped off along the way in the tiny town of Villa la Angostura, an even more quaint lakeside town.  We've decided next ... Read more >

Perito Moreno Glacier

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By j9fabre | Views [727] | Comments [2]

Wow! ... what more can I say?  Absolutely incredible.  I had no idea how big this glacier is.  I can´t remember much of the stat´s right now except that it moves something like 2 metres each day.  While we were there we saw some calving (glacier ice ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Córdoba 3/12 - 26/12

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By lionel14 | Views [695] | Comments [1]

ENGLISH Merry Christmas!!! Well why did i stay in Buenos Aires for so long i really don t know… What i am sure is that i made the right decision in moving to Córdoba further North. I sounded quite stressed out in my last email well that ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

San Martin "Gem" in the Andes

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1625]

San Martin is imbedded in the beautiful region which people here fondly term the region of seven lakes. It's like a tiny lakeside mountain town in the US, a bit smaller and more charming than Mammoth, CA.  There's just one main street with off-shooting ... Read more >

Gallery: Iguazu

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By vietnamviking | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cordoba

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By lionel14 | Photo Gallery