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Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [939] | Comments [2]
So I´ve given up... broken down... it all started with the jeans, now I´m buying shirts. It´s just that now I´m in a city, Buenos Aires. It´s actually quite a nice city and people seem to care about what they look (and smell like) and I´ve found that ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By chrisbyrne6 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By chrisbyrne6 | Views [4909]
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
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [955] | Comments [1]
We've spent the last 3 days in Mendoza, Argentina's wine capital, soaking up the atmosphere of the city and visiting vineyards in the surrounding area. It takes 6-7 hours to travel from Santiago to Mendoza by bus, and I recommend doing it when the full ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By irenecabay | Views [508]
The road to Chile was quite spectacular. It wound between amazingly coloured mountains before arriving in the bustling metropolis of 75 inhabitants, Puente del Inca. What a place. It was seriously desolate. 3 hours from anything, ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [782]
A wine tour in Mendoza, it congers images of mountains, vineyards... little dusty country roads, maybe a villa or two. While there were dusty roads, it was due to the asphalt having been ripped up to be replaced. Not quite as quaint as I had ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 | By irenecabay | Views [582]
While in Mendoza, we had talked to people who recommended that we go northward into La Rioja province and the town of Chilecito. After another 8 hour night bus, we arrived in freaking hot Chilecito. We got ourselves a room in a basic hotel with kitchen ... Read more >
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [2089] | Comments [2]
Supposedly Salta is breath taking... well, the natural rock and landscapes surrounding Salta. I had read this on multiple websites, and guide books, but due to the fact that I arrived in the dark and had only wandered around the city (whose square ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [1124] | Comments [1]
I have come to the conclusion, that were you to generalize S. American cuisine, it would be fried, accompanied by potatoes, and then something ridiculously sweet. If it isn´t sprayed with sugar, served with jam, deep fried (all meat is ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By irenecabay | Views [450]
Mendoza is Argentina’s wine province and that’s what we were here to check out. We stayed at the Mendoza Inn, a dorm style hostel with a nice courtyard. We had to share the room with a couple other fellows, one named James ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By dirosa | Views [776]
The Tango developed in the city of
Buenos Aires in the 1800ś. The Tango had a bad reputation among the higher
classes ruling Argentinean society at the time as it was seen as a vulgar
dance.
Crowds would gather at night for the practice ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [4144] | 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 >
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Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [1340] | Comments [1]
Ah, the border... But first we had to get there. After picking up his surfboard from the trains baggage car (yes, you might wonder... what do you do with a surfboard in Bolivia, a land locked country? you stand out, that´s what you do. James and ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By irenecabay | Views [564]
I arrived in Buenos Aires where Len had arranged for the Sandanzas Hostel to collect me from the airport as their flight from Ushuaia would arrive for a few more hours. This was my first trip outside North America or Europe. It was a little ... Read more >
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