Destination: Argentina

Beef a La bus

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1275]

The British transport system is shocking.  If it was a child, the parents would be imprisoned for neglect.  Our trains are dirty, crammed and rarely on time and its been proven that cattle in transit for slaughter have more favourable conditions than ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Grape expectations

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1430]

Americans would hate red wine tasting.  Swirling a staining liquid around those pristine gnashers would render the, "Hollywood smile," useless. That said, Napa Valley in California could well be next on my wine trail after South Africa, New ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Return from the moon

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1172]

There were no lamps on the road and what seemed like a desert land devoid of all life suddenly awakened by nightfall. We were alone. A meteor storm of moths bombarded the windscreen as I drove, their white wings illuminated by the headlights. Things ... Read more >

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Journey to the moon

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1277]

Blasting off from the ¨vinefamous¨ Mendoza, we followed the mountain range east towards the desert.  Canine corpses formed a regular sight along the dusty roadside as we rocketed over the bumpy surface in our lunar explorer (actually it was a 1.4 litre ... Read more >

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Gallery: Patagonia

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By simon_castles | Photo Gallery

Bariloche

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By lizziewebber | Views [422]

From Las Lenas we headed to the `premier`ski town in South America, Bariloche. Bariloche is very similar to Queenstown, except more tourists and smaller. There were so many chocolate shops there I am suprised anyone could fit into their ski pants let ... Read more >

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Mendoza

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By lizziewebber | Views [464]

From B.A. we headed to Mendoza by overnight bus (which froze on the inside of the windows).  Mendoza is the capital of the wine making distract in Argentina so we thought it was only right to do a wine tour of the area.  The tastings at the vineyards ... Read more >

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Patagonia

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By simon_castles | Views [1809] | Comments [2]

6/9/07 This area needs its own section because it covers 2 counties, Chile and Argentina, but also because it is a very unique area of the world.  We arrived at El Calafate after 30hrs on a bus (bleary eyed and rather scattered).  But woke to a prisine, ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

It´s not all Bull, just most of it - Notes on Argentine food

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [2357] | Comments [2]

Roaming prides of lions in the Serengetti eat less meat than these carnivores. Those who know me, are aware of my reluctance to have eaten British beef for some years.  Paranoia or not, I felt compelled to indulge in beef here or forsake the basis of ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Legends of the fall - Iguacu

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1336]

Unless you have witnessed and breathed Iguacu falls, trying to describe the experience is like explaining the sensation of falling snow to an indigenous sub-tropical tribe. A large plane from Buenos Aires, the seatbelt sign had been illuminated for ... Read more >

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Gallery: Ambling across Argentina

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Photo Gallery

Buenos Aires

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By lizziewebber | Views [468]

The girls finally caught up with the boys in Buenos Aires.  As the boys had been in Argentina for a little while they had no trouble in showing us the best spots for steak, red wine, desserts and more steaks.  One of the places we visited was all you ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Heads of animals to Heads of State

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1144]

Doctors recommend a light walk after a plane journey and there^s nothing more poigniant than a saunter round a graveyard after a flight that nearly put you in one. Not just any graveyard.  The cemetario in the bohemian district of Recolleta, Buenos ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Plane Crazy

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [2057] | Comments [1]

I dreaded flying over the Andes Mountains. What would happen to the plane?  Ever seen the film, Alive?  It was however, not the mountain range that evoked fear amongst passengers on this flight...... The towering snow-capped Andes surrounding Santiago ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Buenos Aires

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By jenosn | Views [556] | Comments [2]

I know its been sometime between my last entry and all thats happened since then, but I´m going to skip a section and write about that on my next instalment...This is about my rather random trip to Argentina: I had travelled to Valparaiso, a holiday ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures