Destination: Argentina

The Iguazu Falls (Argentina)

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By tom_lynar | Views [1069]

The Argentinian side of the Iguazu Falls is by far the best. It has 3 different walks to go on plus some other things to do such as boat rides into the falls. When you enter you get on a train that takes you to the park proper. We decided to stay on the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: lago del desierto

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By yu-en-me | Photo Gallery

Re: Out of Office Auto-Reply

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By yu-en-me | Views [913]

although i´ve never particularly wanted to have an out of office auto-reply, i now have the opportunity: i found work! or rather, work found me! i´m cooking for a team of 11 building a house on an aptly named ´lago del desierto´ (´deserted lake´), ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Hello Argentina!

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By thehappyeggs | Views [1435]

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

Gallery: Los Glaciares National Park

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By justinzani | Photo Gallery

along the andes up through argentina

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By carlala73 | Views [861] | Comments [8]

i havent posted in awhile... so i´m going to skim through a bit. i left buenos aires a few weeks ago after spending a few days in uruguay. uruguay was ok... montevideo was a tranquil city compared to buens aires. It was a subtle version of the argentine ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

la Cuarenta

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 | By yu-en-me | Views [1615]

when i stop being a hermit, i´ll write more, but in the meantime, here´s a brief description of part of what i´m living: i recently started my romance with ´la Ruta 40´, one of Patagonia´s (and indeed, South America´s) most famous ´highways´.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

The long journey back

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By chrisandrosie | Views [512]

We've been back in the UK now five weeks and thought it would be good to update our blog. You get so involved getting a house sorted, moving in commuting, working etc. it's so easy to forget all the cool things we did. So here we are our last blog; for ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Gallery: Argentina_2007

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 | By ang_glover | Photo Gallery

La Boca

Sat, 3 Mar 2007 | By carlala73 | Views [2151] | Comments [16]

My first trip to La Boca was to walk the three blocks of ¨el caminito¨ that my travel guide suggested seeing. Outside of the three block radius the area is supposedly fairly dangerous. La boca is one of the many neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, it is one ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: buenos aires

Sat, 3 Mar 2007 | By carlala73 | Photo Gallery

Days 37 to 40 - A blast in Buenos Aires

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [2231] | 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

Gallery: Instituto Intercultural y mis amigos

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 | By brian | Photo Gallery

Boca Juniors vs Independiente

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [3643] | 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

Things I love about Argentina

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [5478]

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