Destination: Argentina

Gallery: Iguazu Falls

Thu, 3 Aug 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Horse riding in the snow

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Buenos Aires

Wed, 17 May 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery

Paragliding

Tue, 16 May 2006 | By robin | Views [781]

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Salta

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Paragliding

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery

weather for plucking hairs

Sun, 9 Apr 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [747]

back in my camping days (lordy, was it really just a few weeks ago?), whenever it rained torrentially, i´d stay in my tent with my tweezers and diligently pluck the hairs from my legs. (i left my emjoi-gently at home.) sometimes i´d listen to music, and ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Ushuaia

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery

just so you know that this is more than just fun and games...

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [916]

and that i actually *am* learning things, let´s start this email with an interactive quiz. (or if you don´t like quizzes, skip to the ´regular´ (ha!) email following the answers.) QUESTIONS: 1) true or false? - the south american andes were formed ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Argentina

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 | By simonmurnane | Photo Gallery

Gypsy robbery

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 | By true-claims-stories | Views [3027] | Comments [3]

March 19th, 13:00pm. I was robbed off calle Espana in Mendoza, Argentina. I was walking on this Sunday when approached by a blonde haired gypsy man who asked me to let him bless my money for safe travels. After refusing, he insisted that I accept a plant ... Read more >

Tags: scams & robberies, true claim stories

what *is* it with lifeguards???

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [753]

i arrived in the city of Neuquén yesterday at 5.30am after a long night due to protestors blocking arterial roads between towns. (a lot of being shuttled around in private cars, walking around protestors at midnight with bonfires and banners streaming ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

it was with so much pleasure...

Sat, 4 Mar 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [605]

..that i woke up this morning snug and cosy in my sleeping bag. after 3 nights freezing my little arse off in San Martín de Los Andes, the milder temperatures around Junín de Los Andes were much appreciated. dozing an extra few minutes, breathing ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

if you thought a standard dutch oven in a bedroom was tough,

Tue, 7 Feb 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [916]

let me tell you that it´s lethal with sleeping bags in a tent. i unfortunately discovered this while sharing tents with a friend on a hike, - i reckon we could´ve started our own business selling smoked ham/salmon/cheese.. the higher my peaks of happiness, ... Read more >

Tags: People

Fwd: and so she sat back & said ´let them come to me´

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [831]

it seems like the whole country has decided to visit the tiny little town of El Bolsón. true, there´re a few foreigners (yes, i´m still accosting every francophone in a frantic attempt to practise my french before i lose it forever. - hm, nice alliteration ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation