Destination: Argentina

Gallery: Paragliding

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery

weather for plucking hairs

Sun, 9 Apr 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [758]

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 [930]

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 [762]

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 [617]

..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 [925]

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 [840]

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

if you've enjoyed reading about the joys of travel with me...

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [454]

..you can damned well accompany me through the misery too! i started feeling sick about a week ago, and since then, i´ve knocked on Death´s door, and been invited in for a personalised guided tour. last saturday, i shivered, sweated, vomited (then ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

never have i wanted to be a hermaphrodite as badly ..

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [441]

..as when i was sitting in my tent, in need of relief, and looking at an empty bottle which is completely useless to a female without a funnel (as i was and still am). trekking through the national park of Los Alerces for 5 days, i had absolutely no problems ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

juggling 8 boys...

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 | By yu-en-me | Views [627]

last week, i met a group of lifeguards who are are also camping in the seaside village of Rada Tilly, and ¡ay caramba!, has it been good hanging out with them! they´re all mostly my age, not from here so eager to make friends, share the same love of ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 | By yu-en-me | Views [2156]

- 10 words of wisdom on an argentine t-shirt; quite possibly the first one i´ve seen with no grammatical errors in english, and valuable advice for all of us, i´m sure. a couple of days ago, i arrived in Trelew not in the mood for any crap. walking ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Buenos Aires...

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 | By tjwhale | Views [1607] | Comments [4]

Hello again everyone!  The last time we were at a computer...Julia spent about 1.5 hours typing the entry I´m about to tackle...and the damn computer crashed, erasing everything.  FRUSTRATING!!!  Understandably...she´d rather I type the redo...although ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures