Destination: Argentina

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

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [451]

..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 [437]

..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 [619]

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 [2141]

- 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 [1604] | 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

Gallery: Iquazu Falls

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 | By tjwhale | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Argentina

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 | By tjwhale | Photo Gallery

Argentina...OLA!!!

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 | By tjwhale | Views [1351] | Comments [1]

Hello again... It´s another gorgoeous day outside, but we just had to take a break fromit all to update our slightly neglected journal of late.  First though...I´m not sure if my last note fully expressed the qualities of Vina del Mar...and so I must ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Falling from the Sky

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 | By tjwhale | Views [2237] | Comments [1]

So we´re walking down the street in Buenos Aries and Tyler says ¨ you know, its funny that we dont get shit on by birds more often than we do...¨ I tended to agree and couldn´t even really think of when and if I had ever been targeted by any bird...  ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

i have a confession to make:

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 | By yu-en-me | Views [590]

when i watched the lion king, i had a crush on simba, particularly when he was just a cub and just couldn´t wait to be king. i´ve never told anyone that before (i don´t think). some of you may not be surprised, considering that during my high school ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

the following email is M-rated; sexual references may offend some people

Tue, 6 Dec 2005 | By yu-en-me | Views [596]

when i first arrived in this town, Sierra de la Ventana, i was so chuffed to finally be able to camp - having my own little space all to my own little self. you have no idea how happy i was settling down that night - i was like a little girl playing house ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

i got high today...

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 | By yu-en-me | Views [470]

..on the beauty of language. what we refer to as ´change´ in english - and only talking about money - can be expressed as ´vuelto´ (do you have enough change if i pay with a $100 note), ´cambio´ (do you have change for $100), or ´monera´ (i don´t have ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

random questions and observations

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 | By yu-en-me | Views [463]

so to put it into context for those i haven´t seen for a while: i´m now in south america. i´m on a quest to find gael garcia bernal. yes, i realise he´s from mexico. no, that doesn´t prevent me from touring south america for a year. I WAS WONDERING..... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: people

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 | By yu-en-me | Photo Gallery

Gallery: favourites

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 | By yu-en-me | Photo Gallery