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Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [929] | Comments [2]
And after a long bus ride, yet another amazing place. I´m starting to sense a pattern here...every time I think OK, this is enough, it can´t possibly get any better, sure as hell it does. Starting with a minor irritation, though, AndesMar, the long ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [1062] | Comments [1]
Well not really, but close. On the way back from Cachi (truly an amazing journey, in and of itself), about 30 kms from Salta, some rain earlier in the day replaced the road with 3 metres of river. The semi trailer truck stuck in the middle of it didn´t ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [1352] | Comments [2]
I´ve been sucking on coca leaves for the past two days. Illegal apparently, which makes all the store signs indicating Coca for sale, along with a helpful leaf to distinguish it from Coca Cola, somewhat confusing. But I´ve not hit bottom, and I´m ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By toughtraveler | Views [355]
yes
Tags: Been There - drank the water
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [6069] | Comments [1]
Wow. So I am now into week 4. Never really thought about it that way until I wrote it. Hmmmm. In any case...16.5 hours by AndesMar ´cama´bus delivered me from Mendoza to Salta, at about 25% of the cost that I spent to fly from BsAs to Mendoza. ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [877]
The last night in Mendoza, I was fairly determined to stay out late like the locals. While most of my classmates had taken off for their next adventures, about 10 of us still at the Institute had asked the staff there if we could have a little bbq Friday ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [962] | Comments [1]
Funny...I´m just writing a little wrap up on Mendoza, and realized I completely forgot to write about the tours last weekend! Saturday was a tour into the mountains to the border with Chile and back, and was amazing. We left Mendoza early (I was picked ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [1137] | Comments [1]
Congratulations to Megan, Jaron, and Donovan, who have become a family. I knew there was big news coming out of Toronto, but holy smokes! And in our family, I can´t believe it stayed a secret! (Chris, I would never think for a second you would blab!.... Read more >
Tags: Family
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [749] | Comments [1]
Ok, so first let´s not interpret the phrase ´halfway home´as an expression of being homesick. The fact is, I´ve been on the road for 2.5 weeks, I have a total of 5 weeks, so a little simple math says I am now at the halfway point. I was a little ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 | By willlou | Views [1349]
In mid December my sister Anita flew out to join me (Louise) here in Argentina for a two week holiday. We spent a few days in Buenos Aires and then went to an estancia for three days of horse riding and country living. The ranch was enormous with ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 | By yu-en-me | Views [838]
throughout
2006, i´ve sent random emails describing what i´m up to. maybe you´ve
enjoyed them, maybe you haven´t.. regardless, i get the feeling that i
won´t be sending another groupmail for a while, and thought i´d end
this spate with random ... Read more >
Tags: People
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [697]
I wonder if "WOW" could adequately sum things up? BsAs (local lingo) is built for walkers - green space and parks everywhere, and spectacular architecture. Like Paris, I guess, as that is always the comparison, but since I've never been to ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 1 Jan 2007 | By brian | Views [903] | Comments [1]
After 24 hours pretty much bang on, door to door, I've arrived at a very nice studio apartment that will be home for the week in Buenos Aires. Vancouver...Toronto...Santiago...Buenos Aires. All business class with Air Canada, so very civilized. G ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 | By lanabanana | Views [672] | Comments [1]
So I have now been in Argentina
for nearly two weeks...it is amazing!
Hot weather, a country where there is no conception of time.
I was meant to be
born here!
i spent the first three days in BA. I then took a 10hr ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 2 Dec 2006 | By carlsbad_sven | Views [870]
Ushuaia is the southern most town in Argentina on the island of Tierra del Fuego, which Argentina shares with Chile. The town holds a naval academy and is a port for ships traveling to Antarctica. The landscape is packed with jagged snow capped peaks, ... Read more >
Tags: antarctica, beagle channel, dogs, ushuaia
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