Destination: Argentina

Photos: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By cwalker1218 | Photo Gallery

A coastal detour

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 | By lucyandtim | Views [672] | Comments [3]

Hola a todos! Just a quick one to update you all on our very busy bus tour of the East coast of Argentina. We were originally planning a trip to Ushuaia so headed towards Rio Gallegos in order to get a connecting bus heading in the right direction.... Read more >

L.I.F.E in Argentina

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 | By holagatita | Views [395] | Comments [1]

Well, its been about a week since I've posted last. And what has happened since then? So so much. I've met some pretty cool people here, from all over the world. The majority are from England, and France, as well as a few from Norway, Australia, Canada, ... Read more >

Photos: Road to Esquel

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 | By lucyandtim | Photo Gallery

Ice Cream

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 | By zapatosrojos | Views [434]

Argentina is the country of ice cream; parlours carry about 40 flavours on average and light weights (but not for long, ha ha) may take a cone, whilst the serious Argentinian will buy a tub, which is sold in 1/4, 1/2 or 1 kilo. Considering it my duty ... Read more >

Mate

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 | By zapatosrojos | Views [664]

Mate? A tea which EVERONE drinks here. It is drunk from a gourd shaped cup, mimmicking the gourds in which it was originally served, and drunk with a pipe-come-straw.  First, pop your pipe into the gourd. The end of the pipe which sits in the cup has ... Read more >

Patagonia - El Chalten & El Calafates Treasures

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 | By cwalker1218 | Views [4150]

The 4 of us, and 2 of the Americans we had met on our trek, boarded the Chalten Travel - Route 40 - bus at the early hour of 6.45am. Route 40 is meant to be Argentina’s version of America’s Route 66. The first few hours gave us some views of mountains, ... Read more >

Photos: Patagonia - El Chalten & El Calafates Treasures

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 | By cwalker1218 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Glaciers and El Chalten

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 | By lucyandtim | Photo Gallery

Glaciers and big scary mountains with snow on them

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 | By lucyandtim | Views [1667] | Comments [4]

Wow! What a busy last week we've had. Before leaving El Calafate to head to El Chalten for some trekking, we thought we would be typically touristy and decided to partake in a little glacier trekking. So, we headed out to Perito Moreno (the biggest ... Read more >

Argetina - Mendoza & Bariloche

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 | By cwalker1218 | Views [3655] | Comments [1]

Andrew and I got a 7.5 hour bus to Mendoza, Argentina. On the bus we met Anna and Alex, a British couple. We talked for hours which kept us entertained, especially during the 2 hour wait at border control. The Chile and Argentina custom officials ... Read more >

Photos: Argentina - Mendoza & Bariloche

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 | By cwalker1218 | Photo Gallery

Argentina

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 | By spacemanafrica | Views [596]

So getting back to my trip in Argentina, I left the rain of Salta and caught the overnight bus to the sunshine of Córdoba - in a first-class suite, no less. Not that I've ever flown in first calss, but from what I've seen, this experience was ... Read more >

La Primera Semana!

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 | By holagatita | Views [535] | Comments [3]

Here I am, one week into my stay in Buenos Aires, and finally writing in my blog. Its hard to believe that I've only been here for a week, it feels more like a month already. Its been nonstop from the first day I got here. Already I have been to the ... Read more >

Photos: Buenos Aires

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 | By lucyandtim | Photo Gallery