Destination: Argentina

Weinfest in Mendoza

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 | By cisa | Views [1394]

Mendoza ist das Weinanbaugebiet in Argentinien. Über 70% der Weine werden hier hergestellt. Die beste Rebsorte ist der Malbec. Und wie es sich gehört, muss es natürlich Anfang März auch ein Weinfest geben mit der Wahl einer Weinkönigin... Und das wird ... Read more >

Tags: festival de vendimia, mendoza, wein

Time to leave the city's behind

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 | By peterlee54 | Views [597]

I found out why Monday was a holiday, it was because the new President was being sworn in. Pepe is the second consecutive left wing president and the people seem to love him and the left. The word on the street was Pepe Muy Bien! which I think means ... Read more >

Photos: Buenos Aires et le retour....

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 | By maud-pierre | Photo Gallery

Yippeee!! We're off... first stop Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 | By marmaliser | Views [291]

Kate & I arrived in Buenos Aires on March 2nd, slightly rattled from a heavy going away bash and a rough and uncomfortable flight. Our spirits were by no means dampened however and we arrived wide-eyed and mystified into a bustling city eager to ... Read more >

Photos: Buenos Aires

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 | By marmaliser | Photo Gallery

Abhängen in Ushuaia am Ende der Welt

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 | By cisa | Views [636]

Nachdem Karine schon etwas eher Ushuaia verlassen, um noch mal nach BsAs zu gehen,bevor wir uns wieder in Mendoza treffen, hab ich am gleichen Abend so super Leute kennengelernt, dass ich spontan 5 Tage länger geblieben bin. Da war ich von Aerolineas ... Read more >

Photos: Walking with pinguines

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 | By cisa | Photo Gallery

Photos: The Savoy Buenos Aires

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By shanewl | Photo Gallery

24 hours of torment.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By shanewl | Views [564]

Where to begin? The last 24 hours (well 36 or thereabouts) have been up and down and all around. I’m starting to think if the rest of the trip is going to be anything like this I will run out of time to record everything. First of all I arrived ... Read more >

Photos: Ushuaia

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Photo Gallery

Pucon, Puerto Montt, Puyuhuapi, Coihaique, El Chalten

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By stefylein | Views [2279] | Comments [2]

First of all in case some of you are wondering we are no where near the earthquake in Chile, as we are already down in Patagonia... secondly apologies for the long absence but the last few days we have stayed in little places with no access to Internet.... Read more >

Photos: South America

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 | By frasarah | Photo Gallery

Photos: South America

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 | By frasarah | Photo Gallery

Wide Avenues,Friendly People and the smell of Sewage!

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 | By peterlee54 | Views [352] | Comments [1]

So the sun has come out and the weather is supurb! B.A. is lovely, for a city. Some of the buildings are magnificent and the wide avenues give a feeling of space. This is good as some of the back street smell a bit! Another problem I have found is that ... Read more >

Walking with the Pinguins

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Views [942] | Comments [1]

Karine und ich sind mit einem Tag Verspätung in Ushuaia angekommen und wir hatten SONNENSCHEIN!!! Und das ist für diese Gegend echt nicht üblich. Doch das Wetter hier am "Ende der Welt" ändert sich auch schnell. Doch wir hatten durchgängig ... Read more >