Destination: Argentina

Bariloche

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 | By alainc | Views [538]

B ariloche , pour les latino-Américains, est synonyme de ski, de sports de montagne, entre les sommets enneigés et les lacs magnifiques des Andes du Sud, à 1650 km de Buenos Aires. Mais Bariloche n'est pas seulement une station de sports d'hiver ... Read more >

Don't cry for us, we're in Argentina!

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2201]

We caught a 17 hour bus to our next destination and as destinations go this was one we had been particularly looking forward to. Translating as Good Air or Fair Winds, Buenos Aires had always been high on our list of must visits. Our long journey ... Read more >

Tags: bombonera, buenos aires, casa rosada, evita, la boca, recoleta, tango

Photos: Moi mes souliers

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 | By alainc | Photo Gallery

My 10 Observations

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 | By doreen-b | Views [843] | Comments [1]

1. I´m the only one who drinks milk ¨straight.¨ Everyone else drinks it as tea and milk, coffee and milk, or as a fruit smoothie. 2. Remember TANG? They love drinking TANG.  3. Its common for all ages to take a ¨nap,¨ or at least, ... Read more >

Photos: Agentinian Falls

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Curbside Robbery

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1782]

Whilst walking home in Buenos Aires after dinner with my friends for the evening, I was approached from the side/back by someone. I woke up face down on the pavement feeling rather disorientated with a hefty mark on my face, a noticeable ache in my ... Read more >

Tags: buenos aires, police, robbery, theft, true claims, world nomads

Photos: El Chalten

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Photo Gallery

Fitz Roy Hiking

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Views [1060]

Nachdem die Iren, Steve, Peter und seine argentinische Freundin Pam, schon am Vortag nach El Chalten gefahren sind und mir netterweise ein Ticket am Busbahnhof hinterlegt haben, so dass ich auc auf jeden Fall am gleichen Tag noch abfahren kann, ... Read more >

Tags: el chalten, fitz roy, patagonien

Puma Action

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Views [977]

Auf dem Rückweg von Fitz Roy erzählten uns Touristen aus Argentinien, dass sie am Vortag Pumas  am Lago Caribe gesehen hätten. Die Frau war etwas verstört und hat sich deswegen heut mit einem Küchenmessen bewaffnet... totsichere Waffe bei Puma-Attacke!!  ... Read more >

Tags: el chalten, patagonien, pumas

Photos: Buenos Aires

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Photo Gallery

Last weekend in Argentina

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Views [625]

I have a couple days in Buenos Aires before I go back to the States. It rains pretty much the whole time that I’m there, so badly one evening that the streets are all flooded. It has me in a bad mood, but I try to stay positive. I’m excited to be in a ... Read more >

Photos: La Plata

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Photo Gallery

Photos: Misiones

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Photo Gallery

Jungle missions

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Views [653]

Slight hitch in my travel plans when I’m denied entry into Brazil for lack of a visa. I made it as far as Brazilian immigration, which I had to leave immediately, then cross the street and wait for the bus back to Argentina. Border security was light, ... Read more >

Photos: Iguazu Falls

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Photo Gallery