Destination: Argentina

El Calafate, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, Ushuaia

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 | By stefylein | Views [1058]

hello from Ushuaia, also known as the end of the world. Behind us lie some action packed long days filled with beautiful impressions of stunning Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. After 2 days of trekking in El chalten we made our way to El Calafate. The ... Read more >

The plane and beyond

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 | By tycatte | Views [338]

I appoligize up front for any spelling issues that may be in here. The computer is looking for spanish words and could care less about english. Oh well. Well, there was one casuality of the trip before I even got on the plane. Somehow my hat managed ... Read more >

the glacier thing

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 | By julio_martinez | Views [1125] | Comments [4]

I arrived at midday. El Calafate, a beautiful town, known to be the entry point to the national park "Los Glaciares", surrounded by desert, in front of a light blue lake. I rushed to take the afternoon bus to Perito Moreno, the most famous ... Read more >

Tags: glaciars

Photos: El Calafate - Glaciers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 | By julio_martinez | Photo Gallery

Photos: Views of Bariloche and the lakes

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Chocolate Town

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 | By peterlee54 | Views [523]

Well I've really fallen on my feet. Bariloche is the chocolate centre for the whole of South America. In the main street there must be 25 or 30 shops dedicated to selling chocolate. It's good stuff but at £20 a kilo yes £20 I would rather have some Cadbury's!!! ... Read more >

Buenos Aires

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By emily_zitcer | Views [841] | Comments [3]

Currently in Buenos Aires...without doubt one of the greatest cities in the world.  Having originally planned to stay only one week, we extended to 10 days as we just couldn't bring ourselves to leave.  There is a ridiculous amount to see and do here, ... Read more >

Photos: BA to Bariloche via Viedma

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Donde Est Viedma?

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By peterlee54 | Views [334]

I was aske so many times, that I was beginning to ask myself why I was going to Viedma. An 11 hour bus journey by a very comfortable coach brought me to this remarkable uninteresting town. After a coffee I crossed the river by a rather overloaded ferry ... Read more >

Weinfest in Mendoza

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 | By cisa | Views [1330]

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 [556]

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 [270]

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 [620]

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 >