Destination: Argentina

Week 1!!

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 | By frasarah | Views [635]

HOLA CHICOS Y CHICAS!!!!!! So we arrived in Buenos Aires, after hours of turbulance that francesca quite happily slept the whole way through! Met a guy, Alex, from Guilford who Sarah responded, oh yea i know, in Essex! Promising start me thinks. He ... Read more >

Photos: El Calafate

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Photo Gallery

Cafayate, Estancia de los Portreros, Mendoza

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 | By stefylein | Views [1214] | Comments [1]

hello hello from Mendoza... it is suuuuper warm over here... which is a nice change from the cold temperatures.. I think it will only last for a couple of more days though as we soon will be heading towards Patagonia. From Salta we headed to Cafayate ... Read more >

Photos: Perito Moreno

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Photo Gallery

El Calafate

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Views [449]

El Calafate liegt mitten Patagonien und ist berühmt für seinen Gletscher den Perito Moreno. Die Stadt selbst ist mehr oder weniger aus dem Boden gestampft worden wg des Touristenansturms für den Gletscher. Die Stadt ist ziemlich unwirklich. Man kommt ... Read more >

Tags: el calafate

Gletscher wandern

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Views [852]

Der einzige Aktions-Tag während meines Aufenthaltes in El Calafate war die Gletscherwanderung. Wir sind zum Nationalpark "Perito Moreno" gefahren, ca eine Studne. Die Gegend drumherum war erstaunlich und zugleich todlangweilig. Wie ich später ... Read more >

Tags: gletscher, perito moreno

Argentine

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 | By alainc | Views [681]

Suis en Argentine depuis plus d`une semaine et comme mentionné avant à Buenos Aires. Ici il fait très chaud et c,est très humide. Passe une partie de mes journñées en classe et le reste du temps avec des activitées de l,école, Cours de cuisine, video, ... Read more >

Photos: Bariloche

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Photo Gallery

Photos: Argentina

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 | By andreajwilson | Photo Gallery

Uyuni, Salt Flats, Laguna Colorada,Verde&Blanca, Susques, Salta

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 | By stefylein | Views [2972] | Comments [1]

Hello hello from Sunny Argentina.. The cold Peruvian and Bolivian days at high altitude are over and I think we are all happy to change the warm fleece for a skirt and a top! You have no idea what a difference there is between these two countries ... Read more >

Patagonia

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By ash-clarey | Views [601] | Comments [1]

Hey Hey I know it’s been a while, but I will try to be brief (we all know how that has gone in the past). So last you heard we were in Mendoza. We rented bikes for a day and were given a map containing an 11km ride (one-way), 2 delicatessens, ... Read more >

Life as a Backpacker

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By cisa | Views [876]

So wie ich das Leben eines Backpackers von früheren Reisen kannte, ist es eigentlich nicht geblieben. In jedem Hostel wird kostenlos WLan angboten und alle Leute sitzen herum mit ihren Notebooks. Ein anderer Aspekt sind die Gepäckstücke: ein einfacher ... Read more >

Tags: bariloche, schokolade

Iguazú Falls

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Views [626]

I take a bus for 24 hours from Salta to Puerto Iguazú, home of Iguazú Falls. The buses here are so comfortable that 24 hours doesn´t even faze me anymore.  The falls are at the very northeasterly tip of Argentina on the border with Brazil and Paraguay ... Read more >

Photos: Northwestern Argentina

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Photo Gallery

Salta and the Northwest

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 | By escape_artist | Views [618]

I left the farm a week and a half ago and went to Salta in northwestern Argentina. I loved the city so much. It has a very European feel (go colonialism!) with cobblestone streets, Spanish style cathedrals and beautiful plazas. It is also hot hot hot ... Read more >