Destination: Argentina

Gallery: Iguacu falls, Brazil and Argentina

Sat, 9 May 2009 | By thebigtrip | Photo Gallery

The beginning

Tue, 5 May 2009 | By mickey_blue_eyes | Views [257]

I booked this holiday in March 2009 as a result of a strong feeling that I wanted to do some community work abroad.  Ive been to South America(Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) before in 2002 and felt a natural desire to return there.  Although Brazil was ... Read more >

Mar Del Plata

Mon, 4 May 2009 | By evan_pritchard | Views [592]

Not a long trip this one. 5 - 6 hour semi-cama bus ride to Mar Del Plata - the beach holiday destination for Portenos. Stepped of the coach at 11.15 approx into cool wind and quiet city streets. No idea where we were going. A quick consult with the lonely ... Read more >

Gallery: Panama Canal

Mon, 4 May 2009 | By doreen-b | Photo Gallery

Iguazu Falls

Sun, 3 May 2009 | By globalgirljen | Views [1909]

Our final big sight in Argentina was to be Iguazu Falls. The bus ride there was fairly empty, some say tourism in the area was severly slow due to the Dengue Fever outbreak certain zones in Argentina are suffering. (Dengue Fever is contracted via a certain ... Read more >

Tags: iguazu, waterfalls

The Vines of Mendoza

Fri, 1 May 2009 | By globalgirljen | Views [1758]

After a quick taste of Chile, we hadn´t had enough of Argentina, so we hit the road for a full day bus ride through the Andes to Mendoza.  I had high hopes for Mendoza and it filled every expectation and more.  Mendoza has all the benefits of a big city:... Read more >

Tags: wine, winery

Bodegas and Gauchos

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 | By mogsie08-09 | Views [634]

It was another long bus journey to reach Mendoza but finally, after having left the semitropical north behind and passed through farming country I arrived in the semi-arid area in which the city sits. I found a busy city with a large central square which ... Read more >

I'll have my chicken "al disco" please

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 | By iainjosim | Views [2026] | Comments [7]

We're at the edge of the Andes now, in a city called Mendoza, which is a big producer of great wines, particularly Malbecs. We rented bikes yesterday in a nearby town called Maipu and rode around to several wineries for "tastings" (actually ... Read more >

Tags: mendoza malbec mr hugo

Gallery: Mendoza

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 | By iainjosim | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Buenos Aires

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 | By amyaaron | Photo Gallery

Salar de Uyuni, oder eine andere Welt!

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 | By steffen_graz | Views [1580] | Comments [5]

Diesen Bericht schreibe ich mit offenem Mund, denn was ich in den letzten 4 Tagen sehen durfte, verschlug mir einerseits den Atem und lässt mich den Mund vor Staunen immer noch nicht schließen. Ich hatte in Uyuni, auf Empfehlung von 2 Amerikanern, die ... Read more >

Tags: salar de uyuni

Gallery: Buenos Aires

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 | By iainjosim | Photo Gallery

We're here

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 | By iainjosim | Views [891] | Comments [7]

After a great weekend in Nagambie for Phil and Bec's wedding, we've arrived in Buenos Aires, staying in an area called Palermo. It's the quiet part of town and we're in a great hostel with a good bunch of travellers who we are shamelessly interrogating ... Read more >

Tags: cemeterio de la recoleta

All Roads North

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 | By mogsie08-09 | Views [656]

If it had been a super-fast ralley run South to Ushuaia it was completely the opposite as I headed North. The journey seemed incredibly slow across Tierra del Fuego with everything seeming to overtake us. Even the border crossings back into Chile, although ... Read more >

Goooaallll !!!!!

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 | By evan_pritchard | Views [762] | Comments [1]

Don't let the spit shower and the infrequent urine bomb put you off the game. La Boca V River Plate at La Boca Stadium is a MUST SEE!!!!!! If you are lucky like we were (or unlucky depending on your threshold) you will be in the local la boca fan stand ... Read more >