Destination: Argentina

Gallery: buenos aires

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Photo Gallery

Y llego el dia

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By rodrigo_cid | Views [351]

Miercoles 22 de Julio ...y llego el dia...pero paso mucho para esto! anecdotas inolvidables, despedidas muy emotivas, cartas, regalos, sorpresas, abrazos, besos, te quieros, te vamos a extraniares y muchos volveses que te esperamos. La familia, los ... Read more >

Tai Chi and dinos

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Views [1201] | Comments [2]

I was walking through the botanical garden the other day and I heard...ENGLISH! Being the out-going nut that I am, I followed the sound and started chatting with two girls from England. We were walking through the park and I saw a woman doing Tai ... Read more >

I´m afraid to paint my fingernails

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Views [953]

Time moves by slower here.  Sometimes I like it, sometimes I dont. They don´t use a lot of electricity here.  In my home, I have to light a match to start the gas stove, oven, and heater.  Sometimes I let too much gas go and then it puffs up and scares ... Read more >

Fancy a wine while you bike ride?

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 | By evan_pritchard | Views [494]

Mendoza. The Barossa valley of Argentina. After a great 14 hour semicama bus ride (seasoned with good food, beers and a couple of glasses of bubbly from our fit hostess Giselle) we got out at the metropolis of Mendoza at 8am. Quick taxi to the Hostel, ... Read more >

Gallery: im a wreck, a shipwreck!

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: my new friends, sealions

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Photo Gallery

Abandon ship!

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Views [634]

After the sealions, we headed toward our next destination: a 45-year-old shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean.  The older man and the boy were too cold, but I wasn´t willing to give up my opportunity, so off we went.  When we dropped the anchor, I ... Read more >

Kissing Sealions - Puerto Madryn, Patagonia

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Views [959] | Comments [1]

OH MY GOSH!  IT´s FREEZING!    I thought as I tried to cover my body with my backpack.  I looked around at the terrain from a door-less, top-less jeep.  It looked exactly like the desert.  Reminding me of Arizona. What a lie.  I thought.  I´m freezing ... Read more >

So you think you can dance

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Views [2005] | Comments [1]

I am super blessed. beyond blessed! The lady I live with, Yolie, goes to a tango lesson two times each week.  She has one leg (she was hit by a bus five years ago) but dances really well. She offered to take me to class with her. But the day before ... Read more >

The Paris of South America

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Views [568]

I arrived in Buenos Aires and was awed by how big it is.  Thank God for subways!  I practically live in el subte.  I take it too and from class everyday. Last weekend, I went to the famous cemetary in Recoleta.  It was like a little village for dead ... Read more >

...And Now It's Time to Get Back to Work

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 | By doreen-b | Views [747] | Comments [2]

It has been challenging but the "salon de ingles" the classroom is now ready.  The bricklayer who I hired to fix the ceiling, the walls, and to paint, one day just decided to not show up!! So both Roly and I got on ladders and finished painting.... Read more >

So, I think I figured out how the bus system works...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By pilgrim192 | Views [672] | Comments [1]

I woke up early Monday morning and, because this is my last week in Cordoba, I wanted to head toward el centro (downtown) early in order to complete last-minute tasks. I unlocked and opened the front dooor.  Turned around and locked it again from the ... Read more >

Buenos Aires

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By peter-and-viviana | Views [199]

Nuestra amiga Cecilia nos invito a quedarnos en su departamento, la encontramos ayer y nos trajo.Muy lindo! Dormimos bien, a recorrer hoy. Que linda sigue siendo Buenos Aires!! Hoy nos caminamos todo, el centro, Recoleta, Alto Palermo - paramos en la ... Read more >

Don´t cry for me Argentina

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 | By treezy | Views [538] | Comments [2]

OK, so it was obvious that I would have to use this reference at least once while I was here. And what better day than my last in Argentina (well until my flight back anyway). So I am in Salta, a lovely wee town in the north of Argentina, and I have ... Read more >