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Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [591]
Met up with Alex and Rhonda and got a taxi to view the Mereno Glacier in the Parque Nacional Los Glaciers. A wonderful sight, seeing the 60metre towers of ice spread across the icy lake. Even more spectacular was when huge parts of the glaciers crashing ... Read more >
Thu, 26 Feb 2009 | By evan_pritchard | Views [442]
Finally arrived. Dream run out bed Sydney to friend of my friend´s place near the heart of Buenos Aires. I have just rediscovered that knowing phrases and being able to hear them are totally unrelated. Time to adventure out into the city. I love this ... Read more >
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Thu, 26 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [827]
Not having seen a glacier up close we (alex, rhonda and me) booked ourselves on day excursion to the Viedma glacier just 45 mins from El Chalten. It was great. After a short boat trip and a brief scramble over the terminal morraine, we donned our ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [507] | Comments [3]
Trekked up to the Glacier at Cerro Torre with Oscar, Rhonda and Alex (from the bus). The walk was fantastic with spectacular views of the Fitz Roy mountain and the Cerro Torre with it´s glacier sprawling in front of it into the lake below. I should ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By lockers | Views [356]
February 18th - 21st We left Pellegrini, the town from which we had done our excursion to the Ibera Reserve Park, down one long, straight, dirt track. An hour or so into the journey, our driver and his friend tried to help a woman who's car had broken ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [771]
23rd Feb Up early to catch the bus on the famous Ruta 40 to El Chalten. Ruta 40 is the longest road in Argentina running North to South some 3125 miles parallel w ith the Andes. Some of the road is unmade making it a slower journey than others.... Read more >
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 | By phil-lois | Views [204]
Here we are in Patagonia
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By lockers | Views [769]
February 15 th - 17 th
We decided to change our plans to visit Salta in the north of
Argentina when the region flashed up on the news one morning. There had been intense rain fall on February 9th which resulted in a ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By lockers | Views [549]
February 11 th - 15th
We thought we were driving past fields
and fields of potatoes on the 11 hour bus journey from Buenos Aires
to C ó rdoba so were
just concluding that spuds must be a fond accompaniment for all the
steaks ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [825]
Went up to Cerro Catedral, which is one of the biggest ski centres in South America. However, being summer the area is a haven for trekkers and mountain bike enthusiasts . I opted for neither and got the cable car up to the top for a great view ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By lockers | Views [790]
February 7 th - 11th
So on February 7 th I found
myself on the midday flight from Santiago to Buenos Aires, having
gone straight from a nightclub in Valparaiso to the airport in
Santiago, and was forcing my eyes to ... Read more >
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [1178] | Comments [1]
Spent most
of the day absorbing the cultural side of the town…..eating, shopping and
buying chocolate. Bariloche is the
capital of chocolate in Argentina.
The Chocolaterias all have their own appeal and stand out with their
immaculately ... Read more >
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By anijensen | Views [1005] | Comments [1]
Salta and the canyons: Just returned from a trip to the canyons and mountains of the area. It really was lovely. We are going to post photos soon…promise! We spent the first day in Salta, a nice small city with what seemed billions of people ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [718]
To give you a brief rundown of Bariloche…it’s
actually called San Carlos de Bariloche. and is famous for skiing but also
known for sight-seeing, water sports, trekking and climbing. It is situated in the foothills of the Andes,
surrounded by lakes ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [1047]
Unfortunately I missed my 6.40am bus….I don’t
think having several caipirinhas the night before and getting in at 4am didnt help much!!! Anyway it all worked out rather
well. Managed to get a later bus which
meant less time waiting for ... Read more >
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