Destination: Argentina

Salta, Cafayate and the canyons and gorges!

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By anijensen | Views [988] | 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 >

Bariloche - Mountain Biking

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [709]

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 >

Left Pucon bus to Argentina - Bariloche

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 | By justin | Views [1034]

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 >

Gallery: Mendoza

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery

Cherries, tobacco, toast? pissed!

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By heywoods1976 | Views [995] | Comments [2]

After a week of indulgence with the Jamie and Craig in Buenos Aires we did not turn over a new leaf when we arrived in Mendoza. As we had been eating and drinking very well in BA and the main reason to come to Mendoza is the food and wine, we felt ... Read more >

Tags: argentina, mendoza

March - Festival de Tango (Tango Festival), Argentina

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [4578]

Festival de Tango. Photo by [blmurch], Flickr.com Location: Venues around Buenos Aires, Argentina Dates: Dates vary in late February to early March Level of Participation: 4 - watch dance performances and strut your own stuff at the myriad ... Read more >

Tags: argentina, tango festival, world festivals

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [2355]

Ah, 9 quiet(ish), relaxing days in Buenos Aires! After a very busy 3 week start to our trip, no longer than two days in any one place, Simon and I were both very ready to stop and have a rest. We've been here for four nights so far, and have had no trouble ... Read more >

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Gallery: Buenos Aires

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By bec-simon | Photo Gallery

Torres del Paine at 5:30am

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 | By nick_earl | Views [422] | Comments [1]

Here is the second diary entry for today. It is day five out of ten of our trek around Torres del Paine and an exta bit called the ´Q´. 31st January - Day 5, Sighting the Towers at 5:30am, plus Campamento Torres to Hosteria Las Torres We have just ... Read more >

Museums, Mate, and a Metal Flower

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By rich | Views [895]

At a push you can see all of Buenos Aires in about 3 days. We had 3 weeks... 3 tango dancing, steak eating, spanish speaking weeks. We spent our weekends in the various barrios and street markets. We spent our weekdays seeing the other sights. We ... Read more >

Gallery: Rest of Buenos Aires

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By rich | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Defensa Street, Cabildo and Casa Rosada

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By julian_mazzucco | Photo Gallery

Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 | By jacques360 | Views [772]

January 30, 2009 I´ve been lazy. Haven´t written anything for quite sometime...however, i´ve made an oath to myself that i´ll write something before checking my e-mails...in one week I will celebrate my one year anniversary in South America.  I´ve ... Read more >

Hostels

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 | By julian_mazzucco | Views [342]

Hi everyone. Well This is my first story. Well I wanna write about the mistery of Hostels. There a lot of hostels in the world, and in Buenos Aires there are too. There are great hostels and extremely bad hostels. In January, I was in Buenos Aires.... Read more >

La Boca

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 | By rich | Views [607]

On the outskirts of the city lies the barrio of La Boca. The busiest street is called Caminita and this is where you can find all the multicolored properties for which the area is famous. We learn that the paint used for these houses is leftover from ... Read more >