Destination: Argentina

Perito Moreno Glacier trek-El Calafate

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By abelaine | Views [2971]

We did the Minitrek.  At first sceptic that it was worth the price.  However we were so happy we did it.  We loved walking on the glaciers, touching it, eating the ice.  Drinking the water pools and waterfalls on the glacier was delicious.  The colours ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

¿Y si las frutas y verduras tuvieran marketing?

Sat, 1 Oct 2016 | By loloberlin | Views [1218]

Vamos a cualquier tiendita de barrio o gran supermercado y lo primero que aparece son carteles impresos a color con letras grandes anunciando gaseosas, golosinas o snacks nada saludables. Entramos a la tienda y lo que está más a la mano ... Read more >

Tags: alimentación saludable, consume local, emprendedores, marketing, pequeños productores, slow food, tiendas orgánicas

Departing El Calafate - Mach II

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 | By dysfunctional | Views [787] | Comments [3]

We´re ready early to leave the America del Sur hostel in El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina, and hoping that this attempt will be more successful. After a big night out Saturday night, listing to a solid set by some hostel guys in a local band, we rolled ... Read more >

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - A Certain Miracle

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 | By joya | Views [558] | Scholarship Entry

The black dog had remarkably kept pace with the horse as she galloped along the dirt road, racing fast in the way that an animal runs eagerly towards home. I had never flown so fast before. The ranch zoomed close, a white structure on a hill of green ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Buenos Aires

Wed, 21 May 2008 | By distenz | Views [517]

Flight without incident to finally land again in south america. Hello Argentina, first time here. Short lift to the hotel in the San Telmo district and ready for a walk through the city. The city center looks a bit old and would need some refurbishment ... Read more >

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 | By boatybex | Views [495]

Las Horquetas Mountain Refuge

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By | Views [284] | Scholarship Entry

"Estoy cerquita, huelo torta frita," reads the hand-carved wooden sign 30 kilometers into a week-long trek in the mountains above El Bolson, Argentina. We've been walking with full packs for hours, so the sight of a sign saying that we are close enough ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Ojos del Campo

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By | Views [263] | Scholarship Entry

My travel treasure is Ojos del Campo (The Eyes of the Land), in Argentina's extreme Northwest. They are located in Antofalla, “the place where the Sun dies”, but for the time being there is no sign that such an event may be about to happen. Twelve miles ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Not a Miragé

Sat, 19 Apr 2014 | By | Views [251] | Scholarship Entry

As soon as I stepped out of that airplane into the brisk summer night, I could smell it. The change. The vibe that now enevelped me was not the one I had when I left home earlier that day. The strums of the first notes of 'Caminito' were playing in my ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Mendoza

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 | By sarahandphil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: El Calafate

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Santiago, Valparaiso and Mendoza

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By bagen | Photo Gallery

Photos: San Antonio de los Cobres

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 | By adrianmastronardi | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

From North to South

Thu, 6 Nov 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I am Sandra and I’m a 25-years-old girl from Spain. My passion is travel, and I love narrate my adventures to everyone that want to listen, using everything I can to make them feel they were with me: words, mime and photography, of course. In my learning ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Gallery: El Calafate

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By augustwilson | Photo Gallery