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Beef a La bus

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1446]

The British transport system is shocking. If it was a child, the parents would be imprisoned for neglect. Our trains are dirty, crammed and rarely on time and its been proven that cattle in transit for slaughter have more favourable conditions than ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Iguazú Cataratas and Garganta: The South American Maravilla in the Jungle

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [1027]

Argentina La Parte Uno: Early the next morning the taxi does indeed get 'removed' to the airport, but fortunately for the progression of my trip, I get to keep it company on its journey . In the cab the transfer driver hands me a sheet from ... Read more >

From South-East Asia to South America

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [870]

Following an emotional end to 7 years in Malaysia, over 14 years in Asia, a couple of fraught days trying to sort out the last of the paper work and rattling round an empty flat you’ll not be surprised to hear that we were ready to get ... Read more >

Aerolineas Argentinas

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Views [867] | Comments [1]

Hi! Well... the weather cleared up nicely in BA. I visited some markets and hung out with the cats at the Botanic Gardens... I did a bit of walking around the streets and had tea and cake. So not a bad stop over... Mind you, not feeling well and ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Tango in Buenos Aires

Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [733]

We arrived in Buenos Aries on a cold foggy day. Much more European than the other cities in South America. We followed the advice of our guide and headed to a steak house - the steaks arrived and were about inch thick and covered three quarters of the ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Buenos Airies Bitches

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 | By mattmc | Views [635]

I have just arrived in Chile after spending 4 or 5 days in Argentina. The reason I cannot work out exactly the number is because a 12 hour time shift plus lots of late night drinks has thrown off the remnants of the body clock I thought I had.... Read more >

Tags: city

Leaving Australia

Sat, 14 Mar 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [568]

Today I flew from Sydney to Buenos Aires via Santiago. We checked out of the lovely (no) funkhouse and after posting another box of things home, went to have breakfast at the airport. I left Kay at the airport which was again very difficult.... Read more >

Tags: city

The Great Outdoors!!

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [543] | Comments [2]

On Sunday I was invited to an ASADO (BBQ) with some new friends and we went to a town outside of Cordoba called Carlos Paz. Its where everyone goes to for the weekend. There were many, many great areas to have a picnic and go swimming in the river.... Read more >

So now I'm a dental tourist!

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 | By royandania | Views [470]

So there we were, sitting in an all you can eat for 30 Pasos (about 5 quid) Parilla when crunch, I break a tooth off down to the root, ouch, well not so much at the time but now really sensitive so, I have had to find a dentist here. The ... Read more >

Unexpected Encounters & the Comfort of Discomfort

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By | Views [281] | Scholarship Entry

“This is a bad idea. I have two left feet and no rhythm,” I whispered to my friend as we descended the steps of the Armenian culture center to the basement, where a sign read “La Viruta Tango.” “It will be fine. Besides, we’re in Buenos Aires – a tango ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Epiphany in the street

Mon, 4 May 2015 | By | Views [243] | Scholarship Entry

It was my second day in Argentina. I had to change hotels. I flipped over my stick file folder to locate the other hotel. Satisfied that I was on the right path, I slapped the folder back into my rucksack and continued to walk. A heavy trolley bag being ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship