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The final chapter: Argentina, drawn from memory.

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 | By robrobjos | Views [1665] | Comments [1]

And so I’d left Bolivia to find amazing Argentina. Still alone and missing home, I arrived in the city of Salta. Similar to Villazon, Bolivia, I felt like I’d landed on the set of a spaghetti western, a good feeling; if only I ... Read more >

National Food

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [1162] | Comments [1]

I have come to the conclusion, that were you to generalize S. American cuisine, it would be fried, accompanied by potatoes, and then something ridiculously sweet. If it isn´t sprayed with sugar, served with jam, deep fried (all meat is ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

the best things in life are free...

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 | By notsowildrover | Views [868] | Comments [4]

For a football-loving fag-hag like me, the choice of entertainment for our first evening in Buenos Aires boded well for our stay - a choice between the first leg of the South American equivalent of the Champions League between Boca Juniors of Buenos ... Read more >

Tags: People

what is it with lifeguards???

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 | By yu-en-me | Views [783]

i arrived in the city of Neuquén yesterday at 5.30am after a long night due to protestors blocking arterial roads between towns. (a lot of being shuttled around in private cars, walking around protestors at midnight with bonfires and banners streaming ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

soy inglesa, no hablar espanol!

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 | By hcgardner | Views [724] | Comments [1]

Hi all, so this is the first blog entry! i have been in Buenos Aires since Wednesday now and am having great fun!! The city is amazing with some great buildings and sites but also seems to have its fair share of problems too, such as seeing kids sleeping ... Read more >

arrival

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 | By lanabanana | Views [700] | Comments [1]

So I have now been in Argentina for nearly two weeks...it is amazing! Hot weather, a country where there is no conception of time. I was meant to be born here! i spent the first three days in BA. I then took a 10hr ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

The end of the Earth

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 | By tristanabba | Views [537]

I`m a slack writer, i know. i cant believe i havent written any stories since Buenos Aires and so much, so many Glaciers, hundreds of Kms of trekking and camping in the freezing cold has happened since. But again, i find myself inspired- perhaps the ... Read more >

The Cloud Forest Day Four

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By jenc | Views [422]

Day four in the wonderfully damp cloud forest saw us get up nice and early, even though we have been told there would be no bus back to town and we would have to walk. We organised breakfast and were happily sitting at the table next to our tent (the ... Read more >

Bariloche......!

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 | By emmaneal | Views [393]

For the past week and a half, we have been staying at a hostel in Bariloche, which is in Patagonia, Southern Argentina. We arrived in Bariloche from Mendoza to be pleasantly surprised that it was FREEEEEZING with artic winds and bitter cold temperatures.... Read more >

STel je voor....

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 | By delasmal | Views [335]

Stel je voor: Na een lange vliegreis kom je de slurf van het vliegtuig uitgelopen. De vochtige hitte komt je tegemoet. Je weet: de vakantie is begonnen! Het blijft iedere keer weer raar dat een reis in zo´n metalen vogel je binnen een etmaal naar een ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - The Beautiful Things

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By | Views [307] | Scholarship Entry

“Have you been to Miami?” the Argentines ask. “Do you know Nueva York?” They pronounce it “Jork” in that harsh Argentine way. They look disappointed when I say, no, never been to Miami and yes, I know New York but I don’t like it because it is too big ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013