Destination: Argentina

The Gaucho experience

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 | By luchinko | Views [2042]

Wow, and wow. I loved it, but there were many bad bits as well. Firstly, the good. Riding is amazing. I went out with the gauchos 5 times (5!!!), riding the fields, slashing through tall grass, herding cows, making my cow herding noises. You have ... Read more >

Grape expectations

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1583]

Americans would hate red wine tasting.  Swirling a staining liquid around those pristine gnashers would render the, "Hollywood smile," useless. That said, Napa Valley in California could well be next on my wine trail after South Africa, New ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

2 weeks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Ania

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By royandania | Views [1462] | Comments [3]

Buenos Aires, Argentina: So, we have been here two weeks now and things are slowly coming together for us. The city is quite a character to get to know. Rough and not so charming and beautiful as i might have hoped for. Grand, old style buildings ... Read more >

My own unique smell

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By netsy19 | Views [984] | Comments [2]

So I´ve given up... broken down... it all started with the jeans, now I´m buying shirts. It´s just that now I´m in a city, Buenos Aires.  It´s actually quite a nice city and people seem to care about what they look (and smell like) and I´ve found that ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Waterfalls!!!

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [782]

After the worst bus journey of my life from Mendoza, we finally arrived in Puerto Iguazu on the evening of my birthday. I was expecting seriously good things from the waterfalls the next day to compensate for the 44-hour bus trip and amazingly the ... Read more >

EL Calafate, Tres Lagos, Bajo Caracoles, Chile Chico

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 | By brinks | Views [770]

Our guide book described this 600 km gravel section of Routa 40 as its most desolate and remote. For a normal bakkie or 4WD this road will be lots of fun but the main problem for our little Corsa was of course ground clearance and it was quite a tough ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Buenos Aires

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 | By kathygepp | Views [438]

Darrell & I left Adelaide on Friday 26th September at 12.25 and flew to Sydney. On arrival we walked to where we were told we could catch the shuttle to the Mecure Hotel.  There were many shuttle buses coming and going and no signs on any that ... Read more >

Mendoza Redux

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [404] | Scholarship Entry

I am writing from Mendoza –Argentina, home of great wines, the “Sage of the Andes” known as Silo, the famous outlaw-out-of-love Vairoleto, and my father Ulises Manuel Rinaudo. I have been here for three weeks, but my journey began far before that, 37 ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: Argentina and Brasil

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 | By fernandrob | Photo Gallery

Photos: Ushuaia

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Mendoza

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By jbaz78 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Cape Verdean community in La Boca, Buenos Aires.

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 | By ileana1984 | Photo Gallery

Tags: africa, argentina, bridge, buenos aires, cape verde, dance, descendant, la boca, map, music

Photos: Argentine Pampas wetlands wildlife

Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By pampaswildlife | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

A 'place' I have visited

Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By mireille | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013

Photos: back to Argentina

Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery