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Lazy Sunday Photo: Salta in Argentina
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 8 November 2009
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19: "To the country: Part 1"
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 7 November 2009
My friend Sole is from a farm town in the middle of Entre Ríos province. It’s called Maciá. It’s got a population of 10,000 and is surrounded by soy and sorghum fields, and pasture.
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Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part I)
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 4 November 2009
This is a two-part series of an article from my Travel Journal. Part II of this article will be published tomorrow. “Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part I)” (A page from my Travel Journal) Patagonia. The name conjures images of impenetrable wilderness; rugged and daunting. The name Patagonia, given by Ferdinand Magellan, actually means ‘big feet’; it seems [...]
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The San Telmo Antiques Fair
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 3 November 2009
Known for its bohemian charm and historic appeal, the quaint and funky Buenos Aires barrio of San Telmo is full of energy every day. However, on Sundays, it truly comes to life. Every Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, the Plaza Dorrego is home to the San Telmo Antiques Fair. To call this an antiques fair, or market, really doesn’t speak to what this event is. As you walk along the cobblestone streets among the antique sales, tango dancers perform and provide entertainment for the crowd and, once ...
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Highlights of Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 November 2009
I had such an awesome time in Latin America it’s pretty hard to pick out favourite moments. But I’m going to give it a go anyway. Here are the best things I’ve seen and done over the past six and a half months, along with links to what I originally wrote about them. Favourite City: Valparaiso, [...]
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18: "To the north, to the jungle: Part 2"
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 30 October 2009
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Snow play
Blog: Felicity Sees... - 26 October 2009
My latest adventures are joined together with a common theme that seems to have surfaced lately, all having been concentrated in somewhat colder circumstances than those in the deserts of the North. Dropping from 15· to 40· south does make something of a difference to the temperature! Difference enough in fact for some snow to fall and provide some great opportunities for fun and adventure!First up: Skiing (Valle Nervado, Santiago)
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Argentina (steak) Round-up & Budget
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 24 October 2009
Five days in Argentina is nowhere near enough. But it certainly was wnough to stuff myself with steak, drown myself in red wine, and clog my arteries with dulce de leche. For if my little jaunt through Argentina on my way from Bolivia to Santiago was about one thing, it was food and drink. Boy do [...]
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Wobbly Wine-tasting in Mendoza
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 23 October 2009
After the camera-death incident, Salta did nothing to improve my mood. After warm, sunny San Pedro, I arrived in Salat to find it in the grip of the coldest spring they’d had for 60 years, with even daytime temperatures barely rising above five degrees (oh, and it was cloudy and raining too). The local camera [...]
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17: "To the north, to the jungle: Part 1"
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 21 October 2009
I had another week off school because of board exams. Sunday night I’d gone to the Paraná Costume Party, dressed as Tintin.
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Buenos Aires: Where's the Beef?
Blog: The Silent I - 3 October 2009
February 3, 2004 One of the things Argentina is famous for (besides Eva Peron) is the incredible beef. We had read about the steakhouses in Buenos Aires, and being big time carnivores, we couldn't let a day in Buenos Aires...
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Argentina: Star Quality in Buenos Aires
Blog: The Silent I - 1 October 2009
Casa Rosada or The Pink Palace, in Buenos Aires, Argentina February 3, 2004 After our amazing stay in Iguazu Falls, it was time to explore another part of Argentina. After an early morning flight from Puerto Iguazu, we checked into...
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Iguazu Falls: 5 Fun Things to Do with Kids
Blog: The Silent I - 29 September 2009
If you're fortunate enough to visit Iguazu Falls with your kids like we were, there are some things that are not-to-be missed. Here's my list of five things to do with kids at Iguazu Falls: 1. Hike the trails in...
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16: "To the north, to the desert: Part 5"
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 24 September 2009
Lucy and I got into La Serena just before sunrise, Saturday morning. We took a cab to her house up on a hill high up in the city. You can see a peninsula in the distance lit with hundreds of street and house lights.
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Argentina: Three Borders Monument (Tres Fronteras)
Blog: The Silent I - 24 September 2009
Frank wanted to go to the Three Borders Monument or Tres Fronteras, an historic marker with a view of the place where the rivers meet to form the borders of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraquay. I was completely paranoid about this little stop, because I had read a review on TripAdvisor that said, "DO NOT GO TO THREE BORDERS! This place is a tourist trap full of drug-addicted children who will rob and kill you!"
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Argentina Wine Tours – Pickle Your Liver at Mendoza, Argentina
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 10 September 2009
Argentina is a magnificent country – and when you are there, you should check out many of the Argentina Wine Tours that are held in their wine growing regions. You can judge how ingrained a wine culture is in a country by simply buying the cheapest bottle of plonk to test how good it is.
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15: "To the north, to the desert: Part 4"
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 10 September 2009
Lucy and I got up and went to a café. I got coffee and pancakes with manjar, which is the Chilean dulce de leche. In Chile the coffee is almost always Nescafé. Nobody seems to no why.
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Some lazy days in Salta
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 8 September 2009
“Some lazy days in Salta” (a page from my Travel Journal) I reached Salta, a small city in the north of Argentina, at 8pm in the dark, after a spectacular bus ride over the Andes from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile. I took a taxi from the bus terminal to the hotel I’d booked in the [...]
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Llama on the menu
Blog: Felicity Sees... - 6 September 2009
In the provinces of Salta and Jujuy where I have spent the last week or so, the regional specialty is llama. A little disconcerting at first since they´re so iconic to South America, but I suppose it´s a bit like us Aussies eating kangaroos. Anyway, we figured that we should try some llama meat, and we got it in a few forms...
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Mendoza, Argentina
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 4 September 2009
Miles of vineyards. The backdrop of the snowcapped Andes. Bottles and bottles of red wine. Mendoza is famous for being the heart of Argentinian wine country. It will be infamous for us as the place Patrick learned to ride a bike.
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¨...Beep beep, beep beep, yeah!¨
Blog: Felicity Sees... - 2 September 2009
Ok, so the road trip continues...
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14: "Party: Part 2"
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 1 September 2009
Sunday morning I got up at eleven. There had been a storm earlier in the morning and the drops woke me up but I fell back to sleep as the rain kept falling.
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The desert wilds
Blog: Felicity Sees... - 1 September 2009
Hola amigos!Feel like I haven´t written in a while, but I guess sometimes you need time to have the adventures before you can write about them!! And over the last week, there have been plenty of adventures! From getting kidnapped at the bus station by some crazy Europeans to suffering the effects of dizzying altitudes in the Argentinian highlands, the last few days have taken me through some of the most captivating scenery I´ve ever seen. I only hope I can do it justice in both describing and showing you (again, photos waiting on a computer capable of uploading them!)!!
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 31 August 2009
We're not sure if it was the food, the beautiful buildings, or the extremely favorable exchange rate, but we immediately fell in love with Buenos Aires. The city is made up of distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character, in a way that reminded us of Boston. Bohemian Palermo Viejo is filled with chic clothing boutiques and outdoor restaurants. San Telmo has a very European feel with its cobblestone streets, colonial architecture, and central plaza that hosts a massive flea market every Sunday.
