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Video – Waterfalls of Patagonia (Kayaking)
Blog: GoBackpacking - 26 December 2009
_ On a bus ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal, a pair of serious but unassuming young kaykers (Rob & Rosie) were sitting behind me. When I joined them for dinner that night, I brought up the craziness of going over waterfalls in kayaks, and they began to relay their own stories about high heights, and [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Mr. Owl’s Swoop Defense is supurb
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 25 December 2009
We’re in Mendoza, again. It’s Christmas Day. Everything is shut down, so I’m on the hotel computer writing this blog while my dad works on our computer and the girls are in their rooms taking a nap. Interesting. I don’t know that this was entirely on the agenda, but it works [...]
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Cruising over to Chile
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 17 December 2009
I second what Todd said about Buenos Aires. Wonderful city with tons of French influence, who knew. Just think, pastries, wine, steak with fries, wine, cafes, and beautiful buildings. We had a great time exploring with Dale and Jeanne. And now I know that I like polo, a lot. May need to brush up on [...]
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The trip so far…
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 15 December 2009
Well, it´s been about a week since my parents came into Argentina. We spent most of our time walking around Buenos Aires and eating as often as possible. Lunches, dinners, breakfast, you name it, we ate it. The highlight was definitely on Thursday night, when we had our nice meal, relishing in the quality only [...]
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Waiting in BA…
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 9 December 2009
Here we are, finally, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Who remembers our initial plans in the fall of 2008 of heading up to Canada for a few weeks in the Boundary Waters? The Hinken Pool betting how long we would make it in the bitter winter cold? We had even planned out how [...]
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From Mendoza with Mullets
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 5 December 2009
We’re in Mendoza. Finally. It’s strange to arrive in a city you’ve planned on living in for an extended amount of time, without having ever visited before. You hope that your expectations aren’t too far off from the reality, but you know, in your heart, that your expectations have no basis in reality. But you [...]
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Oh, Argentina!
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 3 December 2009
Todd described our tour of the Salt Flats. I didn’t really know what to expect of the whole thing, but I can say that I was amazed at how vast the terrain felt. Salt, or rather what looked like barren, cracked ground, as far as the eye good see. We were lucky enough to have [...]
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20: "To the country: Part 2"
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 1 December 2009
Sole and I slept in til noon on Saturday. We were going to the country, to a farm outside Maciá that her uncle José takes care of.
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WTF – The airline lost my client!
Blog: another pin on the map - 29 November 2009
An airline lost one of my clients en route back from Cordoba, Argentina
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Warming Up to Mendoza
Blog: Away Together - 25 November 2009
My first impressions generally hold true, but it turns out I got off on the wrong foot while getting to know Chacras de Coria, the town where we spent the past eight days.
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Guts and Gauchos in Mendoza
Blog: Away Together - 20 November 2009
“Well, that’s something your children aren’t likely to see in school,” a chipper young woman from the UK said in a typically understated British way.
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The Importance of Hooking Up Abroad
Blog: GoBackpacking - 16 November 2009
Hooking up removes a wall and opens a door. (photo: Jon Rawlinson)Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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The Best Hostels in Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 November 2009
Travelling for a year, constantly on the move, rarely staying more than three or four days in one place, where I end up staying makes a huge difference to my my stress levels. End up in a nice hostel, with things like comfy beds, warm showers, free breakfasts, a good location and a nice atmosphere [...]
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Gnome, Sweet Gnome In Villa La Angostura
Blog: Away Together - 13 November 2009
Our arrival to Villa La Angostura, about an hour north of Bariloche, set the tone for a wacky week. Driving the windy road on the shores of Lago Nahuel Huapi thrilled us with views of snow-capped Patagonian peaks but made poor Kyle throw up all over himself in the car.
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Patagonia: Home of the Gods (photo essay)
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 9 November 2009
Patagonia. The name conjures images of impenetrable wilderness; rugged and daunting. It is a huge area encompassing parts of southern Chile and Argentina that’s divided by countless channels, fjords, ice-fields, glaciers and the southern end of the mighty Andes mountains, making large parts of the region quite inaccessible. The wind is a dominating factor in [...]
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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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Branching Out on Lago Nahuel Huapi
Blog: Away Together - 5 November 2009
Lake Nahuel Huapi spreads and branches out in all directions around this pocket of the Andes foothills of Patagonia, and its water has mesmerized us since we arrived a couple of weeks ago. Its surface changes almost hourly with the weather, from a glassy reflection to white-capped waves.
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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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Welcome to Patagonia, Where Paradise Packs a Punch
Blog: Away Together - 24 October 2009
Going from Buenos Aires to the Patagonia lake district near Bariloche, which we did earlier this week, is a bit like leaving Los Angeles and landing near Tahoe — times ten.
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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 [...]
