The Pink Palace

April 28th 2009
Buenas tardes de Buenos Aires! Reading through my paper-and-pen, good old fashioned travel diary I noticed that one year ago when I set off for Europe my first entry called that my greatest adventure to date. Now, as I am about to spend my first night in South America at the beginning of a four month backpacking trip I am tempted to break out the superlatives once more. This is certainly a gr ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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Emily Peiffer

jazzemmy

I am a Canadian student of Human Rights, Political Science, Spanish and a bit of Philosophy thrown in for good measure. I love to experience culture and find beauty in people and places on a backpacker's budget. I hold adventure over comfort but balance safety with adventure and usually head off on my own loving the independence of a nomadic lifestyle. This blog currently documents my four month trip to South and Central America in the summer of 2009 but will include future adventures as well. Although I am not currently travelling, I write a column on culture and travel in my university n... full info

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