We got out of the city once again on Thursday. Our original plan was to take a ferry to Uraguay for the day, but eventually decided to head North of BA to the Parana River delta instead. Getting there was not trivial. From our apartment, we hopped on the subte and transferred to a second line which terminated at the Retiro train station. For less than $1 peso apiece, we took a 40 minute commuter train ride through the north end of the city and its immediate suburbs. At the end of the line, we walked to a 2nd train station [View Full Entry]

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Tigre is basically a suburb just north of Buenos Aires. It takes over an hour by train because it stops every 30ft or so. It is on the delta of the Rio Parana. We took a boat tour through the delta and had lunch at a restaurant next to the water. [View Full Entry]

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Hey kids! I found myself back in BA with a renewed energy for touring, traveling, exploration, and SuperBowl Fever!!! Being so far removed from all that is american, I didnt even realize that it was superbowl sunday until I was walking along the riverfront in town and saw the sign outside of Hooters - which said - tonight, American Football Finals! 2100 hrs! I did a double take, a reverse translation, and thought, OH MY! SuperBowl Sunday! I cant believe it! And even though I was still mourning the Packers loss a short two weeks previous, I knew that I had [View Full Entry]

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Friday, Feb 1 I was going to meet a woman from Phoenix who I’d sat next to on the plane named Jeanne. She and I had planned to go to El Tigre - we were to meet in the train station, Retiro, at 10:00 am. I arrived at 10:00 and waited and waited. By 10:45, I got tired of waiting and decided to just go on by myself. Apparently, she showed up a few minutes after I left. Time in Argentina is much slower and more flexible than time in the U.S. If people say 4:00, it could be 5:00 or [View Full Entry]

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A nice spot A favourite weekend destination of the porteno’s (B.A residents), Tigre is a cool little town on the River Plata, about an hour north of the capital. We grabbed the train from Retiro train station and were entertained by locals juggling, singing and selling stuff like Nike socks (“2 for a pound!”) and lottery cards. Arriving in Tigre itself, we set off walking along the main river as far as the art museum which contains a wide range of Argentinean exhibits. The building itself was awesome and we enjoyed some pre-prepared pita bread & parma ham sandwiches outside in [View Full Entry]

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Back in NZ now after three months in South America. I have found it nearly impossible to leave Buenos Aires after I started getting comfortable there, taking Spanish lessons, making new friends and dancing every night. My plans to visit the Iguazu Falls and Patagonia were postponed and postponed until it was no longer possible. I did manage to take a day trip to Tigre last Sunday though, on the first sunny day after days of cloud and rain. Meeting someone at 9am at the Retiro station was a huge mission, since I had only gone to bed at 4:30am. The [View Full Entry]

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Spend a great few weekends while Cheryl and Ron were in Argentina.. including a hilarious day out at Tigre.. [View Full Entry]

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Tigre & The Delta - 15th October 2007 Waterways, stilted houses, quite walks along riverside pathways....restaurants and great Vino Blanco!! We took the train up to Tigre and hopped on a river taxi which dropped us at a lovely point on the Delta. We strolled along the peaceful pathways admiring the quaint houses and happened upon an enticing restaurant.....the steak was great, the intestines were not so tasty!! But the wine....well it was so good we just had to keep ordering more and more! We ended up staggering about the Delta and having such great fun.....we took a taxi back to [View Full Entry]

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Wir haben es geschafft!!! Montag: Madrid, 10.30h, Emilia schlaeft friedlich. Ueber dem Atlantik, 12.10h bis 2.30h morgens: Emilia ist immer noch friedlich (nur 10 Min. leichter Protest). Buenos Aires, 20.00 Ortszeit: Schnuffelnase schlaeft immer noch... Tigre 21.00h: Wir sind im Tigre Hostel angekommen und koennen das erste Abendessen geniessen. Dienstag: Wir haben Regen. Nichtsdestotrotz machen wir uns auf den Weg, um die Insel, auf welcher unser Hostel liegt, zu erkunden. Die Erkundigungen werden jedoch nach 2,5h durch einen Wolkenbruch unterbrochen. Den Rest des Nachmittags verbringen wir im Hostel, um wieder zu trocknen und abends gibt es ein grosses argentinisches Steak im [View Full Entry]

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Die Koffer sind gepackt und wir sind nun startklar. Emilia freut sich auch schon auf die Reise über den großen Teich... [View Full Entry]

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