Blogs from Jesús María, Córdoba, Argentina, South America
One more day in Cordoba
Published: October 30th 2007South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Jesús María
October 30th 2007
Tomorrow is my last day in Cordoba, and then the next morning I´ll be moving on. Actually, I feel like I´m ready to be done with this place now... but one more day of relaxation will be good for me. Yesterday I didn´t do much, and on mondays, most things are closed, so there wasn´t much to do. Mostly, I switched hostels. The first I was in was recommended Lonely Planet, but these tend to be a little expensive, plus I think they raise their prices after they get mention in "the backpackers bible". I found an ad for a different one "El refugio" and I like it much better. A problem with some of the backpacking scene is that a lot of kids come down here to not do anything but party and get laid. ... read more
February 21st 2007
From those of you have known me since I could pull down the curtain rods, would know that at some stage or another a chick whose key aim in life was to climb to the top of something regardless of what that object is would understand that my life would be defined for pointless aims. To be honest while I always wanted to go on exchange, the experience that I was imagined entailed living a. a nomadic tribe in Mongolia and learning to ride a horse, b. being the only white person on a tiny island in Samoa, or c. living in Asia to see what it is like sharing a 1 room house with 10 people. Unsurprisingly then, my initial desire to go on exchange was fuelled by the notion of reading Don Quixote in ... read more
Jesus Maria, Gaucho Festival
Published: January 13th 2007South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Jesús María
January 12th 2007
On Tuesday we arrived in Cordoba and it is a small and nice city with a pleasant enough centre. Cordoba is a university city and there are a lot of bars all over Cordoba to sit outside and have a beer or two. Again, the ´Las Villas´are very present but in contrast to Buenos Aires they search the street equipped with a horse carriage. We didn´t really feel comfortable to take a picture while they are ´working´and hence you can only see the horse... In Cordoba city itself it is more than sufficinet to spend a couple of days, but it is a great base for day trips. Yesterday, we went to the annual ´Festival Doma y Folklore´in the sleepy village Jesus Maria and it was really good fun. The festival attracts Gauchos - Southern Cowboys ... read more
