"Andes are you okay, are you okay Andes?"


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April 24th 2008
Published: May 12th 2008
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The Andes! Mountains that are definitely deserving of an exclamation mark. We watched these impressive mountains through our window as the driver pressed ever harder on the accelarator, straining the bus as it wound up hairpin bends, our ears popping and passengers giggling nervously to one another, some even closing the curtains to avoid looking down the sheer drop. A chattering group of Chi... Read Full Entry



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Alan con El LibertadorAlan con El Libertador
Alan con El Libertador

Che Guevara's childhhod home, Alta Gracia
Personal thingsPersonal things
Personal things

Museo Casa Che Guevara
Local tippleLocal tipple
Local tipple

We decided to treat ourselves to a luxury Sunday dinner in Cordoba - possible the nicest Italian food we've ever had...
Sitting pretty Sitting pretty
Sitting pretty

Aoife enjoys the Cordoba sunshine
Canal, CordobaCanal, Cordoba
Canal, Cordoba

No discarded bikes or traffic cones? Call yourself a canal?
Club Sportivo Independiente RivadaviaClub Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia
Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia

Fans turn out to watch the local pro team training
Pea green dream machinePea green dream machine
Pea green dream machine

We wanted to drive this thing all the way home
Lampshade ladyLampshade lady
Lampshade lady

On her way to market, Cordoba
Hassled waiterHassled waiter
Hassled waiter

Was our atrocious Spanish going to send him over the edge?
How do you say 'Talbot St.' in Spanish?How do you say 'Talbot St.' in Spanish?
How do you say 'Talbot St.' in Spanish?

View from our room - We stayed in a 'colourful' part of town, in what was possibly the worst hostel of our entire trip...



19th May 2008

Poor Aoife wth no book. Am just reading Nuala O Faolain book 'are u sombody' and in it she describes how she would jointly read books with Nell McCafferty "We read. We read the same paperbacks at the same time, me speeding along and tearing out pages as I finished thme for her" Maybe Alan should take a leaf out of her book :-) xx
19th May 2008

ps that was from me, just forgot to sign. miss yis xx

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