Blogs from Río Negro, Argentina, South America - page 8

We woke up this morning after an amazing sleep in our super comfy bed! Our lil apartment here is really cute with a kitchen and everything! Would be great if we were here more than one night so we could actually cook ourselves a meal instead of going out! It feels like coming home is getting closer! And it is! Unfortunately I was disappointed as I stepped into the shower as it was tepid at best! Grr cold showers in a cold place is not ideal! Anyway enough moaning, we got changed into our travel attire for yet another full day of travelling and got out packs to head downstairs and pay our bill. ... read more

Chocolates and mountains, thats what Bariloche is famous for. We crossed the Andes from Pucon in Chile to San Martin de los Andes in Argentina stopping the night before heading on to Bariloche. What beautiful scenery we passed along the way in the Argentine lake district, rivers, lakes, valleys and mountians, monkey puzzle trees and lots of big birds (not any condors yet though). Bariloche is within the national park Nahuel Huapi on the lake of the same name surrounded by snow capped mountains. We arrived at mid day and didn´t do too much apart from check into the hostel,orientate ourselves a bit and check out the different treking options, unfortunately the weather was about to change for the next few days to persistent rain. We decided to suit up with waterproofs and get out to ... read more

Waiting for the bus after our trek, I had the usual doubts about whether or not the bus would actually come, did we already miss it, etc. It always seems to happen. But it showed up, of course. Arriving back in town and getting off at the correct bus stop (See? I'm learning...) we walked up to Hostel Achalay for two reasons: To see if they had any free beds (they did not) To sign up for the asado! Ah asado! And the good people at Achalay didn't even mind that we wouldn't be staying there, but we were more than welcome to share their food. And they had also lent us sleeping bags for the trek, so this was even more proof that they're totally awesome. We popped across the street to Periko's youth hostel, ... read more

The bus station is a really long way from the town centre in Bariloche. You've been warned. It's still walkable, but I think it took me 45 minutes, with my pack. So figuring out the city bus system would be a good choice. I'm not that smart. But I made it, and ultimately checked into Achalay, the same hostel that Will and Morgan had two hours before. It was a hostel recommended by the owner of the hostel we had stayed at in El Bolson, and so far it was looking like it would be another good time, with a lot of the same people. One bonus here is that they give discount cards for Bariloche businesses, from restaurants, to bars, to clothing stores, etc. So after meeting up with Will and Morgan, we just looked ... read more

This updated is for all you Claire followers! What happened to Claire? What caused her to miss the trekking in Torres Del Paine in Chile? We all know it clearly wasn't my super company that turned her away, no one would ever run from that!! And for the record Justin, there is no baby ( though we often talk about the food babies growing in our bellies) Ah, so much to tell Let's take a step back in time to when it all started...... I arrive late into Buenos Aires(BA) on 2nd march as my first destination and Claire is the friendly face at the hostel. We have a late dinner, gossip, head to bed with grand plans for the next day to head to the famous San Telmo market held every Sunday!! So far, all ... read more