Blogs from Salta, Argentina, South America - page 67

Pleased to report that I did in fact manage to drink on New Year´s Eve, although Potosi was definitely a strange place to be spending it. Not quite the party capital of the world! We struggled to find places open for dinner, and for drinking afterwards it was even harder.... managed to get dinner at a chinese in the end, but on the drinks front all they had was beer or water! No wine, or any other soft drinks at all. Fortunately they didn´t mind us going out to buy supplies from a shop down the road, so that´s exactly what we did. Ended up with a some 1 litre cartons of white wine at 7.5 Bols each (about 50p!). When I say carton, I don´t mean like a wine box, I mean like a carton ... read more

Only a few days away from leaving Argentina. Spent the last five days in Salta, in the northwest of Argentina - a warm place just at the beginning of the wet season, so it is very humid as well. Went on a road trip yesterday with four guys from the hostel, to visit Cafayate and passing through the Quebrada de Cafayate, which has absolutely amazing rock formations and an almost lunar scenery most of the way. Unfortunately the weather turned out to be quite grey and drizzly, so the colour were not as intense as they are ususally, nonetheless it was still a pretty spectacular view. We stopped at Alemania so Moritz (the German guy in the group) could take a photo. It is a very quiet place, off the road and beyond the river. First ... read more

I guess we've been neglecting our blog responsibilities, so now we have two cities to write about: Potosi, Bolivia and Salta, Argentina. First, Potosi: It was one of our favourite cities in Bolivia. Also, it is the highest city in the world at 4090 m ASL, so in your face all you sea level-dwellers. We enjoyed Potosi for two reasons: 1) Its physical beauty. It has some of the finest colonial buildings that we have seen. For instance, our hostel -- Hostal Carlos V -- was in a great colonial building. (Never mind that the hardwood floors were covered by newspaper, and one time when I was having a shower, green algae began seeping out of the shower head. But then again, maybe the algae is related to the building's "history"...) 2) The historical context. Potosi ... read more

I am having a really great time, Finally found a place that has computers that will allow me to write on the blog site. I will try to update you all. We are around Salta now. The day after the last entry we booked a tour of the north. We wanted to go on the train to the clouds but it is not possibile and will likely not be possible for some time. Turns out the train engine broke down in a place that they had to evacuate people out until four in the morning, Very Unhappy tourists, that about two months ago. The town was not so happy the operators, so they have to really fix the engine and that may take some time here. Its in the middle of no where. So the tour ... read more

Hi, I´m 27 (28 on saturday), I'm tall, loveable/pityfull (select when appropriate), ridiculously in debt, and almost always stoned (but not in argentina, grrr). I shower frequently but live out of a dirty bag. Nonetheless, I'm optimistic and have a vexing confidence. You can usually find me on my couch or staring out windows at the south american scenery, if I'm feeling active, i may follow people in the streets, making suggestive animal noises. When I do drag myself out of bed, I actually enjoy limited exercise, frivolous indulgences, and frequent masturbation. I travel with a companion of equally stylish mannerisims and an abundance of dignity....currently we are drowning ourselves with liquer on the off chance that we stumble into or are stumbled upon, a hostel overflowing with equally adventurous like minded souls! but back to ... read more