Blogs from Argentina, South America - page 1057

I haven't written in almost a week and here I am desperate to think, express myself, go through yet another process of discovering myself. The past week has been fun but also draining and emotional. Riddled with confusion and self doubt I sit here now with desperation, dressing my wounds in El Hipopotamo. I am so frantic to write that I have opted to set the sandwich, that was presented in front of me, aside so that I can have more room to write. Things are changing here inside The Republic of Z. The exterior changes are more obvious so we will start there. I have dyed my hair. I wanted rich dark brown hair but got a more redish brown instead. Now my hair is the exact color as my eyes. My finger and to ... read more

Check out this travel article about Buenos Aires that was just published this weekend: http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/travel/02going.html?ex=1144296000&en=66f34f9b5141bbda&ei=5087 ... read more

My 31st birthday started somewhat slowly, following the early birthday celebrations the previous night. Several coffee injections and staring at email for an hour was required to get the old brain in gear again before venturing into the city. Unfortunately, this being Argentina, it was siesta time and everything was shut. This strikes me as somewhat mad for a country where it's considered perfectly normal to think about geing out for dinner around 10pm but often not commence eating until midnight, then pass the next 3-6 hours in bars or clubs. Surely it would make more sense to open everything throughout the day, so when you finally wake up, the shops are actually open, not just about to close until 5pm? But maybe that just shows that I need to spend more time here to fully ... read more

the day after we camped in the glaciar park was on of the most demanding days of my life, which i would do a again in a second. broke camp around 7, hiked with our packs and gear to the basecamp, met up with our guides (who we hired in el chalten the day before), traded our packs for cramp_ons and ice picks, and started the trek to the glaciar. To get there, we had to cross the morraine (mountain of rocks left by a receding glaciar), zip line across the glacial stream, climb a huge mountain, and then descend it. then, finally, the ice! made it down to the glaciar around 3, strapped on our crampons (giant metal cleats) and trekked on the glaciar. the second you get on the ice the temperature just drops, ... read more

Yeah, what kindof nimrod goes on vacation and sees the snow? Apparently one that has no concept of time, misses buses, tours, and/or seasons. So here I am. El Calafate, Argentina. Home of the Perito Moreno Glacier. It´s big. It´s grand. It makes noise. To be honest, it is truly astounding. I was impressed. Granted being from Alaska, I have alot of experience with glaciers, this one is like the ones from my childhood. I would recommend getting down here before it disappears like the ones in Alaska. Currently it sits on the shorefront- though you can´t walk to it due to the fact that 30 some people have died from chunks of ice falling on them. Always some dumbass dying from the slowest moving object on Earth to ruin it for the rest of us. ... read more