http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 03:24:04 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:24:04 +0000 SantiagoMendoza BA IguasuDazed. Confused. Wide eyed. We time warped our way to South America gaining a day with the time change like rabbits in the headlights. Arriving in Santiago Chile we felt out of our depth having not done any research about the next leg of our trip. Desperately hanging onto all the Spanish we knew 39Hola39 we realised this was going to be far more challenging th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-786677.html As our time restraints with a flight booked out of Brazil we had to also skim this section quite fast also. Mendoza is a wine town with a large party scene and restaurant vibe. You dont often sleep when it is dark and you dont eat before 10pm unless you cook yourself. The best thing about Argentina is the BBQ Culture you can go to the local butcher and pick up huge amazing quality http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-786661.html It was a rough and long trip from YYZ ATL EZE AEP IGR. But after a bunch of airlinedriven drama and stress that I won39t delve into however will say that I will not be flying Delta again I started off my trip at one of the top sights on the entire continent of South America Iguaz Falls. As an Ontarian that has been quite familiar with Niagara Falls since I was a youth I wasn http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-785797.html The 17 hour bus trip from Buenos Aires to Iguazu was somewhat daunting but turned out to be most pleasurable travelling full carma. Our apartment at Iguazu was good with the receptionist girls more than a little patient with my spanlish.This apartment was a far cry from our one night Eco lodge accommodation in the jungle on the Brazil side near the falls. The backpacker company over dinner was goo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-785761.html Highs Throwing snowballs and attempting snow angels in 30 degree heat. Ice Tea in Bariloche39s fanciest mountain lodge. Night time electrical storms in the desert. Feeling smug sipping wine on a plush terrace in one of Mendoza39s finest vineyards.Lows 3 long bus journeys. Spending our anniversary on one of these bus journeys. Ghosttown Sundays.Food Medialunas in a small bakery in El Chal http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/blog-785631.html Not the last blog about Argentina...but I guess the last blog published outside of Buenos Aires....end of June is coming pretty fast. After 18 hours on the bus we made it to Mendoza from Salta. I knew there was not a lot to see in the city. The fun here is just outside town. Regardless Mendoza is a very peaceful city...full of gorgeous restaurants I would certainly not mind moving here for an e http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-785136.html Wednesday 24 April to Tuesday 30 April Buenos AiresRefreshed after a good sleep my full Buenos Aires experience begins.After my first day in the city next stop was Recoleta to see some of the cities major tourist attractions and landmarks. Heading north I passed through parks containing historical monuments and pieces of contemporary public art before reaching a bridge over one of the main ar http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-784583.html Momenteel zetten we onze avonturen verder in ZuidAmerika. Straks reizen we naar Colombia en NoordPeru.Maar eerste het vierde en laatste verslag over Patagonia op www.patagoniandreams.comfor english version of this entry with more pics please visit www.patagoniandreams.com http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Cruz/Los-Glaciares-National-Park-/blog-784496.html This is our second entry around Salta but this time we are venturing north for a loop of 500km following first the tracks of the Train in the clouds followed by the Grande Salinas finishing by the amazing scenery of Purmacarca before heading back to Salta. But first while exploring the provinces of Salta and Jujuy we stay a total of two nights in Salta. The city is pretty compact there are http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-784409.html Im sure this city does not require an introduction everyone knows what this area is famous forIt took 19 12 hours by bus from Bariloche leaving at 1pm on Thursday and arriving 8.30am Friday we were lucky that the bus went as the drivers were planning a strike from 2pm that day but we left on time and all went well as far as sleeping on buses goes it wasnt too bad. We went straight to the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-784383.html Maria Chiara and I must be suckers for punishment. After two long plane rides we had finally managed to escape an excruciatingly long and severe British winter when we arrived in Buenos Aires. No sooner had we got nicely settled and acclimatised to the benign late summer temperatures than we took yet another long flight down to Southern Patagonia and yet more cold Aas our plane plunged towards A http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Cruz/El-Calafate/blog-784234.html 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 with http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/San-Carlos-de-Bariloche/blog-784200.html Thursday 21313 We woke up made breakfast and then packed up with full confidence that the town of Rio Gallegos would provide us with a new rear tyre and a mechanic to change Kenzs chain and sprocket perhaps we were expecting too much. We rode around to the Honda dealer we passed on the way into town yesterday but they had no tyres or mechanic. The other large shop in town a Yamaha http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Punta-Tombo/blog-784127.html Sad to say...we have less than 2 months left in Buenos Aires....so here is our last trip in the northwest provinces....but what a trip We39ll have to agree that I book my trips months ahead...playing with the school calendar as soon as I can put my hands on one...summer 2017 anybody Well this is Argentina...last year the school was off for the all week of 1st of May. This year I fly in on http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Cafayate/blog-784034.html Well here it folks I have officially fallen further behind on this blog than I have on the little amount of homework I constantly neglectJ I have two really awesome trips to write about so I figure I can make this entry a daily double and talk about them both The first happened 2 weekends ago when everyone from my API study abroad group traveled to Buenos Aires for the weekend The second wa http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-783963.html Hi all Tme to catch up on some long due updates from our trip I have actually been pickpocketed a couple of days ago so me and Carmen are stuck in La Paz until i can get my emergency passport done... Other items in my wallet included national ID driving licence and credit card. It was to be expected that something would happen on such a long trip it just sucks when it happens. Anyway...Our ro http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-783305.html And so my South American adventure beginsTo kick off a fantastic weekend in London. After stumbling from the train under the weight of two backpacks now aptly named Little and Large I began in style with a trip to the Champagne Bar at St Pancras with the lovely Anna. Thanks to Mum and Dad I knew Little was a not so little 8kg and Large a whopping 17kg. Mum had succeeded in winding me up http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Palermo-Soho/blog-782992.html Ah Salta you have made up for the bus trip from hell to get here.Leaving Mendoza at 8pm last Friday we were in good spirits after having spent a nice week in Argentina39s 4th largest city and wine capital. Soon though our spirits were dented as not long after a somewhat passable dinner was served a loud clunking sound started emanating from the back of the bus. It was not a good sound and w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-782795.html From Iguazu it was a 19 hour overnight bus ride to Buenos Aires. I had a fullcama seat which means it reclines about 80 flat. It was quite comfortable and I managed to get some decent sleep on the way.Buenos Aires has a pretty cool vibe about it. It has a good balance of everything lots of sights and activities a good night life and lots of places to eat a good steak. I had a few of those. I http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-782696.html In the morning under fog the raid start. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Puerto-Iguaz-/blog-782520.html