http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Gaiman/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Chubut , Gaiman en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:27:17 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:27:17 UTC Theres only one month left until the end of my trip and I got a little taster of returning home when I visited the area in Patagonia where many Welsh people settled after crossing the Atlantic in 1865. So funny I visited a little town called Gaiman which is famous for its Tea houses. I was very intrigued by the idea of this as I dont really associate afternoon tea as being a particularly Wels http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Gaiman/blog-279721.html English version below.Do Ziemi Ognistej postanowilam sie dostac mniej interesujaca wschodnia strona Patagonii a w drodze powrotnej na polnoc zwiedzac czesc zachodnia andyjska. Najczestrzym przystankiem dla turystow jest tu Penisula Valdes ze wspamiala fauna morska przede wszystkim wielorybami. Niestety o tej porze roku ich nie ma wiec postanowilam minac polwysep. Moim jedynym przystankiem jest http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Gaiman/blog-245281.html Argentina is a country made up of all kinds of history and tradition. A vast majority of the current population have a long and mixed lineage dating back many generations when their ancestors migrated from Europe during the World Wars. Argentina is a melting pot alot like the US and many people here carry on those traditions that were brought by their ancestors from Spain Italy Greece http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Gaiman/blog-234392.html Without a doubt my main reason for wanting to travel in South America was to visit Patagonia in search of the Welsh. My head was full of romantic notions of the heroic Welsh settlers of 1865 crossing the Atlantic in search of a land where they could preserve their language way of life and religion free from persecution. We took the bus North from Rio Gallegos to Trelew and could not help b http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Gaiman/blog-120442.html Gaiman is a small town some 17 km from Trelew and famous for its Welsh tea houses. Who were we to say noAfter traipsing around and seeing the Welsh chapels and the first house to be built in the town we tried to do the cultural thing and see the museums but they were never open. We gave up at 3.20 they were supposed to open at 3pm and we had already wandered around since 11am and went for ou http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Gaiman/blog-108413.html