Am currently in Puerto Madryn, and have been slightly disheartened to hear it´s difficult to find any welsh speakers in the area.
I knew they were wrong, and came across your blog just as i was about to leave for Gaiman. I will look up Anna and Fabio :) Thanks for the nod in the right direction
Diolch yn fawr!
Hi yaaaaa I´ve just seen your last entry, that´s great. Sadly all good things must come to an end no?
We also really loved Argentina. Right now we´re in Brazil heading to Salvador. Countdown has also started for us, 1 month left!
Good luck on your return and hopefully see you in Barcelona or Cardiff
Gran Hotel Espana It was called the Gran Hotel Espana , 80 Tacuari in Buenos Aires. It's a lovely old hotel , full of character, near the subway and run by a fab couple. It's not a backpackers though and not so good for meeting people. Please excuse my husband! Clearly you didn't mean the one in Iguazu!!
hotels Hi there,
Not sure exactlywhich place you mean. In Buenos Aires we stayed in Hotel Espana. In Iguazu we stayed inthe Iguazu Falls Hostel which was nice.
Excellent Really enjoyed your blog. I've been following your travels in South America as am hoping to make it out there this year. As a Welsh girl I'm especially looking forward to Patagonia! Best wishes, Ruth.
Amazing photo! Saw your blog on the front page and was poking around... thank you for getting that picture of the avalanche - siply amamzing! Keep chasing those amazing experiences and sharing them with the world!
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On the front again!!! Hiya guys. Got your comment, cheers. Not surprised to see you are on the front AGAIN!!! Really good pics of the avalanche and glaciar collapses. Enjoy the rest of your trip. Buenos Aires is great!
are you going home??? hello fellow travellers.
As always, your latest blog post has sent me in to fits of laughter! Too funny with some of those golden moments :) So tell me, are you heading back to Wales in 31 days????
Feliz año neuvo!!
Hola peeps,
Just wanted to say it was cool to spend christmas with you and to wish you both a Happy New year, glad that you got to see it although I must say sounds like it was faitçrly touch and go after the ice climbing experience, sweet jesus!!
NYE in Buenos Aires was cool, got to se my Dutch mates and also Josh who was at hostel Forrestal in Satiago so was cool, party on the roof of the hostel followed by firwork display in the streets (gotta say though the fireworks in Puerto Varas look more impressive) after that we went to a club on the waterfront and got to see an amazing sunrise from the chill out area outside,very nice indeed. Thats cool you hooked up with Sylvia and Albert.
I`m in Uruguay for a few days then off to Iguazu with Claire,Paul and Joris,let me know what your routes going to be in Argie.
Stay safe,
Laura Xxx
I`ve finally tracked you down... I just want you to know that I know where you are and I`m coming to spend your last few weeks in SA with you.
PS I have amoebas
and so the countdown begins Looking forward to you getting back.
Now back to the lonely planet - it only promised to be an experience - did it promise to be a good one?
I am sure Llinos has a few things to say about herself.
See you both soon
Lisa
feliz año glad you've enjoyed chile. i just wanted to comment that the pinochet regime killed just under 3200 in 17yrs, not 30k (the argentine military killed 30k in 7yrs). i'm not a fan of pinochet and you're right in that it is still a very divisive topic in chile (as the reactions to his death showed) but in fact the majority of chileans at the time supported the coup (though no one expected the repression that followed, since chile didn't have a history of totalitarianism). one must recall that allende was elected with the support of just over 33% of the electorate (pinochet received 45% support for the '88 plebisite), but he attempted changes that could only work with a mandate that he didn't have. there was, of course, a lot of external and internal sabotaging of the economy and of allende's regime, but there was also a lot of mismanagement on the part of the UP (union popular, allende's political alliance). the country was in chaos and the ecomomy was shattered, hence most chileans wanted it all to end and supported the coup. as with the situation in iraq right now, there comes a point when people are willing to trade in democracy for authoriarianism (at least for a time) in exchange for order, security, and stability. as bad as pinochet was, when compared to other 3rd world authoriarian regimes, his was the least bloody and violent, and he laid the foundations for the modern chilean state (though life began to improve for the majority of chileans only after the return to democracy). for most chileans, things aren't black and white, good vs evil. pinochet was a mixed bag. the repression was bad, what he did for the economy in the long run has been good. sorry to get so serious on your blog. i just wanted to share my perspective as a chilean. cheers!
Happy Xmas....... and a festive New Year to you both, seems like you're helping to set the world to rights at last (knew your talents were wasted at Procureweb Joe). Enjoyed reading all the tales on the blog. If 'Torchwood' (a spin-off from Dr Who) is anything to go by, you're FAR, FAR better off staying in deepest South America than ever coming back to Cardiff.
Merry Bah humbug! Civil war... Ace. I think the only thing you haven't caused yet joe is a major nuclear crisis. Not off to a sketchy ex USSR state next are you?
Haven't got any Antibigrotics I'm afraid but I can send out a few packs of MDU pens if you want. You can never have enough pens.....!
Have a great christmas you two. Don't overdo the turk,,,, errrr Nut roast.
It`s all about the aliens Calamity, I should have guessed that might be your name back home Joe...only clamity would suffice for someone who so narrowly missed being hit by frozen shit from a plane!!
Glad things have worked out for you both in the end with regards to volunteering, Luz Del Mundo sounds like a great project to be helping with. Anyways, just thought, Quincy would love that 100m carved rock...its all about the aliens!
See you in the 22 in Santiago, looking forward to chrimbo bevvies with you both,
Love
Laura xx
Bloody hell-Im glad I left you behind, you two are jinxed!! But am glad to hear the third attempt at volunteering is actually working out altho also a bit perturbed that Joe is being allowed to corrupt young minds! And surely everyone knows its the hokey-cokey. If you need the words or the recipe for play-doh just say the word.... ;)
- Recover soon - Joe...U silly sod....after all that....the football got you......just as well....aussies are wopping england at the moment and they probably do not know anything about cricket in south america....I hope you and nosi are both well and keep up with the blog.
THANKFUL FOR SMALL MERCIES I must say apart from the fact that I am thoroughly enjoying this blog - it is keeping me entertained in these OPD clinics whilst waiting for 1 hour between patients. I noticed there weren't any snaps of what sound like a very friendly host/hostess.
Poor Joe! Quite amazing though how you managed to avoid most of the natural disasters - (and I'll give it to you there have been many) - only to break your arm playing some fancy football moves. What I'd like to know is did you manage to find the correct spanish phrase just after you realised your arm was broken?
Continue to enjoy. We will enjoy from this end and gratefully recieve the plentiful reading material. Nos - give us a call sometime when you're free.
what a surprise it was only a matter of time before something bad happened to you or Nosi (because of you) Outlaw. I hope your fellow travellers know that you are also known as "Calamity". On the positive side, the blog is sooo much better when Nosi is wiriting. And... Charlton are still bottom of the league. Les who?
Newly wed after 8 years of waiting we have abandoned our jobs and headed off to Latin america to do some volunteering and learn Spanish! We might also drink a little and take in the odd ruin. ... full info
LUCY
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Am currently in Puerto Madryn, and have been slightly disheartened to hear it´s difficult to find any welsh speakers in the area. I knew they were wrong, and came across your blog just as i was about to leave for Gaiman. I will look up Anna and Fabio :) Thanks for the nod in the right direction Diolch yn fawr!