The Torres (Day 2)

December 14th 2005
I've decided that the hardest thing about hiking in the backcountry at El Chalten is the constant stream of other gringos who walk past saying Hola, Hola, Hola ... I tried everything from G'day to Cheers, but I got the same response time and time again ... just Hola. The only satisfaction I could derive from this situation was when I replied with 'Buenos Tardes' ... for some reason that see ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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John Dawson

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I´m Tasmanian and that probably explains a lot. I also love to travel, particularly by bike ... I´ve somehow survived cycling through England, Scotland, Ireland (though someone did steal my bike in Sligo which put an end to that), New Zealand, South Africa, South America and even Vietnam. OK, Vietnam was a cycling story without a bike and a clear demonstration of why, if you should ever be tempted, you shouldn't play touch football on an icy oval 30 minutes before the sun rises on a cold Tasmanian morning two days before heading off on an overseas holiday. So this time's it's Europe... full info

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