German Mountain Towns and UFOs

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Villa General Belgrano
October 30th 2012

Published: October 26th 2014

Oh, sweet mountain towns! I love following the meandering streams that cut through their centers and walking to their edges for hikes in nature. While I was in big city Cordoba for its sizzling, September spring, I interspersed my time with retreats to cool, little mountain towns that were so small, they're not even listed on the map above. Villa General Belgrano and a Hostel in Paradise Villa... Read Full Entry

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Tara Cloud

taracloud

I´m a one-way ticket, slow traveler, relishing the freedom of the open road and trusting serendipity to guide my journey. When I was younger, I used to travel for a year at a time. Then a few years ago, I roamed Europe and North Africa for three and a half years and liked that even better. On August 1st, 2010, I left my peaceful Mission Canyon paradise in Santa Barbara's mellow summer and emerged from a couple of planes a day and a world later in the teeming, sub-zero streets of Buenos Aires´winter. Now, with the Andes, Amazon and Galapagos between here and home, will three years be enou... full info

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26th October 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Mountain towns
Always good to follow you on the slow road around South America. Love towns and villages that most people don't write about. Be careful of those steps cut in rock on wet days. We don't want you taking a tumble.

26th October 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Hidden gems
Thanks, Merry Jo. So glad you like following me in these little-visited, but so worthwhile spots. I'll be careful on those slippery steps; fortunately, I've a hard head and can tumble and recover rather well.

27th October 2014

Jeremyaroundtheworld
Jeremy Chiron

Looks very relaxing indeed!
May I ask how much a dorm bed costs in hostels in Argentina?

27th October 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Relaxing and perfect for bike riders!
I had a $10 limit for what I'd pay for a dorm bed in Argentina and Chile, though it took a little work to find these rock-bottom, but perfectly fine, places. Poor Argentina is undergoing a financial crisis right now, so if you get dollars, you can get a much better "blue" rate exchange, making listed prices on web sites much lower. Of course, if you ride and have a tent, the world is yours! In La Cumbrecita, you could free camp most anywhere.

27th October 2014

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

UFOs
Some believe, some don't believe, some are skeptical. I don't know where I fit. I do know I've seen one...there were seven of us. It was even in the papers the next morning to our surprise and was chased by two jets of the NZ Air Force. It's also is in a book on UFOs...yet we never reported our sighting...but is definitely the same one. Gotta love those places where the mysteries of UFOs reign.

27th October 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

UFOs
Yeah, David, I saw one too, probably lots of us have. But here's a town where the believers and seers outnumbered the skeptics--pretty inspiring!

28th October 2014

Trace
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I've just read your last two blogs, settled down with a nice cup of tea, revelling in the slow spirit which your travelling celebrates. Wonderful. Lovely blogs. Lovely moment. Love the elves and the mulberry photos in this one as well.

30th October 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Revelling in the slow
Thanks, Trace, I do love slow, as you probably remember from our mountain climb. So funny that in Argentina wherever Germans had settled, there were more elves than I ever saw in Germany. Glad you liked the lovely mulberries too!

9th March 2015

Frankardenas
Frank Cardenas

I love your writing
Nice descriptions of an awesome trip, the photos as usual stunning, thanks for sharing

10th March 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Thanks, Frank!
Glad you enjoyed this blog--you've been inspiring me with your recent adventures. Time for me to catch up!

24th May 2015

Bekah
RebekahJL

Beautiful shot!
What a different world. I hope to one day open travelblog and see this photo greeting me on the front!

24th May 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Thanks so much, Bekah!
I would love to see this on the front page too, as well as other favorites, but it's a mystery to me how those are chosen. In the meantime, thanks for letting me know that you like it!

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