Our First Taste of Argentina

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July 15th 2009

Published: August 9th 2009

From Valparaiso, we decided to head east into Argentina in the hopes of experiencing Independence Day on the 9th of July, so we booked some tickets for the 8 hour bus journey to Mendoza. This turned out to be an incredible journey right through the heart of the Andes and was a great introduction to long-distance bus travel in South America. We got to the bus station in Valparaiso ahead of schedu... Read Full Entry

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Dee and Lorna

After years of planning and saving, we finally quit our jobs, packed up our stuff and headed off on our Round The World trip on January 31st 2009. Our itinerary for the trip looked like this: Feb 2009 - Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam March - April 2009: Australia May - June 2009: New Zealand July - Aug 2009: Chile & Argentina After 7 months travelling, we've now returned home. But we still have a few blogs left to write, so keep an eye out for updates! We hope that you enjoy sharing our travel adventures with us and please feel free to leave some comments! ... full info

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22nd September 2009

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Bariloche sounds absolutely georgous. I am putting it on my list, for when I finally make it to Argentina. And of course the chocolate shops are another reason to get myself to Bariloche. :)

23rd September 2009

Dee and Lorna
Dee and Lorna

Bariloche
Bariloche is really beautiful. We only scratched the surface when we there. If we'd had another day, we would definitely have done the boat trip to Puerto Blest - that's also in national parkland and is supposed to be stunning. Unfortunately, we couldn't do any trekking as it was winter when we were there. But in summertime, there's lots of trekking and other outdoor activities around the area. And the scenery is just magic!

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