BARILOCHE


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Published: May 13th 2006
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do i look hot or what in my 80´s outfit!!!
Im in love with this town...i have found the backpacker haven!!! this is party central...home to acute alcohol intoxication and everything exiting!!! ive been here for 1.5 weeks...picked up 5 spanish lessons with a cute argentinian called natalia...within the first lesson i was able to learn how to find out if she has a boyfriend (novio) in spanish...which to my misfortune she does... i partied 7 out of 9 days...averaging 4-5 hours sleep...met some great people at my hostel...went out for awesome food (best steak so far...and awesome pastas!!). the best chocolate ive ever tried and ice cream that leaves your tongue in a state of paralysis. went paragliding over the amazing beautiful landscape of Bariloche, with its sweeping white tipped
mountain ranges in the disctance and sparkling mirror image lakes at its footsteps, it was like looking into a perfect postcard!!! met up with Amrita and her boyfriend Ben (friends from sydney)- we hiked some more amazing mountains- cerro catedral (with jagged landscape and autumn hues of its tree covering), then a 2 day trek to cerro tronador, where we stayed in a refugio above snow level. We were so high that we were almost at the base of cerro
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This was one of the views from the chico circuit. 30km bike ride...stunning scenery!
tronador, with its snow covered robe giving tethering to a glacier hanging over the edge of a cliff, where each break of its precious being would send shattering echoes across the valley. We had stunning views of the andes ranges as far as the eye can see, and were 'floating on clouds' as they swam below our feet...

Am having a major problem!!!! im 1 month into a 5months trip and already i think im running out of time!! i got a flight here with no plan as to what i was gonna actually be doing...and now that im here, you talk to people who say u should go here, or other who say 'u can't miss this'...and all the time u are just going along the ride not knowing what you are doing tommorrow, let alone next month!!! now im thinking about going to the world's biggest soccer nation for the duration of world cup...BRAZIL...anyone interested in joining me?? i figure im gonna find the most busiest brazilian local bar watching the game, go in on the match with australia with my australian flag and call out "aussie! aussie! aussie!".. and maybe if im still alive and after
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View from paragliding from Cerro Campanario
australia has lost (sorry to all the socceroo fans), maybe there will be some hot brazilian chic feeling sorry for me!! hehehe



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Refugio pamapa landing

stayed at this refugio for 1 night...above snow level! had the best bife de lonmo (steak)...which they apparently fly by helicopter...was expensive!
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Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi

View from Cerro Campanario
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Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi

View from sky dive from Cerro Campanario
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that´s me!!!
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that´s me!!!
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Periko´s hostel

eating a home cooked meal with mis amigos that i had met at the hostel...had stayed here for 10 days!!
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Periko´s hostel group

great group, great fun...out drinkin!
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Cerro Catedral

with my friend from sydney Amrita and her boyfriend Ben
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view from refugio Frey

the jagged, granite mountains perfectly reflected in the lake below...postcard pic or what!
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cerro catedral

bushwalk/trek back down the mountain
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Mt Tronador

The beuatiful trek up to mount T, which gives tethering to the glacier overhanging the mountain!
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Refugio Pampa Linda

high above...you have the andes ranges at your door step...spectacular!!
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Cerro Tronador- Heroic poses!

with its heroes- Ben, Angel, Mario


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