Blogs from Salta, Salta, Argentina, South America - page 24

Just thought I´d show the great look I am sporting here in this photo taken at the top of the mountain overlooking Salta. It was after doing a good 24 hours plus from Boliva on buses and having absolutely no more clean clothes apart from the ones I had in the shot. Note the classic honkey tourist positioning with arms and legs dead straight. Also take note of the amazing sock lines in this little puppy.... it´s like I have gone the David Beckman look of wearing white socks with flip flops. ... read more

Arriving in Salta around midnight, the night air is warm and heavy and I´m happy that the 300 or so kms south we´ve travelled from Tupiza have made such a difference. Our taxi takes us through the lit-up city park San Martin and I´m reminded of Clapham Old Town and Common. The next morning we walk through the park and it is similar to the common but with scores of jacaranda trees...their bright lilac flowers making it far more beautiful. We take the cablecar up from the park to Cerro San Bernardo where you can look out over the city. It´s obvious we´re in another country...Argentina, it could be love at first sight. Salta´s setting reminds me of Barcelona, surrounded by hills. It´s very European and we feel ready to spoil ourselves for the day. We´ve ... read more

And so commences the proper ´travelling´! We strap on our backpacks and board the bus for the 20 hour journey to Salta. The journey begins well - a very nice attendant serves us little snacks and puts on a very loud action film to keep us entertained. The drinks served with dinner help us sleep and we curl up under our blankets and manage to get some sleep. By the time we stop at services at 2 in the morning the novelty has worn off slightly but surprisingly the journey passes quickly and we arrive in Salta on a beautifully sunny morning. We stay at a youth hostel and get lots of information to help us plan our ´road-trip´. We spend the afternoon wandering around the town and sitting in the sun in the main square. ... read more

Arrived in Salta yesterday morning around 8am on La Veloz del Norte, which is a great company. took coche cama... good food and very nice people, took a pic with the conductor because he was so nice. salta is located in the NW region of Argentina. Sometimes called Salta La Linda, Salta the pretty, due to the colonial architeture and beautiful natural scenery. while walking around the city... I was able to see the 18th century Cabildo(former town hall), a beautiful Cathedral, and the central square where the government building arches line the square- from there we walked to the teleferico (gondola) to the top of san bernardo hill. where I was able to view the entire city and valled... Additionally, went to the Guemes montument, for 19th century local military leader General Martín Miguel de ... read more

Buenos noches. We've been on the road for approximately 9 hours driving around the Querada de Humahuaca. We arrived in San Lorenzo, a little town outside of Salta. Got a room at this place just inside the town called Cabana del Norte. It'll do, as Amy is still sick and we are just plain tired. It has a kitchen so we made the rest of the quinoa we had with a bit of improvisation for taste as they don't even have salt in the so called complete kitchen. It's been quite a long day and we are all ready for some good sleep. The road back down to Salta was just as beautiful as on the way up, as the sun was setting on the colorful mountains. Although we did take a short cut, so as ... read more