Blogs from Salta, Argentina, South America - page 7

Hi all, Tme to catch- up on some long due updates from our trip, I have actually been pick-pocketed a couple of days ago so me and Carmen are stuck in La Paz until i can get my emergency passport done... Other items in my wallet included national ID, driving licence and credit card. It was to be expected that something would happen on such a long trip it just sucks when it happens. Anyway... Our route from San Pedro took us to the beautiful city of Salta in Argentina, based on recommendation from fellow travelers along the way we opted to do the famous Uyuni salt lakes jeep tour from Tupiza in Bolivia, welcoming a less busy road (than the one from San Pedro) and better landscape - the best alternative for Tupiza was to ... read more

It has been a hard long ride from Arequipa in Peru to Cafayate in Argentina. After an early start out of Arequipa, with me leading everyone out of town with Tiny leading from then on. The instructions and briefing was specific that we do not go to Lima, well how come I saw Jack and Rodrigo returning from that direction as I was heading towards Chile??. There is a tricky Y intersection that we had also talked about at the briefing, unbeknown to me Tiny took the right hand fork (as he and Rippa did a couple of years ago) and took most of the guys with him. I spotted Don a little bit down that road and had seen Scratch getting fuel back a few kilometres, so I got Don back on track, but he ... read more

We all made it to Salta with a sleep over in Santa Maria. This is how Howard saw it...... Thursday 14th March.Woke with a start at 7-18am as it was so late and we were supposed to be going by 8.00am for the longest ride of the tour of over 530 kms, hard miles too and over the Andes.Down to breakfast then to the bike at 7-50 and off by 8-10. Not bad I reckon.Out on the highway and quite cold. The coldest so far for a start. We were warned, and I had all the liners in.Not too far in on the ride and the mist came down. Very hard to see. This was 40 minutes of hard riding until the sun burnt it off. The hardest riding I reckon because you just couldn´t see ... read more

"Salta por Siempre" (Salta für immer) so hät mis Hostel gheisse det. En bessere Name chönt mer nämli gar nöd gee, ha mi bim erste Spaziergang dur das hübsche Städtli scho in Mr. Salta verliebt. Nach Buenos Aires wo voll isch vo Huup-Lärm, Hundegaggi verdräckte Strasse, stikigem Abgas, Hektik, Demonstratione…isch mir Salta grad idyllisch vorcho degäge! S Hostel vermissi ezt scho, s isch uu eige und voller Überraschige. Zum Bispiil hätmer immer müse ufpasse bim Zmorge ässe im Garte, das eim nöd e riifi Avocado uf de Chopf flügt, will alles vole Avocado Bäum isch det! Mir isch eini ufem Tisch glandet, wohni den grad verspise han. Mmmh so öpis feins! Es anders mal bini verschrocke, will plötzli irgend es komischs Tierli über mini Füess kroche isch..bi gnäuerem aneluege hani dänn bemerk, dases sich dadebii ume ... read more

Gan neįprasta, bet aš po truputį priprantu prie vietinių nuorodų. Jei kasnors sako, kad Salta labai įdomi vieta, tai nereiškia, kad nuvažiavęs į tą miestą pamatysi kažką įdomaus, miestai čia panašūs. Argentinoje visi didžiausi miestai taip pat yra ir provincijų pavadinimai, tad dažniausiai ir kalbama apie visą provinciją, o ne apie konkretų miestą. Ir net jeigu sako, kad būtinai reikia aplankyti tos provincijos mažą miestelį, tai dar nereiškia, kad miestelis kuo nors įpatingas. Dažnai tiesiog šalia miestelio yra kokia nors lankytina vieta. Taip ir su Cafayate, miestelis labai turistinis ir visi tikrai pasakys, kad turi čia apsilankyti. O mieste jokių stebuklų, tvarkingas nedidelis, turistinis miestelis su panašia kaip visuose miestuose centrine aikšte. Tiesa čia dar aplink miestą nemažai vynuogynš, tad galima dar ir vyninėse apsilankyti. Jostelyje užsisakiau abi siūlomas ekskursijas, vie... read more