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South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario March 24th 2010

The flight down to Buenos Aires from Seattle, WA was definitely an interesting one. United Airlines to Los Angeles, CA, TACA to San Salvador, El Salvador, TACA to Lima, Peru, TACA to Buenos Aires. Layovers EVERYWHERE!!! Though, after 29 hours and a really shady, 7 hour stay at San Salvador's Cuscatlan International Airport is enough to tire anyone out. That airport was indeed the most stereotypical Central American airport I have ever seen. Paint peeling off the walls, floor tiles dirty, unclean bathrooms, extremely rough runway and taxiways. I couldn't believe that an airline as fine as TACA would affiliate themselves with this airport, let alone make it their hub. It was an extreme relief to make it to Lima's airport. Extremely modern and clean, better than most American airports. After arriving in Buenos Aires, I ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario March 22nd 2010

Geo: -32.95, -60.6667Rosario hugs the banks of the winding Parana river four hours north of Buenos Aires. The same Parana that forms Iguazu Falls on the Argentine/Brazilian border another 1,041 km up river.Perhaps Rosario's greatest claim to fame comes from it's being the birthplace of the Argentine flag. It makes this claim and even has a gigantic memorial in commemoration, but quiet Entre Rios on the other side of the river says that since the flag was born on an island in the Parana--which islands belong to Entre Rios--the monument and all the whoopla should be theirs.Oh well. It's here now.We spent our one day there walking and shopping and enjoying the beautiful sunshine. As unique as the city is, it was the hostel that Rosario will be remembered by. Punto Clave is run by the ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario March 1st 2010

When I first got to Argentina, I didn't really have plans to go to Rosario. Not that I wasn't interested, but the guidebooks seem to skip over Rosario, and I didn't meet many other backpackers that were heading that way. However, in Patagonia, I met two different hostel workers that both insisted I go see Rosario (where they were originally from). Then, in Ushuaia, I was sharing a room with a girl from Rosario, who insisted that I go to Rosario. She said she LOVED her city, everything about it was amazing, and that I must go. Decision made! I managed to find an incredibly cheap last minute flight out of Ushuaia to Buenos Aires. The only catch was that it landed in Buenos Aires at two in the morning. I landed in Buenos Aires, got ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario January 26th 2010

We had heard good things about Buenos Aires, but it was just a little too posh for us this time around. Instead we decided to spend our last week of the trip hunkered down in nearby Rosario, saving money and preparing to re-enter the "real world" (or the closest approximation we can come to to the "real world" in our life right now!) After following the book to a noisy, expensive hostel full of party goers, we decided to spend a day scouring the city for cheaper and quieter digs. Armed with a notebook of addresses procured online, we were off. After a few disappointing places, we were about to quit and move on to afternoon foraging when we stumbled upon the very cute Art Hostel. It was covered in pretty murals and had a nice ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario December 5th 2009

So, my Buenos Aires blog was kind of rushed, seeing as I wrote it a couple of days after I actually left the city so I am writing my Rosario one when I am actually in the city! Well, the weather today is pretty bad, I am quite disappointed that I couldn´t head to the beach and work on my tan to make you all jealous! There is not a huge amount to do in Rosario if the weather is poor, apart from go to a museum, which I walked for 45 minutes in the rain to get to, only to be told by a delivery man that it is a Día Municipal (like a bank holiday weekend type thing!) and that all the museums are closed for the weekend! Brilliant. Luckily, the rain had gone ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario October 21st 2009

Just before I leave Buenos Aires alone I just want to note a few observations I made: 1. Argentineans love their sweets - there is a sweet shop on every corner and in between. They also have coffee black with sugar for breakfast and dulce de leche on toast- basically sweetened condensed milk! I have been consuming at least three times the sugar I normally do back home. 2. Portenos (people of Buenos Aires) are helpful if you are lost but always suspicious of others. 'go this way but be careful of the others' or 'that other way is dangerous'. They are a bit paranoid. There are police everywhere in BA and security guards even in cafes. 3. Argentineans are straight to the point. I didn't know they had a sense of humour until a week ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario July 1st 2009

Not too far from Rosario’s national flag monument lays a unique pool with odd rock figures in the center where children can often be found jumping from rock to rock. At second glance, however, and you can see that it is in fact a monument which commemorates those who perished in the Falkland’s War. Around the pool, a semi-circle wall lists the approximately 649 Argentine soldiers who were lost in the war. I didn’t realize until after I saw the Falkland Island monument in Rosario that I have now seen all of the monuments dedicated to the Falkland War within Argentina. It turns out that the Argentines have three monuments commemorating those who perished in the Malvinas War (the second one in Ushuaia and the third in San Martin Plaza in Buenos Aires). I personally believe ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario July 1st 2009

I love Mendoza. I took the opportunity to visit the Argentine city in October of 2007, and it was one of the best South American experiences I have had. There is nothing quite like taking a long summer bike trip down its quaint streets, sipping the many wines that each local vineyard has to offer, not to mention the outrageous selection of outdoor adventures (I would personally recommend horseback riding through the Andes; it is incredible!). So it may seem weird that when given the opportunity to go a second time, I said no. Honestly, I wanted to go but was strapped for cash. Luckily, a less expensive prospect was presented; nearby town Rosario. Therefore, while my friends were dealing with possible bus strikes to Mendoza and fears of swine flu disputes, I was enjoying a ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario May 20th 2009

Haha seriously. I have a funny picture and it is the only reason I remembered my birthday was today. I´m sure I would have figured it out once I got to the computer but I guess otherwise... my mind must be in other places. We are here in Rosario a popular tourist destination (well not now but usually) its a beautiful city with nice pedestrain walkways and bolevards. We just came from Sante Fe´and as I said wasn´t even in our 1300 page book. But it actually turned out to be very nice. A small, city where it seemed the "rich man, and poor man, live right next to eachother...". After mentioning to the very nice plump man behind our hotel counter that I loved the houses here, but it seemed that the nice ones were ... read more
Our Hostel and a Protest
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South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario April 5th 2009

Rosario is a super town located 4 hours north of Buenos Aires and we headed there as it has a massive student population so we thought there would be some good music and bar action going on. Its the home of the Argentine flag which was designed by General Belgrano - the monument to the flag is amazing and everyone hangs out there at night.It is also the birthplace of Che Guevara so we wanted to check out where he grew up. As we arrived on Palm Sunday we headed to the main plaza as dusk fell as we wanted to see the plam Sunday procession. It was really lovely; all the town turned out with olive branches to watch the procession of Jesus on the donkey and all the kids dressed up to hold their ... read more
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