Blogs from Argentina, South America - page 14

Argentinien - Buenos Aires in den NW, nach Salta und Jujuy, November 2019 Copyright by Bernhard SONNLEITNER Montag, 11. November 2019 Der 11. November ist in Österreich kalt und grau. Am frühen Nachmittag brechen wir zum Flughafen auf und machen uns mit Lufthansa über Frankfurt auf den Weg nach Argentinien. Nach einer längeren Wanderung vom einen Ende des Flughafens (Terminal A) zum anderen (Terminal C) setzen wir mit einem 13stündigen Flug zum Sprung über den Atlantik und auf die südliche Halbkugel an. Dienstag, 12. November 2019 Nach problemlosem Flug empfängt uns Buenos Aires am Morgen mit frühlingshaften Temperaturen. Mit dem vorbestellten Mietwagen („Remis“) der Fa. Tienda Leon geht es durch den dichten Verkehr komfortabel ins Zentrum. Wir haben nahem dem Zentrum ... read more

It is rumoured that Kevin and I drink large quantities of Malbec when we are on holiday. We have been led to believe that you all believe this. It is not true. The photos that Kevin posts are posed and enhanced by Photoshop to reinforce this myth. After all, to date we have but visited only about 8 to 10 wineries, a trivial number. It is also not true that we did, as often as possible, hire bicycles and taxis so that we could drink unconstrained. Of course, the main reason for our winery visits was to gain a deep understanding of horticultural methods in desert climes. We learned a great deal about vine propagation and controlled irrigation. All I can remember is that the very large roadside irrigation channels are quite a hazard to the ... read more

Dear Friends and Family, After travelling 28 hours from door to door, Ann, Riley and I arrive in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We stopped in Toronto to change planes and then in Santiago just to walk in a big circle and get back on the same plane. We used Uber to get from the airport to the Airbnb and found it to be really reliable and cheap to get around in Argentina and later Chile. We were staying in the Palermo district that boasts lots of coffee shops, restaurants and grocery shops. For my birthday, we did a big walking tour of Buenos Aires. We started in the Caminito at the colourful buildings and market stalls. We walked north to La Bombonera (home to the Boca Juniors), the playground at the Parque Flora Native, San Telmo, Plaza ... read more

Nov 11 thru 20 My traveling companion is my good friend Malcolm from Fiji and we leave for our second trip to Argentina, followed by a possible incursion into Bolivia (we quickly had to dump this thought because of political unrest in Bolivia following the ouster of Evo Morales) Again, we pick San Telmo as our base for our five nights in Buenos Aires. We had stayed in hotel for one night before leaving the last trip, hotel Bohemia on Peru. Very central and within easy walking distance to everything. As the Argentina economy is in the doldrums, we are now receiving 60 pesos to the US dollar instead of our 15 to the $ in 2016. Taxis are cheap, hotels and food are reasonable and of course imported clothes, shoes etc. More expensive. ... read more

R: It feels a bit odd to be writing this during the coronavirus lockdown, but it makes me glad that I've been able to do this trip, and to think about all the things I may be able to do after it all ends. Anyway. This was the big one - the last full day of the organised part of the trip. This was the longest walk of the trip - 20km in total over steep ground in places - some of us had been looking forward to it, some had been dreading it. We had been told the night before to go and find sustenance for the day which I should really have done the day before, but I was on a long walk, so I didn't get time! I headed to a small supermarket ... read more