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Argentina Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Argentina
Salta, Argentina Whoop!
This is a top pick! ... i to argentina and so far so good! We jumped on a 11 hour bus from Chile, hit up passport control and jumped into Argentina! Managed to smugle in some sarnies of salami and cheese we had made (no animall products over the border) but for ...
Perfect cure for Mendoza
This is a top pick! ... long as I can, have one last long shower and leave my bag at the hotel. I have about 11 hours till my bus. Cordoba is Argentina's 2nd largest city. It is lively, vibrant and has 7 universities. Of course, I have turned up when the uni's are on holiday! ...
Bottom of the world (ish)
This is a top pick! ... to have a walk around a storm hit us. Freezing wind and rain pounded us for the whole hour or so we walked around Argentina’s most southerly piece of land. We were glad most of the tour was spent cowering in the very same spots the indigenous ...
The South Atlantic
This is a top pick! The overnight bus from El Bolson to Puerto Madryn was not only a little late but also a lot colder than we would have liked. Still, in the fading daylight, iconic Patagonian scenery could be seen as we slipped past. Jagged charcoal and orange-hued ...
I love penguins....2 Dec to 5 Dec
This is a top pick! Thursday 2nd December The sun is shining when we arrive, Katharina is I think more addicted to the internet than I am!, so we spend hours hanging around the hostal and then some time walking around the town. However, there really isn't much to do ...
Salta Loop Day 2
This is a top pick! ... hostel we jumped back in the car and headed off. Today would be our first taste of Ruta 40. This road runs the whole length of Argentina at the foot of the Andes and is unpaved for most of the way. We will be driving about 2000km of it when we pick our ...
Bariloche to Parque Nacional Los Alerces
This is a top pick! ... the journey will be gravel because they are in the process of paving the whole road, but part of the ‘charm’ of travelling down Argentina is supposed to be the slow going of the gravely roads. We made a bit of an error on the way down to ...
Tour du Argentina......12-15 Nov
This is a top pick! ... 340 pesos – nearly £70 – double our previous journey. I think I will spending lots of money on my travels within Argentina. Saturday 13th November Checked out of the hostal only to find that they wanted to charge us for two nights. I was not ...
Gateway to Patagonia.....19-22 Nov
This is a top pick! ... so the bus was probably the best place to be this time. And so we are faced with another border crossing back into Argentina, the rigmarole of immigration and getting our backpacks off and on the bus again. But the scenery is stunning so worth it I ...
I've Found My People
This is a top pick! Salta Argentina is lovely - doesn't look like any part of South America that I have seen so far - westernized, European looking and completely lacking that 'south America' feel and colorful images. And.....popcorn and candy apples and my favorite ...
A tranquil change of plans
This is a top pick! ... was closed for renovation) it is a gorgeous town to wander around, we stayed in an amazing place and had the best steak of Argentina so far. Although we were disappointed that we won’t get to see the Iguazu Falls we were happy we got to spend ...
A short administrative detour
This is a top pick! ... that we will no longer drive to Ushuaia because my Emergency Passport won’t allow us to go through Chile and back to Argentina without a visa. Ironically this might actually turn out to be a better plan as it saves us money on the rental and ...
Salta Loop Day 3
This is a top pick! The next morning before heading off we drove up to the lookout point over Cachi for some views of the valleys. We had to get going pretty early as we had to have the car back in Salta by 1 to avoid paying for another day. We were glad we'd decided to do ...
Cerro Fitzroy and Cerro Torre Trek
This is a top pick! ... a tradition! After speaking to my parents, brother, Kevin’s mum and opening cards that had miraculously made their way to Argentina Kevin gave me the best present ever – video messages from all my family and friends. He had got them ...
An amazing end to an amazing trip
This is a top pick! ... mini city where the ‘streets’ are lined with massive mausoleums, statues and sarcophagi. Anyone who was anyone in Argentina is buried here, including Eva Peron, past presidents, military heroes (including the odd Irishman who helped in the war ...
IGUAZU.....
This is a top pick! Up in the northeastern corner is a little point of Argentina with a gigantic waterfall. And in the truly sweltering heat, we explore the falls and the park around it. The pictures are self-explanatory, but can in no way convey the ...
Capital Federal - La Segunda Parte
This is a top pick! Another page turned on the calendar. We hopped on subte line D headed for Palermo, then walked to our next place. Laden with packs in the late morning heat reminded us a little of moving in Asia. On arrival we peeled off a layer and Jason got to ...
Cheaper Than Jenny Craig
This is a top pick! Cheaper than Jenny Craig? So, two realities…..South America has made me very fat and to top it off, I am very unfit. I have lots and lots of excuses but I will give you just the top five. 1. No fruits and ...
Wales in Coastal Patagonia
This is a top pick! ... and more importantly how to search for a venue! They are first language Welsh speakers and we got to hear them speaking Welsh to another Welsh person living in Gaiman whilst in a Welsh town in Argentina. We thought that was pretty ...
Salta Loop Day 1
This is a top pick! We picked up our car earlyish and headed straight out of Salta. We decided to go to Cafayate first because there are quite a lot of things to stop at and see through the Quebrada de Cafayate and we knew we wouldn't have time to actually stop and look ...
The Lake District
This is a top pick! We arrived in beautiful Bariloche almost two hours late. We weren't communicating clearly so we missed the first bus into town. When we finally got to the hostel they told us they had missed our reservation confirmation so they didn't have the room we ...
Jumping the Mountains
This is a top pick! ... I will be returning to the US on August 6th, having changed my ticket. When Santiagüinos hop on a bus and travel to Mendoza, Argentina, they do it for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it's a heck of a lot cheaper there (especially for beef ...
Penguins are so funny!
This is a top pick! ... ; Some people. Once we had made it back to Trelew and then on to the airport we picked up our 3rd car of our Argentina stint – I would question our commitment to backpacking these days! This car was with us for 2.5 days and our first stop was Punta ...
Exploring Valle Fertil & Ischigualasto's badlands
This is a top pick! ... face bitten four times by mosquitoes was definitely not OK! There was me wanting to arrive in Cordoba, cultural capital of Argentina, looking svelte (or a close imitation) and I looked as though I’d contracted some hideous skin disease of the face! ...
Delighting in Cordoba's culture and commerce
This is a top pick! Buen dia from Cordoba! We had a great week exploring this beautiful city. Here are some photos. The writing will follow soon. Best wishes Nickie & ...
Stuck in Mendoza
This is a top pick! ... nothing to do! We had a BBQ Buffet the other night.... the most meat i have ever eaten in one sitting i think ....apparently Argentina is famous for its BBQ´s and Steak..... Me and Zoe ate soooooo much meat i hurt afterward, i have attached a ...
Route 40
This is a top pick! Route 40 is infamous around these parts (and farther afield too it has to be said) for its emptiness: rightly so. This was not a stretch that we were looking forward to as we knew that it would be virtually all 'ripio' (gravel-type roads), there would be ...
The road to Mendoza
This is a top pick! ... enable us to cover a lot of ground on good roads, as well as give us the opportunity to see another part of Argentina. We were assured that the road between the lakes and Neuquen was flat: after a particularly steep 8-mile climb we weren't entirely ...
Reflections on Argentina
This is a top pick! ... and a toad there. We have been privileged to see and experience the ever-changing landscape of this extraordinary land. We like Argentina. For the geologists amongst us And so we came into Salta, a once-wealthy, gracious city that retains much of ...
Buenos Aires
This is a top pick! We have had a busy time in Buenos Aires getting everything in order for our trip, but we are now ready to go. "Ginger", our mascot, strapped to Philsy`s handlebars, is also rearing to go. All that holds us back now is finding a flight to Ushuaia . . ...