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Bariloche Slideshow
Bariloche
Travel Blogs from Bariloche, Argentina
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 ...
the last stretch in Patagonia .....
This is a top pick! ... where it's the place to sleep, drink beer, eat chocolate and plan your route into Chile. After four months in Argentina, I'm oddly apprehensive about going to a different country. Argentina is fantastic, with friendly people, great steaks, cheap ...
The Lake District
This is a top pick! ... an extreme temperature of -45 degrees centigrade: Philsy is hoping that this will not be absolutely necessary . . . Bariloche's also the 'chocolate capital of Argentina', and we're now doing our best to test this Lonely Planet claim - elderly ladies ...
Could be in the Alps
This is a top pick! ... Once we arrived in Puerto Montt, Rebecca, me and Christy and Andy, an Aussie couple, jumped on a bus to Bariloche, Argentina. We tootled over the Andes and messed about for a while at customs (very entertaining officials blatantly playing soliaire on ...
Indulgent Argentina
This is a top pick! ... to take us on drives through the surrounding mountains and on a tour of the cityīs eateries and chocolate shops. Bariloche is surrounded by beautiful lakes and the beginnings of the Patagonia mountains. Itīs a popular tourist destination with ...
My katzenjammer with the Million Dollar Baby.
This is a top pick! ... in Asuncion, idling on a park bench in Antigua, dipping your toes in the Pacific Ocean, sampling delicious chocolate in Bariloche, diving with sharks in Honduras, looking at the girls..., everywhere, getting your clean clothes from the laundry, waking up ...
Shit, where's the Spanish phrase book?
This is a top pick! ... the simplest Spanish. This could have something to do with the main sounds of Spanish being pronounced completely differently in Argentina. Even after starting school the blank stares and the crumpled faces continued, until we had got the pronunciation of ...
Bariloche
This is a top pick! ... which are famous, we visited five, but donīt think they were all belonging to the seven lakes, still following me?! Meanwhile in Bariloche, it was raining Ash. It was being carried over the mountains from the Volcano in Chile. So the town looked like ...
Are Cow-Collisions Covered by the Damage Waiver?
This is a top pick! Next time I rent a car in Argentina, I'm going to make sure to ask if cow-collisions are covered by the damage waiver. One of the best parts of Bariloche was getting away from it to check out all the tiny villages nestled along alpine lakes in the ...
Flying through the woods at obnoxious speeds
This is a top pick! OK - so I have never done a "zip line" before and I had a major misconception about what it is really like. Originally I thought it would be a relaxing trip through the tops of the trees where you pull yourself hand-over-hand and check ...
Picnics, Waterfalls and Viewpoints
This is a top pick! ... people standing on the road we figured that this was where the bus stop was. Getting off at the appropriate place in Bariloche however, was a different matter. We missed our stop and then got lost. No surprise there then. Fortunately there happened to be ...
Bariloche, El Bolson, Esquel
This is a top pick! ... see if the Argentinian side of this area of outstanding natural beauty can impress us as much. We base ourselves in Bariloche, Argentina's Chocolate capital, what a great place! Nearly every second shop is a chocolate shop on Bariloche's main drag, ...
Steak & Chocolate in Bariloche
This is a top pick! ... hour bus ride back to Buenos Aires. Costs A huge fillet and a sirloin steak with chips and bottle of red - Ģ35 for two Bed in a 6 bed dorm - Ģ8.24 each Bus from El Calafate - Bariloche (20ish hours) - Ģ100 each Entry to local museum - Ģ2.25 each ...
Snowboarding the Andes II - Boarding in Bariloche
This is a top pick! Our second 'base' for snowboarding was back in the beautiful city of Bariloche. From the slopes at 'Cerro Catedral' we get great views of the surrounding mountains and down to the lake in the valley below. We had lots of fresh snow this week and both ...
El Gaucho Gordo
This is a top pick! From San Martin the posse moved south to Bariloche the main tourist town in the area. The bus - driven I think by Juan Fangio Jr - took us on unmade twisty ripio roads around the reknowned Seven Lakes Drive until we finally made it to Lake Nahuel ...
Peace and quiet, and beautiful scenery....at last!
This is a top pick! ... Cook Islands….practically two weeks ago. We are staying in a tiny little place called Arelauquin which is several miles outside Bariloche on the shore of Lake Gutierrez. The water in the lake is a chilly 10 degrees Celcius, slightly cooler than ...
"Crash course" in Spanish
This is a top pick! ... ;in the raft was inside and bracing while I was paddling forward and vice versa. Either way, the rafting in Bariloche is hands-down the most spectacular I've ever done. The water was vivid turquoise and the river went through a ...
The Heart of the Lake District
This is a top pick! ... better. Although the town of Bariloche is nothing special to look at, the surroundings are what make this place Argentina's 2nd most popular destination. There's great skiing in the winter and every other outdoor pursuit in the summer. ...
Touristy Bariloche
This is a top pick! ... but Iīm wearing the effects of 40 hours on buses this week with feeling very tired. My first impressions of Bariloche are negative. I canīt stand touristy resorts as previously mentioned on this travelpod. I canīt stand being surrounded by toffee ...
Stinky Sock Thief
This is a top pick! ... with Pablo, costing a whopping 460 pesos.. This included a cash discount which is available on most things for sale around Bariloche.. I took to snowboarding like a duck to water and after a couple of hours was pulling off quick indie grabs from this ...
"Home" for Newyear
This is a top pick! ... , there was nice people, until the light went out... In the newyear it was finaly time to say goodbye for good to Bariloche, which also meant goodbye to Jay, my climbing partner. We did it in style, with a beer degustation in a local home ...
Climbing and trekking
This is a top pick! ... reading, chatting with the climbers, watching the mountains, enjoying the sun (weather has been great!!),... Back to Bariloche, via refugio Jakob The way back to Bariloche I did via a trek to another refugio, refugio ...
Buses, Bingo and Bread
This is a top pick! ... chicken leg and mash which I really enjoyed followed by a cup of 7up. Apparently fizzy drinks are very popular in Argentina even more so than wine, crazy people! Plus everybody eats their evening meal really late the restaurants don’t ...
Argentina again!
This is a top pick! ... , densely wooded terrain that was breathtaking. We finally got to the Argentine border stop to much relief and crossed back into Argentina. The scenery seemed to get even better as we got closer to Bariloche and as the sun went down the mountains appeared ...
Mirrored Lakes & Snow Peaks
This is a top pick! ... ... In the end we were in Bariloche for a couple of extra days thanks you the ever reliable sales staff here in Argentina... Thursday So upon arriving on Thursday, refreshed from our up-grade to a coche cama type bus.... Time out: To clarify, ...
Champagne backpackers
This is a top pick! ... to give you an idea I pinched this one from google images. Well worth a visit. Our next destination was Argentina's chocolate capital, Bariloche and we boarded our flight, yes flight, for the quick hop up, part of the gift from Don ...
Little Switzerland (or maybe Big Switzerland)
This is a top pick! ... traveled 19 hours by over-night bus south from Mendoza along the Andes to the little alpine town of Bariloche. Bariloche is Argentina's premier ski destination and one of the prettiest places I've ever seen. It feels a lot ...
Bariloche: Does this chocolate make me look FAT?
This is a top pick! ... Pucon was rumoured to be equally amazing and so we hopped a bus to find out for ourselves. We quickly discovered that Argentina`s lax border crossings were not the norm as every individual bag on our bus was x-rayed as we passed through the Chilean ...
Skiing and hiking around the Lake district
This is a top pick! ... cemetery high up a mountain side that is home to many of the young men from the district who lost their life fighting for Argentina. There were many headstones with 1982 as the date of their death so they must have lost their life fighting in the ...
Going South
This is a top pick! ... a good night sleep in a comfortable bus and some nice views at the last part of the ride made it a nice experience. Here in Bariloche I have spent some more easy days. I spent lots of time in the magnificent hostal 1004, at the 10th floor of an ...