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Esquel Slideshow
Esquel
Travel Blogs from Esquel, Argentina
Just staying the night
... a chance to go on some of the walks in the area. The highlight of the day was watching England get beaten by Argentina at Twickenham. Brilliant. DAILY FACTS - Stayed at: Casa del Pueblo (El Batxoky). The place was scabby, reception is unamnned for ...
Nowheresville, Argentina
... Let´s recap: Monday- Bariloche to Esquel (4.5hrs) 1:00-5:30pm Tuesday- Esquel to Bariloche (4.5hrs) 1:00-5:30pm Bariloche to Esquel (4.5hrs) 6:00-10:30pm Although this sounds amusing, I am sure, and we did laugh at the irony of spending 9 ...
Esquel
... problems, going with the mobile office to the Argentian Customs, getting through no problems and then getting a lift all the way to Esquel with a truck from Bariloche which had jus taken a load of tourists to the Chilian boarder. Easy! We got to ...
La Pampa
... start being lower and making less of a difference, the yearly rain on the Chilean side jumps to a staggering 5 METERS per year! In Esquel, in the middle of the Argentinian Pampa, it rains 400mm per year. If you are wondering, in Sydney it rains 1.4 ...
We have been experiencing technical difficulties
... and other assorted marine animals, but I haven´t booked anything yet (other than accomodation). So next time you hear from me I should be there! From Argentine Patagonia (Esquel is the first official part of Patagonia which I´ve visited) ...
Day 8: El Abuelo boat excursion
... ways. We're glad that we were able to visit and meet El Abuelo! There are people on our tour from Argentina, Switzerland, Israel, Germany and the United States. All the foreign tourists speak English and some of the Argentinians help ...
Definitiv in Patagonien angekommen
... Wetter patagonisch, d.h. kalt, nass und stuermisch. Ich radle 2 Etappen wieder in voller Montur. Das letzte Teilstueck vor Esquel ist eindruecklich, auf mehr als 100 km kein einziges Haus, somit auch keine Restaurants oder Laeden, eine einsame Landschaft ...
Snowboarding
... species. After that we started putting sunscreen on the burnt bits so the rest of our heads got sunburnt then. Can't win. Esquel is a bit of a ghost town with nothing to do really, which suited us as we were too wrecked to do anything anyway. ...
Esquel a Trevelin
... , neu ella bod y syniad bod cant a hanner o idiots o gymru wedi dod yma i drio ffeindio bywyd gwell a wedi llwyddo. Tydi Trefelin na Esquel ddim yn fawr, a na, tydi PAWB ddim yn siarad Cymraeg, neu hyd yn oed yn dallt ond ma na deimlad bod y bobol yma yn ...
Esquel
... . Carlota aprovecho para practicar sus tecnicas de conducción... un buen consejo es parar en TODAS las estaciones de servicio. En Esquel nos habian aqconsejado el B&B de Tootsy, en la calle John Evans. "Nido de cóndores". Muy recomendable al ...
its a miracle
We are back to full strength now!!! After a miserable morning missing my ipod (and Pat bashing it severely!) we decided to look at the apple website and guess what....it tells you what to do if your ipod doesn´t respond (you have to press and hold menu ...
La Hoya and Esquel
It´s only a four hour bus trip to Esquel from Bariloche, it didn´t matter we were gonna listen to our IPODs all the way no matter what. Through a quick passport check in the dark, we arrive at Esquel bus terminal. We we told that a five minute walk ...
Esquel, The Lake District
Arrived in Esquel after 9 hour bus ride across Patagonia into The Lake District, where Argentina borders Chile, separated by the Andes. The views and landscape were beautiful and changed from being flat baron plains as far as we could see, to rocky ...
Now turning left
... 'll work. Anyway, we´re checked out and waiting until about 3pm before we head off for the Bus station. Then a four hour trip to Esquel, which everyone seems to agree is stunning. Yesterday we took a local bus (Northish) for just over half an hour to a ...
Mission End
We arrived in Esquel after a horrendous 28 hour bus journey but we got here safe and sound. We didnt do much here for 3 days because Lindsey was not very well so just chilled and cooked in this boring little town until she got better. We decided against ...
Los Alceres National Park, The Lake District
The Lake District contains a series of National Parks, we spent the day in one of them Los Alceres famous for its beautiful lakes and glacier! However, there is only one very old bus that takes you there once a day! So if you´re not at the bus station ...
Day 31 - love love LOVE Bariloche
Pro: Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Con: lost my camp towel! Spent 2 hours running over town to find a replacement, which is harder than you think. I finally had to settle for 2 dish towels. This is more like it! We've finally ...
Feb 13, 2011
Feb 12, 2011
The National Park
... around were on the same bus as us. I can imagine in the summer it´d beat any beach in the world. I´m getting very curious about a summer here, the kayaking must be fantastic. I had no idea Argentina contained this sort of terrain, it´s utterly ...
Los Lagos National Park
As ´normal´ in Argentina we were touched by the generosity of the Argentineans. A lovely lady in the supermarket who I joined in with dancing to the Christmas songs wanted us to try some quail's eggs but as they were not included in our budget we didn't ...
Love, life and traveling
Well I have other entries to catch up on, but this is fresh in my mind and I haven't been able to get it off my mind. Ever since Chelsea left to go back home, I have found myself in a steady decline. A steady decline of what? ...
Mas que 2000km a dedo! Las primeras
... With a beer in hand (our next lucky charm) we climbed into a pick up which took us all the way to Esquel. The landscape changed q dramatically en route to the petrol station for green, green to q barrion Pategonian landscape Pit stop: PHOTO ...
Pushing south for Tierra del Fuego
... ' which were absolutely delicious. Talk about temptation to stay. El Bolson is supposed to be one of the hippy capitals of Argentina and many of the opportunities to volunteer on organic farms are centred around there. We were on a mission though and ...
Skiing, 6hr full moon hike, + undercover policia
... on me. I said no. He asked me if I smoke weed. I said sometimes. He asked me if I had smoked any in Argentina. I lied and said no. He asked me if I have tried to find any. I told the truth and said no. He ...
Ruta Cuarenta - Route 40 Road Trip
... the small kitchen lit by gas light and a wood stove and pass round a cup of mate (the strong bitter traditional tea of Argentina) - a wonderful tradition akin to smoking a peace pipe, or being invited to "join the inner circle" (a la Robert ...
F*** off, it's rustic: Ruta 40 and Futuleufu
... the seat and wandered off or (2) it has been handed in. Apparently, "being handed in" is a totally foreign concept in Argentina - I don't think anyone I asked had the first idea what I was talking about. Disappointed and no more rested than we had ...