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Tigre Slideshow
Tigre
Travel Blogs from Tigre, Argentina
buenos aries
my last day in ushuai was up early for cycle run so an amazing sunrise then helped south african preparing the tent that we sold him again then in the afternoon we caught our flight to beunos aries but poor peter sat at the airport unsucesfully trying ...
Tigre Delta
Today we took an excursion up the coast to the Parana Delta in Tigre, Argentina. It's only 17 miles north of Buenos Aires, but it's like being in a different world. Before leaving the US, we booked our trip through a company called ...
Airplanes are not made for tall people
... in Minia's vacant apartment. We showered and went to enjoy Nelly's fine fried chicken (ya, that's right, what you thought Argentina doesn't know about fried chicken? how about fried in the oven with sesame seeds!)... The ... is meant to show that ...
2 am Middle of the Desert on a Broken Bus
... of a road, the bus is having some engine difficulties and we no longer had heat, or light, or anything. Remember that we are in Argentina and it is winter, so no heat means a pretty cold bus! Granted we were so used to Patagonia that this no heat ...
Leaving Madrid - Arriving in Buenos Aries
We had a crazy last day in Madrid, trying to cram the last few things into a very full rucksak and also clearing out the last few things from the flat, whilst trying to write our travel blog, download music onto the ipods and working out how we get to ...
SA Day 6: A day by the River
... probably wasn't the best idea in a thunderstorm and apparently the boat across to Uruguay goes through the Delta anyway. Tigre seems a slightly bizarre mix of old, post independence mansions with a centre which has drive through McDonalds and Burger ...
Tigre - Out of BA already
I applied to an organisation, Circeones before I left from Argentina. (www.cicerones.org.ar It's a non-profit organization whose goal is to improve the image of Buenos Aires. They have numerous volunteers who will meet up with you and show you around BA ...
A day at Tigre & dinner in Las Cannetas
... . She was asking for money. Many of the locals went into their change purses to find some coins. When we arrived in Tigre there was a Tourist office right at the station. So, we went and got a map and asked where to go on a boat ...
The Tigre Delta - a trip out of the city
... found the real hub of the Delta harbor and the tourist office. (please note: no Big Macs where consumed during the visit to The Tigre Delta!) We decided to take a boat journey around the Delta, however it was not due to leave until 1pm which gave us time ...
Tigre and the Delta
... Bs. As., and easily accessible by the commuter trains. We were in need of a break from the constant action in the city and Tigre was a perfect destination. We booked a room at a bed and breakfast-- a bit of a splurge, but the B&B had a ...
Tigre day trip
Today we spent the day in Tigre with my school Mente Argentina. It was a beautiful, sunny day and the weather couldn't have been more perfecto!! We met the school coordinators David and Andrea, along with a few other '20 something' students at the ...
Biking to Tigre
... some countryside first hand. We started at Retiro station in Buenos Aires and took a train with the bikes to approx. halfway to Tigre. The bike journey took about 3 hours, passing through various little towns but generally keeping to the coast (Rio de la ...
Jungle Fever
... up to Tigre. This ´Tren de la Costa´takes you past the coastline of the river Rio de la Plata to the delta. Tigre is a popular weekend spot for the inhabitants of BA itself, since you can easily relax on the many waterside resorts or campings there. ...
SUNDAY MARKETS: SAN TELMO & MATADEROS
... event for us; the traditions, dancing and art of the gaucho was a look into a life that was disappearing in modern Argentina. We caught our bus back to San Telmo with recommendations to our fellow travellers that this was a worthwhile trip. Don’t ...
A SUNNY DAY SAILING TIGRE DELTA
... friends, family etc. is a vital aspect of the ritual. Argentina is the largest producer and consumer of mate, but is popular in other South American countries, and we saw people walking the ...
Tearing around Tigre
... have been perfect, in fact you could spend a lot longer here and be the better for it .We wised up on the return to Tigre and opted for a sightseeing tour through part of the delta in Gonzalo’s boat . No humping bags , no sweating and least of all ...
First full week in BA
... dollars. This makes a great pit stop on our way home. Next week we plan to do some day trips out of B.A to Tigre, San Antonio De Areco and La Plata all we have to do now is work out the train system. We tried to do this ...
A few day trips
... of god' (Maradiona). For those who do not know who this person is as I did not he is a famous soccer player here in Argentina. Well he was selling photos of himself. He jumped up and asked us if we would like a photo with him for ...
Buenos Aires
Rio - BA - 4 pretty quiet days exploring, shopping and eating far too much steak with some of the finest red ...
Jornadas porteñas
Oui, nous avons survecu au peniblement long vol entre Washington et Buenos Aires, non pas grace au service aux passagers hors du commun de United Airlines - ca existe encore, des compagnies qui n'offrent pas a leurs passagers un choix de films et des ...
Day 2 - Barry arrives, Dinner at La Cabrera
Today, we awoke around Noon due to the fact that we've come to realize that Argentinian night life doesnt begin til the wee hours of the morning. Matt and I went out the night before til 530 or 6 in the morning, and woke up around 1 as a result. ...
Day 3 - Day-trip out of Buenos Aires
After arriving home at 630 the following night, we slept until Noon or so, and then got ready, as we were to board a train to a town on the outskirts of BA and meet Matts friend Natalie and her boyfriend at their apartment for a meal and drinks. We ...
Trip to Tigre
... for the train and there was no room, eventually people started getting off so we could sit on the floor. A hour later we arrived in Tigre and found the two hostals in Tigre, one was closed, one was empty and really expensive, but we had no choice. We had ...
BA: me voila!
Je passe ma journée a déambuler dans les rues, appréciant l'architecture, les nombreux monuments, bien que beaucoup fut en travaux. I spend the day walking the streets, enjoying the architecture, all the monuments despite the ongoing work. ...
Mijn harde bestaan in BA
Hoi allemaal, hier ben ik weer met een berichtje vanuit Buenos Aires. Inmiddels alweer een tijdje geleden dat ik mijn eerste (en laatste) blog schreef, dus het is tijd voor een nieuw verhaal over het leven hier. Ik heb er ondertussen anderhalve werkweek ...
Great philosophers: Confucius, Socrates and Ranjit
... are going, or how we are getting there. Most of us understood that today's plan was to catch an early train to the Tigre Delta, where breakfast would be awaiting us. Then we would take a boat back to Buenos Aires. This wasn't ...
Ushuaia para compartir
Este fue mi viaje realizado, en abril de 2012, es un muy lindo lugara para hacer caminatas, navegar al canal de Beagle y pasear por esas callesitas con muchi viento, nieve y frio. ...