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Bariloche Slideshow
Bariloche
Travel Blogs from Bariloche, Argentina
Adios a los lagos
... the globe. We will now be heading down the famous Ruta 40, a mix of bumpy pavement and dirt road that stretches from Bariloche to Chalten along the eastside of the mighty Andes. The road will cover some 1000+ kms and leave us at the mountain paradise ...
A Snowboarding Adventure
... by bus. The bus was great and dead comfy, we had lunch, dinner and breakfast with plenty of wine included. We arrived in Bariloche the next morning and checked into our hostel, Periko's, which is lovely. It's really cosy and the staff are so helpful and ...
Getting to Bariloche
... the foothills of the Andes. We flew down from Iguazu today stopping in Buenos Aires on the way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariloche Last night was a late night so today has been alot of sleeping on the plane, but at least the flights are pretty ...
Luxury Bus to Bariloche
... its own entry, those who have traveled by bus in Argentina will know what I mean! The bus ride to Bariloche was 20hrs long, Argentina is a big place! We used the company ViaBariloche and highly recommend it! After a mad dash through BA rush hour we ...
El gaucho
Een bezoek aan Argentinie is niet compleet zonder paard te rijden met een echte gaucho. In Bariloche vind je niet de mythische gaucho die op een dag maximaal tien woorden wisselt en water drinkt uit een schapenblaas (helaas Vin), maar de moderne gaucho ...
Llao Llao
I go for a day hike to Llao Llao, an hour bus ride away. It is a park with short, relaxing trails along some lakes and to a peak with great views. My right foot is sore so the pace today is good. The autumn colors are emerging, with yellow and red ...
Lake district
... stay here for one more day then get a 14 hour over night bus to try to see Orca at the Pinninuslar Veldes. Our last day in Bariloche we hired bikes and went for a pleasant 25km cycle ride around a few lakes in the national park. After which we got a chair ...
Bariloche - Land of helado and chocolato
... (a lesson learnt not for the first time...you would think we are slow-learners). We had already booked our accommodation in Bariloche and didn´t fancy another night under the brothel tables, so option b) was..well...hitch hike. I mean how difficult can ...
Part 2: Out on the bike
... of the rest of the passengers, was escorted off and not seen again. The scenerey around Bariloche was a breathe of fresh air after the Buenos Aires and the air, as you ...
Argentina's "Little Switzerland"
... off as connection speeds have been slow preventing them. Stay tuned - we will get those posted as soon as we can. Back to Bariloche, Argentina (April 17 - 21) Bariloche es AWESOME! This place really does have it all. It is absolutely beautiful, the ...
Loco Kayak, and Chocolate
... digress. First I must give you a little of Bariloche. Nestléd in the Patagonian Lake District, Bariloche is the little Switzerland of Argentina, with enough chocolate to stretch from here to Mars. Argentineans and foreigners alike flock here for ...
Sitting Here in Limbo
... coast or country-side. Also, I need to eventually fly home from Colombia, which is next door to Ecuador. So, San Carlos de Bariloche is the furthest south I am traveling. A mixture of lakes and mountains on the cusp of Patagonia. A month from now, the ...
San Carlos de Bariloche - Day 19
Day 19 Perito Moreno - San Carlos de Bariloche Miles - 524! Up at 6.10, another make up day today, so we are no longer going to Rio Mayo. Left at 8.45am, I am off the bike in the truck, 120km of off road to do and I am really nervous of it now. 11.20am - ...
Getting my gear together
... leaves. Not a bad system. It has it's merits. We talked about everything....life, politics, the financial collapse of argentina, football, the works. He thought the Argentenian football was the most passionate. It's a close call between them and ...
Bariloche
... nice tan now but not possible unless I wanted frost bite at the same time lol. So we had kind of decided we would go to Bariloche and that would be it but people were speaking so highly of El Calefate we decided to check it out. By bus it ...
Patagonia
First impressions of Bariloche were great. Very pretty little place in the lake district of northern Patagonia. Hostel was pleasant and fun. The town is great with loads of nice places to eat and lots of cool little shops. I found a week there a bit much ...
Sogra Doida - j
My mother in law is absolutely nuts. We spent the day today in the car pounding out 700km with my Sogra sitting behind me. I must say it is fun when she gets into uncontrollable laughing fits, usually following one of her own jokes. This usually also ...
Getting ready for Kilimanjaro
Today was the day I finally tested myself a little and boy, am I out of shape. After taking it easy yesterday, we decided that being in Patagonia we needed to do something active and climb something. So Andrew found us a 10km hike (one way) up a "small ...
Patagonia
... and city of Bariloche where I would spend 3 days and 4 nights having various daily adventures in Kayaking, Horse riding, and Canopy. Bariloche reminded me of when I was in Costa Rica --- a town centered around adventure activities.It also reminded me of a ...
How did you spend your Tuesday of the work week?
Unlike Pucon, Bariloche has amassed a great number of tourist merchants ranging from ´Patagonia´ etched picture frames and outdoor gear stores (x1000) to the St. Bernard owners, waiting to take your photograph with their dog for a fee. Most up the ...
I Fell In Love In Argentina
... to remember the tips incase we wanted to go to Buenos Aires (it is really dangerous there). Driving through Argentina was like living a novel while it was being written. Winding roads, snow covered hills and sloping valleys ...
Bariloche
... - in English I think it means a steak about the size of a head. With crystal clear lakes and snow capped mountains, Bariloche reminds me a little of the trip through Switzerland I took way back last July- in fact it's no surprise we ...
Trekking - Huapi Traverse
The Huapi Traverse trek starts by taking the cable car up to the first peak. There are magnificent views of Bariloche, the lake and other peaks. This is great, all the views and no work. After savoring the views, I start the trek. The first part is to ...
Arrival in Argentina! Beautiful Bariloche.
We left Puero Varas early to start our epic bus journey across the Southern Andes into Argentina. Neither of us really knew what to expect, and had little idea what our destination, Bariloche, was like, other than the ...
Snow skiing in July!
Bariloche is hot chocolate and ski lovers heaven! Of course the rains followed us on our first day in town, but the hot chocolates made up for the bad weather! Our first night we went to an amazing parilla (grill) restaurant and they served us ...
Las montañas
... huts and old miner´s camps, where room and board are available, as are camping and use of the kitchen. Our first trip, near Bariloche (the Aspen of South America), was a steep day´s hike (including some post-holing in the snow) up to Refugio Frey, ...
Switzertina
Bariloche is probably the must unargentinian place I have visited whilst in this country..! It is a ski resort, is very beautiful - full of chocolate shops and StBernard dogs..! Stunning scenery and great ...
Last day in Patagonia
... ’ restaurant that specialises in pasta. In the window we could see the staff hand making the pasta. Like all places in Argentina you select the pasta you want and then the sauce to go with it separately. Emilio ordered the cheese and walnut ravioli ...
Chairlifts and chocolate
... capped mountains. We stopped at a bridge and a few of us jumped off into the river which was absolutely freezing!! Bariloche itself was a very pretty town, originally founded by Swiss settlers, and is famous for its chocolate so I made sure I ...
Bariloche
Hola from Bariloche, back in civilisation. There was a snowstorm the day before we arrived, so we had some uncertainty about whether our plane would fly, but then we were greeting by beautiful chocolate-box Andes and some very cold weather after being ...