Bariloche, Argentina Travel Blogs

Trevelin - Bariloche
Feb 9, 2004 (2 photos)

 

From Mendoza to Bariloche (Lake District)
Feb 25, 2008 (19 photos)

... and wild campground on the right past the bridge. Further down you reach the "swiss Alps" at San Carlos de Bariloche. This bigger town has everything. chocolate shops are plentyfull. also a good mechanic for volkswagen near the official vw dealer. ...

Patagonia Rock Trip
Jan 24, 2009

After our 23 hour enduring bus trip from BsAs, we finally arrived to the lovely mountain town of San Carlos de Bariloche in Northern Patagonia. We stayed a night in Bariloche with our friends, Nate and Alisa (mad props to you both for all the hospitality ...

Crossing the Andes by boat
Jan 18, 2008 (29 photos)

... Chile to Argentina.  The Cruce de Lagos, or lake crossing, takes passengers from Puerto Montt, Chile to Bariloche, Argentina through a combination of boat and bus rides.  This is an unbelievably beautiful journey. After arriving in Bariloche ...

chocolates, beer and wine oh my
Dec 19, 2009 (207 photos)

Left the hotel this morning on an hour bus ride through the jungle.  We crossed into Argentina in Nahuel Huapi National Park.  Of course we had to stop and go through jungle customs.  Next we boarded a boat for a 25 ...

Down to Chile & Argentina
Nov 19, 2008 (2 photos)

... in Osorno (about 11hr bus journey straight down from Santiago), we jumped on another bus East, across to Barriloche in Argentina (obviously loved the overnight bus so much we had to take another!).  This is the heart of the Lakes District ...

From everywhere but here
Jul 19, 2006

... artist I hear is Phil Collins, with In the Air Tonight a close second in radio play. Anther favorite is Tom Jones. Basically, Argentina is purgatory for elevator music. The only common song (heard more than once an hour) not from the mid '80s is that ...

Bariloche
Feb 8, 2008

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a group of lakes is a ...
Dec 3, 2007 (66 photos)

... stores of any town in the world. Before I arrived, people had told me "Yeah, it's kinda like Switzerland, but in Argentina...", and when I got here I thought, "I guess it's kinda like Switzerland, but wait, I've never been to Switzerland.". So when I ran ...

Mountain Climbing in the snow!
Oct 31, 2007 (26 photos)

... is stunning with the lakes, log cabins and snow-capped mountains - you could be in Switzerland. Also, like Switzerland, Bariloche is famous for its chocolates, and there are many shops dedicated to the production and consupmtion of chocolate variety goods ...

WEEK SEVENTY SEVEN, LADIES, LOSING, LUST
Sep 5, 2008 (137 photos)

... suit a hobbit, hence why we call it the hobbit place! Inside there is a live towering cypress tree (this is Bariloche's famous rustic building style at its most imaginative). The food is rustic, regional and great, especially the beef and the standard ...

Bariloche
Jan 28, 2008 (3 photos)

... to Santiago! On our second day, however we did manage to see the town, enjoy the views and try some of Bariloche's famed chocolate. We also bumped into one of our fellow Navimag passengers and enjoyed sampling the local beer in the obligatory Irish ...

Ya know you've stayed too long when...
Dec 30, 2006

you know where the local drunks hang out :P IE: on 12 de octubre, on the way to the bus station out of town, across the street form the YPF gas station with the guanaco statues :P harmless.... Yesterday we rented a car. It was from a company called A ...

Skiing with Mountains of Chocolate and Lamb!
Sep 30, 2006 (6 photos)

... £20 for the lift pass AND hiring all the equipment & clothes!        The food in Bariloche was fantastic, with numerous chocolate shops making it & giving out free samples (oh yeah!),it made a change from doing a " ...

Team xtreme hits hard in Patagonia
Feb 3, 2007

Bariloche.  Possibly the most beautiful place I have ever been to.  Crystal clear lakes surround mountains with glaciers and dense forests.  The first day here we went on a Glacier hike that took us all through the mountains to an ancient ...

Good News for Liz!!!!!
Mar 16, 2005

... Time for some more news from your favorite world travellers(okay, maybe just South America, but it´s a start). Well, we are in Bariloche, Argentina at the moment and getting ready for our longest bus trip yet. We will be leaving for Mendoza on a 19 hour ...

WEEK SIXTY SIX, WINTER, WINE, WHYS?
Jun 19, 2008 (7 photos)

AYO, I'M TIRED OF USING TECHNOLOGY! How can you tell when the winter season has started? People party more than they sleep! Bariloche is no exception! The night starts at happy hour in the hostel from 6 to 8pm! We have the most delicious local brewed ...

San Carlos de Bariloche
Jan 15, 2006 (2 photos)

... into Chile again and travelled through some of the most mind blowingly beautiful landscapes you could imagine. While in Argentina we went to a town called San Carlos de Bariloche (Bariloche). This place is a hiking mecca for many... but not me, oh no, I ...

East of the border - Back in Argentina
Feb 18, 2007 (4 photos)

So back over the border to Argentina... and I do feel a little like I am coming back home. I checked into hostel "1004" which is the old penthouse suite of the tallest building in town. It is on the 10th floor and has an AMAZING view. All for $10/ ...

Patagonia
Sep 16, 2008 (29 photos)

... 21 hours on a bus and going first class was very comfortable (more comfotable that the beds in our last hostel!) We arrived in Bariloche, which is the biggest town in the Lake District. The drive in was amazing, lakes that appear to be glass, ...

Back in Patagonia
Oct 20, 2007 (9 photos)

... We move on in a wild goosechase around town to find a place for the night. Although its theoretically low season here, Bariloche seems to enjoy a bouyant tourist trade. We settle for a place at the Tango Inn Hostel. Everything is faultless except that the ...

Me Encanta Argentina
Nov 17, 2005

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Tree flying!
Nov 2, 2007 (13 photos)

Hola! Yesterday afternoon we booked an activity for this morning - The Canopy. It was a choice between this or White Water rafting! Canopy, to us, seemed the best option - dry and shorter! Lizz didn´t particularly want to do either - she is afraid of ...

Bariloche, Argentina
May 10, 2007 (10 photos)

... , most of who we see are also tourists - a few europeans, but mostly Argentines in from Buenos Aires.   Bariloche (pronounced bar-y-low-chey) is central point for many ski resorts. We have been exploring the area, doing lots of hiking.& ...

Into Argentina
Jan 18, 2006 (2 photos)

1/18 Bariloche, Argentina Miles travelled: 42665 We are in the middle of the Argentine lake district, where many Argentinians go on holiday as well as foreign tourists. The town itself has lost some of its charm as tourism, hotels, etc. have ...

Nahuel Huapi Traverse
Jan 26, 2005 (14 photos)

... with our new friend Stanwee (our friend Renata has a big flower named Stanley so we decided we needed a flower too!). Prices in Bariloche are great, our meal came out to about $20 Canadian and to get all of our clothes washed only took $3! All the ...

Scenic Drive, Waterfall Hike and Mountain Biking
Nov 21, 2007 (45 photos)

... was great: snow-capped peaks reflected in the icy, blue water of the lake below. After finishing the circuito, we headed into Bariloche to meet our mountain biking guide, Zach (a gringo from Alpine Village, CA) at his house. I found him online and he ...

New year's Eve
Dec 31, 2007

Well, it's New Year's Eve here, where we are 2 hours behind Ireland.  Our group is going out for dinner to a hotel because everything shuts down here for New Year's Eve. Not a bit like home, and anticipate it will be very quiet. But I met up with ...

Bariloche
Oct 12, 2009 (49 photos)

... of the lakes and mountains of bariloche, you really felt like you were standing on top of the world. Other highlights of Bariloche were: 1. Going kayaking in the National Park lake - it was freezing but worth the view. 2. Walking along the lake with the ...

Bariloche: Specialities Trout and Chocolate..
Apr 12, 2008

... Specialities Trout and Chocolate..Best consumed seperately.. Have arrived in the lovely little town of Bariloche in the heart of the lake district of Argentina, bordering Chile....Tourist Mecca for skiers, rafters, trout and their fellow anglers, Germans ...