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Bariloche Slideshow
Bariloche
Travel Blogs from Bariloche, Argentina
chocolates, beer and wine oh my
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 ...
Down to Chile & Argentina
... we arrived 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 ...
From everywhere but here
... 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 ...
a group of lakes is a ...
... 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 ...
journee pluvieuse
ben finlament pas de grimpe aujourdhui car cest pluie tte la journee, on prd notre tps pour dejeuner et on prend le seul bus qui rentre sur barloche sur le coup des midi, je prends mon billet pour puerto madryn et je pars vers 17h en cama cets adire ...
Mountain Climbing in the snow!
... 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 ...
Ceniza
... It did take us a bit till we realized that what we experience was ash of the close by volcano Puyehue. Arriving in S. C. de Bariloche the locals confirmed our expectation. The wind from the west is covering S.C. most of the days with īcenizaī – ...
Ya know you've stayed too long when...
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 ...
The Kiwi gets Outdoors in beautiful Bariloche
... bascially do what ever we wanted - perfection! There was a lot of sitting and laxing in front of the view!!! Bariloche is the swiss alps of argentina and it def lives up to that tag, all the buldings are old stone work and wooden and beautiful, sorry I ...
Good News for Liz!!!!!
... Time for some more news from your favorite world travellers(okay, maybe just South America, but itīs 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 ...
San Carlos de Bariloche
... 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
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 ...
Bariloche - The Lake District
DAY 1 - Caught a 24 hour bus from Buenos Aires that arrived in Bariloche at 12 midday. Got a taxi from the bus terminal to our hostel, The Marcopolo Inn. First impressions were very good. The town has a stunning backdrop of snow-capped ...
The Lake District
... Austria and Switzerland you see on TV. Lots of lakes, forests and snow-capped mountains. All round very beautiful. Bariloche is known as a holiday town for Argentines and there is so much to do there you could spend weeks exploring ...
Spanish in Bariloche
... from NZ, and most of the staff spoke very little English....nice!! We walked around town , bought a selection of chocolates (Bariloche is known for chocolates and trout - not together), stopped for a Perth priced beer and silently thanked our Mum's for ...
Patagonia
... 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
... . 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 ...
Tree flying!
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 didnīt particularly want to do either - she is afraid of ...
Sugar Mountain (Neil Young)
... nbsp;and stone houses overlooking the perfect Nahuel Huapi lake and framed by snow capt mountains. In the winter months Bariloche is a skiing resort and the tourist dollar oozes from its every pore. Every 3rd shop is a chocolate shop ( ...
Bariloche (Kitzbuehel de Argentina)
Wir sind hier hergefahren, weil hier jede/r herfaehrt. Ob das gscheit war? Bariloche ein bissi wie Kitzbuehel. Winter- und Sommertourismus, Berge und Seen. Das ist natuerlich schoen, aber fuer uns Alpenzwerge keine Sensation. Der Unterschied: Es liegt in ...
Bariloche, Argentina
... , 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 ...
Into Argentina
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
... 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
... top 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 ...
New year's Eve
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 ...
Bariloche
... 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 ...
Out of the city
... sort of experience I was looking for, getting out into the country and seeing what it was founded on. Having said that, Bariloche is classed as the party capital of Patagonia, where all the kids descend when they graduate. Itīs quite a touristy ...
Bariloche Argentina, the Gateway to Patagonia
Bariloche is considered the northernmost part of Patagonia. It's the place where all people from Buenos Aires go for their resort holiday. Bariloche is very Swiss and Canadian--warm, sunny days and crisp, clear ...