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Travel Blogs from Buenos Aires
Travelling for dummies
... later wel van anderen dat andere gidsen te situatie te gevaarlijk vonden en een andere route hadden gekozen.... Uiteindelijk sloten we de dag af in een lodge in Santa Theresa en zijn we ’s avonds met lokale mensen de wedstrijd Peru-Argentinie gaan bekijken! De derde dag begon met zip-linen. Brigitte had dit al eerder gedaan in Laos en Costa-Rica, voor mij was het de eerste keer. Ik vond het super, vooral de laatste lijn waarbij we allebei op z’n kop naar de overkant ...
Dance shoes and glad rags
... sculpture that reacted to sun light. When the sun was out the petals would open. We made it just before sunset luckily although I had a cut toe and blood everywhere to show for it (walking fast in flip flops is a no go!). Along the route to the flower petal we saw some strange animals made out of metal which were really cool. Again a giraffe!!
In the evening we went to a Tango show where we paid a set price for a ...
Ball-ache, baggage, backpacking in Buenos Aires
... parliament building where
she famously addressed the masses in the Plaza de Mayo, unfortunately I have
grown up misinformed and it transpires that Andrew Lloyd Webber in fact wasn’t her speech-writer and she didn’t
sing “Don’t cry for me, Argentina” from up on high! Musical cinema is soooo
misleading! We also took the opportunity
to visit her resting place in a quite stunning cemetery in BA’s most glamorous
and ...
Rescuing paper planes in Buenos Aires
... that and how much will it cost for you to do it by hand?" Theresa: <roll of the eye and sympathetic look at Dan> "I will do it, no charge.")
- It is actually possible to survive in (and even enjoy!) a new city without being able to search for the nearest Starbucks on your phone. Life sans cell was jarring at first (we both reached for our phones many times the first couple ...
The road to Santiago, Chile
Woke up to the sun rising over the Andes mountains. They are quite rugged and barren. There are small villages in which people are engaged in mining. We passed a ski hill and snow seen a the highest elevatioms. It took 90 minutes to clear customs and I was getting a little anxious about arriving late for the cruise. Overall, the bus was a good experience. The seats were very comfortable and they even served ...