Tangoinn Hostel Downtown San Carlos de Bariloche

After a very, very long, cramped journey north, we finally arrived in the Argentinian Lake District town of San Carlos de Bariloche at around midnight, completely knackered and ready for bed. Arriving so late (and therefore completely oblivious to the beautiful Lago Nahuel Huapi lapping at its shores a mere 50 m from the bus terminal) our first thoughts were to thank god that we had already booked a hostel and could just jump in a taxi. Seemed like a simple idea but nothing is ever straightfo...

14th to 16th March 2008 I finally caught the bus from San Martin on Friday, 14th after a 4 hour wait at the bus station, heading for Bariloche. Bariloche is Argentina´s largest lake district city. It sits on the shores of Lake Nahual Haupi and backed with mountain peaks. It seems to me that it is a larger version of San Martin with plenty of chocolate shops, which I have resisted up to now. It also seems more touristy than San Martin. The past few days in Bariloche, I have been relaxing, just...

I just arrived here late this afternoon. I went to the bus station, sans ticket, and WHAT! no seats left on the 10:30AM bus south. So, I bought a 2PM ticket, plugged my computer in at the restaurant, and jumped onto some WiFi there, and plowed thru my blog more. Did I finally snap when I saw the mile markers out the bus window! 2100 KM mile marker. It can´t be...but yes, it is 2100 KM to the end! Hwy 40! That convers to about 1200 MILES! On a bus? The weather had shifted in San Martin, rain c...

I´ve ended up spending quite a few days in San Carlos de Bariloche. I kind of sped through Bolvia and so have arrived in Patagonia well ahead of schedule. I would like to travel further south towards the South Pole, see the glaciers. It isn´t quite summer here yet so Route 40, down the left hand side of the country, is still closed. I could take the plane but for 250 quid that is a bit beyond my budget. Someone in the hostel suggested the 4 day trip on the cargo boat from Peurto Montt in Chil...

Well the bus journey wasn't that bad actually. Watched 3 films, slept a fair bit on our superior seats that went almost flat (called cama coche in SA). Next day managed to get a late deal on white water rafting in Bariloche. Felt quite scared before but when the time came around it was really amazing. We rafted down the River Manso into Chile through the most amazing landscape. The rapids are classed as III and IV but as the river was lower this time of year probably not as harsh. Brilliant f...

About Bariloche...Crazily Swiss in the heart of Argentinian Lake District. Most of the city and surrounding area is swiss alpine style, and set around on edge of a huge lake. Fantastic views of blue water, blue skies and grey green mountains and valleys. Muchos chocolate shops. Chalets constantly confuse you as to where you are. There are even St Bernard dogs in a variety of sizes for you to have your photos taken with. It´s full of tourists but beautiful nonetheless. I loved it. Here´s my la...

Die rund 90'000 Einwohner zählende Stadt Bariloche oder genauer San Carlos de Bariloche liegt im Herzen des Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi langezogen am Südufer des gleichnamigen Sees. Eingebetet in ein faszinierendes Alpenpanorama glänzt die Stadt durch ihr vielfältiges Angebot an Sommer- und Winteraktivitäten.
Bei meiner Ankunft am Abend bläst ein rauer Wind, ich bin froh schnell in ein Taxi steigen zu können, das mich zum Hostel Tangoinn Downtown bringt. Mein Zimmer entpupt sich als reine...