Altos del Valle
Travel Blogs from Villa Carlos Paz
Another slow car trip....!!
... eating our lunch and taking pictures we continued our journey...knowing we were now half way so only another 45km or 3 hours travelling to go...
the next part followed winding tracks around small mountains which seemed very similar to scotland with rolling hills of heathland for miles, no trees, very little grass and just a few scattered buildings ... even some cattle and horses grazing on what little they could find, but still no more cars ...
Building bridges between my past and future
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Writing this application under these circumstances was both a weird and interesting process - something like starting building a bridge between my past and future. I had to analyse my wohle life, past experiences and personality from the perspective of conflict. What kind of conflict did I experience in my life? When and where? How did I react? What do I think I could have done better? etc. And at ...
Nunca Más: Argentina's last military dictatorship
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In November 1975 in Córdoba, Marta Rosetti de Arquiola wrote the following:
For 21 days, I was detained by the provincial police force’s Department of Intelligence (D2), the first two days with my daughter Virginia. During this time, I suffered torture, humiliation, physical exhaustion and death threats against my daughter, and I was very aware of my daughter’s screams and the fact that she was ...
Horse riding on the Estancia
... night nibbling the grass by our tent.
Monday 10th
A leisurely breakfast and we were kitted out with riding hats and saddle bags to carry our packed lunch, water and sunscreen. The horses arrived with Mel and two Gauchos. They looked fine animals. We had all been asked our riding experience by Mel and one by one she allocated us a horse. The Gauchos assisted us in mounting. The ride was fabulous. We took 2 hours, passing up and down hills through ...
Coming down from the BA high!
... the time. So the clothes are feeling looser and I am welcoming some serious weight loss on this trip!
On my second day in Cordoba I toured the city with a group of girls from the hostel - Bianca (the Canadian), Sarah (from the US), and Marietta (from Italy). It was lovely to have lots of female company - I am naturally happy in male company and find guys easy to socialise with but I had forgotten how nice it is to discuss female things! These girls ...