Colina del Manzano Villa La Angostura

... beach in the forest where we were served coffee, tea and alfajores (little chocolate and caramel cookie things). The wind was brutal and I had to give Patrick my spray jacket. On the return journey we were going in to the wind, so we let Gaston take Patrick in the front of his boat so Blair and I could combine our efforts. We stayed close to the shore and only had one really challenging stretch around a point, the wind was bitter and my hands were wet and frozen ...

... reservations for the boat ride to Los Arrayanes National Park for us. When we made our reservation, they asked if we had any special dietary requirements. I had indicated that Harvey is lactose intolerant. Shortly after we arrived, we stopped by the front desk and the chef came over to speak with us. Incredibly, he had made milk-free bread for Harvey so he could have that ...

... The other is more adventurous, going ahead and then mysteriously re-appearing from the underbrush. The forest has a combination of large trees and lush undergrowth. It is very pretty, luxurious and calming. The literature I have says that we are seeing a variety of trees: the "coihue" and "lenga", as well as "maiten chico", "maiten duro" (appreciated for its hard wood) and "canelillo", which is considered a sacred tree by the Mapuche tribes ...

Back to Bariloche by way of the siete lagos road. Met a couple from Holland on the bus, as well as a couple from Ireland. Hotel in Bariloche is right on the lake. . Beautifull view. Hotel next door has several busloads of students at it. Thankfully avoided that fate.

... NEWS that just yell at you in annoying high pitched voices and try to make the news accessible by putting 'hip' 'young' presenters on screen, they are just really irritating and make you think that the channel is a joke and for ADHD deaf people! As for BBC WORLD, well, it is all about Asia or the business financial world! I am a broke traveler with no savings, investments or assets, it doesn't affect me, yet! And it is just not the same reading your news off the Internet! Oh yeah, and I ...

... schnell vom spanischen ins Englisch und schliesslich sprachen wir Deutsch. Unglaublich. Die Famili hat deutsche Wurzeln und sie sprechen alle ein wirklich gutes Deutsch, wie auch Englisch. Das Haus ist drinnen ein bischen ein Museum, aber sehr schoen und gross. So lebten hier noch 3 andere Studenten. They left yesterday und so sind wir noch zu zweit. Das Essen ist super, die Unterhaltungen interssant, das Haus sowieso ...

... mouth sumptuous shoulder and belly of lamb on green beans with roast potato, followed by decedent chocolate pudding filled with hot chocolate sauce and homemade ice cream, and finally amazing, divine, heavenly chocolate truffles, profita rolls, mini lemon tarts, vanilla sugar wafers and dessert cheese! All of this food, and wine in this amazing location, from a chef used to working in Michelin starred Swiss restaurants for 170 pesos which is 35Euro, or 56 ...

... but a restaurant, a kiosk, and a port. I only remember what the place looks like becasue the boat was running a few hours late for a lack of available gasoline. It took about two hours for the boat to cross the lake, and I am really starting to appreciate the beauty of the lakes district. Everywhere I turn here there is a new lake to discover, and many of them are lined with ...

... region attracted many immigrants, particularly Swiss and German, after WW2. Apparently this was the number one destination in the forties and fifties for Nazi war criminals to come to get plastic surgery to disguise their identity. The many new tourist buildings are mostly concrete slab, but with rustic stone and log covering this to swiss them up. Several St Bernards and puppies are brought into the sunny town square each morning to wait all day to ...

... een schoenenpoetser -niet te vinden in heel Argentinië Osorno Cathedral - net zo lelijk als de rest van de stad Hola a todos! The bad cheese fondue was the only bad thing about Bariloche, this place is great! We didn't actually get upto much, after all ...