Crans Montana San Carlos de Bariloche

... feel. By winter it is a ski resort, by summer a base for trekking. Right now it is supposed to be spring, but the weather is unseasonally bad and we are treated to constant drizzle. Our first morning we set out enthusiastically on a 3 hour trek to a hidden lake (how bad can a bit of rain be?), returning early afternoon completely soaked through and ...

I really appreciate everyones insight on the future of my travels down here. But, I have decided to go against the status quo and head towards the Equator. There are several reasons for this plan, as I want to make the most of the little time (and money) I have left. For one, it is very depressing down here and cold. Everyday south of Santiago it has rained buckets and been around 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold, but not cold enough to snow. Cloudy, so I am missing the ...

... in Caroline's legs and a bit of a wobble on the bike didn't help either. Back on the tarmac and we were treated to a BIG hill that led to a panoramic viewing point. Caroline hit the wall here and hit it ********ly 8 KM in, no strength in her legs, she was not a happy bunny. A sandwich later at the viewing point and we decided to venture on. At the next hill Caroline hit another wall - this was going to be a loooooooooooong ...

... all (Brad´s Sicilian driving experience came in very handy!), and went round the Circuito Chico, a gorgeous drive through lakes and hills, stopping for a picnic by the side of a lake at a scenic spot in the middle of nowhere, and taking a couple of welcome unscheduled stops at some microbreweries by the side of the lake on the way back. We spent the next two days driving along ...

... et les bus, nous nous rabattons sur le Cerro Campanario dont le télésiège revient 2 fois moins cher que celui du Cerro Otto. Il nous faut un peu de temps pour trouver le bus à prendre mais sur l'heure de midi, nous atteignons finalement le sommet en télésiège. La vue est saisissante: sur 360 degrés, on peut admirer les montagnes avoisinantes et les lacs qui se dessinent au travers de la réserve naturelle Llao Llao. Le national Geographic ne s'est probablement pas ...

... right in. I fell asleep for a couple of hours and then had to go and throw up. Mostly vodka and orange. But then i got back in bed and pretty much spent most of my time there, as did everyone else, only leaving for food. We had a hot chocolate in this one cfae and it was delicious. It even had bits of chocolate bars melted in. From there we got the bus to Bariloche which is where we are now. It´s also a ski town. There´s a beautiful lake called Nuahel ...

... another shining blue lake. <br><br><br><br>I scrambled down the bank to get some photos of this one and then we headed out to the main road which would take us south, past another 3 lakes before turning around and heading back to the town of Bariloche. <br><br>I guess we were getting a bit blase about all the natural beauty by this point, maybe ...

... are supposed to find a specific person and say ¨¨Max said Hi. But in Bariloche, we finally found the beautiful mountains we are always looking for. Despite the beginning of a slight cold, we took off from our hostel--once again on the recommendation of two women hikers we met there--for a traverse of 3 days that would stop at 2 different refugios, or huts where we could sleep and eat on the way. Thus we would not have to carry ...

... I just take my daypack with me and I stuff it with my jacket, a bedsheet, some samiches, two packs of cookies, my ipod, a bottle of water and some love. There are two buses going to the park and I am on standby. Man, if I don`t get one of these buses I am going to be salty but thankfully someone who had purchased a prepaid ticket doesn`t show up and I get the very last seat, word. When we get to the park entrance everyone has to give the ...

... Haha... thank you... well... is a long story... I learned Spanish from soap-operas (telenovelas) and I had the chance to practice it a lot with friends from all over Latin America that I have in Brazil... - From SOAP-OPERAAAAAS???!!! (puzzled looks and friendly smiles looking at me...) - Welll... yes.. you see: Romanian is a latin language, so, even if its pronuntiation has quite a lot of slavic influence, almost the entire grammatical ...