Hotel Del Comahue Neuquen

... an immense range of dinosaurs from a Gigantosaur (Argentinas biggest carnivore haha) to a Pterosaur with a 4m wingspan.<br><br>Our second destination is the small town of Plaza Huincul, 2 hours away by bus. the museum here contains a replica skeleton of an Argentinosaurus, the largest dinosaur discovered. (What is surprising is discovering that Argentina was once home to herbivores!)<br><br>Our third destination is Villa El Chocon, 2 ...

... of town. There isn't much to do<br>here though so I had a pretty low-key birthday though I did manage to<br>find some very nice new sunglasses. <br><br>In the evening we went to a local cafe to watch the Argentina -<br>Uruguay World Cup qualifier. The other patrons were pretty quiet as<br>they watched the game on the big screen but when Argentina scored in<br>the final minutes of the game (meaning a win and entry to the World<br>Cup) there was a restrained cheer.<br>

... very impressive and modern. One would have thought, however, that for the "hub of transport" that it claims to be they would of sorted the bus links between the terminal and the city only 3 -4 kilometers away.. Ok, yes I could have taken a taxi to and fro but for 10 - 15 Pesos a time instead of 2, I was in a money saving mode.. Getting from the bus station initially was ok. The trouble came when trying to find a bus from town ...

... little wine. again, so good. another friend of theirs came over, pablo. they are all going to pablo´s house in mar del plata in three weeks, about the time we were going to get there, so pablo invited us to join them. we stayed up until almost 3, eating and talking. sylvana says my spanish is much better in the 5 weeks since she met me. i am understanding so much more, and much more confident in speaking. guess this trip is serving its purpose.

... so it looked as if it had been bent at one corner. The same artist (artist ?) had created an installation of 39 chisels, neatly arranged in a rack. It could have come straight out of Pete's shed. We hung around the internet caff till 4pm so we could confirm our LAN flights at the local agency, Aerolineas Argentinas. The hotel guy had done a lot of phoning around to find out this bit of rubbish, but we hadn't the heart to tell him. There is no LAN agency in Neuquén. The ...

... Back at the room we had almost as much wildlife excitement when we encountered a tiny scorpion quietly dying in the leaky bidet. We had an overpriced meal and left on the 3am bus the next morning, having discovered why the place was so little visited. As we stood in the freezing cold waiting for the bus between 2.30 and 4.15 when it arrived, the stars were incredible bright on that clear night in the desert, and we saw several shooting stars. All the ...

... care of the meat. Very professionally I must say. After a while his brothers arrived, they had gone to fetch the horses. The asado was huge, of course, like every asado. And then we rode a little bit, it was cool: first time on a horse since Mongolia, I just wanted to be back there... I mean back there travelling on horseback, in Mongolia or in the Pampas. We also took a walk in the pampa, tranquilo, carrying the ...

... and since then he has been a regular compagnon of many crazy moments. After I had announced my departure, a year ago, Marco called me and accused me to have awoken in him the same urge to travel... Today is his first day on a year-long round the world trip. Go pay him a visit and leave a message (if only to pressure him writing regularly in his blog) _______________________________________ ____________________ Have a look at Peacefrog Summary Page

... drinks and started a ****** film that I could not help watching. Then the bus attendant came and told me we had arrived. He did not look very comfortable, and I was the only one to get down, and everyone was giving me big looks. No need to see more, I had understood: they were leaving me on the side of the road. I kept calm, took my bag, and the bus left. I was at a road junction. There were signs, lights, and that was about all. The ...

... dollars for two days. Expensive. There is also another place to visit: El Chocon, where are exposed the biggest ever dinosaur, and the biggest ever carnivorous dinosaur. There are loads of fossils here. My other option was the skydiving club in Neuquen, but I could not get through. So I decided I could find a room and then rent a car, possibly with other travellers, to go around these sites, before deciding if I wanted to stay at the search field. I ...