Hotel Salta

... we have encountered yet.

Really have enjoyed the stay here...as our last real stop in Argie. Head up to La Quiaca in a couple hours on the border. Spend the night there and then cross into Bolivia Monday AM.

Found a way to stream the Longhorns games--pretty excited about that. Started to pray to the football gods that I would have access to a computer tommorrow night so I can catch the Chargers take out the Raiders!

... we went and got ice creams from a place near the south-west corner of the plaza, Mine was chocolate and vanilla and overloaded beyond belief, so I dripped my way down the street as the evening heat melted it quicker than I could eat. We sat in the plaza for a bit, then went back to the hostel. French guy, unbelievably, was parked on the internet again. At this point we decided to name him "Internet". Outside we sat round a table and had some drinks as we played cards till 2am.

... to be a nice city. At least judging from the local coconut pie we had...

Back in Salta we first had a sauna at the hotel! It was of course cold with Finnish measures, but still nice! Then we went to a restaurant district that people had recommended... Found a really cozy place, so we stayed there quite late, to drink some local wine and celebrate that we for once didn't have to get up at 6 or 7 the following morning!

On Friday we went out in the buzz of the city (mainly ...

On Monday my "Gap Aventures" tour "Bolivia Crossing" began. Leaving behind the hustle and bustle of the delightful Millhouse Hostel I checked myself into Hotel Splendid, which not surprisingly failed to live up to its name. My roommate, Livia, (a fellow dweller of Londonish) had already arrived. As it was her first day in Buenos Aires we took one final wander around this intriguing city, discovering of all things a wonderful cafe that made proper ...

... province is by far the poorest in the country. On the fringe of Bolivia, it was also the region that suffered the most from the dengue outbreak and is the furthest removed from the affluence and centralism of Buenos Aires province. The city of Jujuy is an absolute dump. It is incredibly ugly with old and decaying buildings everywhere. Its nicest parts resembled the uncharming areas of Salta. Despite the decay of their city and the ...

... continued and I produced my plastic UK fancy pants new licence. Is this an international licence I was asked, Yes, I replied. Ok, then, you can drive the car. Result. I moved into the driving seat. Pete was told he would have to return two days later to appear before a magistrate with the policeman. We drove off, never to return. The mountain pass was incredible. Pete had driven through it in the morning and I had watched on secretly ...

... Farben. Dass die Sonne aber eigentlich nicht hinter einem aufgeht, wenn man nach Sueden faehrt, faellt uns dann leider erst eine lange Weile spaeter auf, als wir letztlich doch mal an ein paar Schildern vorbeikommen, und keinen der Orte darauf identifizieren koennen. Da sind wir schon fast in Chile... Naja, was soll's, drehen wir also um und fahren zurueck nach San Antonio, wo wir so gegen 9 Uhr wieder an unserer Unterkunft vorbeifahren. Wir denken kurz daran, wie gut wir ...

... Vittio. The forests were beautiful and filled with lots to see. We explored a river to see some waterfalls, and even though we all slipped and fell on the wet rocks it was worth seeing the sights. Up up up the mountin we went to SAN FRANCISCO!! who knew?! ok this San Francisco is different than ours.. but was a nice little pueblo with very friendly people. We stayed there two nights and ate at the same restaurant every meal. Our alojamiento where we slept kinda ...