Puerto Carpincho Tigre

... is Tuesday 22 Sept 09 and it is raining again. So I have decided to do this blog as it may be our last on from B.A. Our next stop is Corboda where we will be residing in a eight bed dorm in a backpackers. Corboda is a eight hour bus ride from B.A. However the long haul bus's here are very flash some of them look like first class on a plane. I am guessing it will as close as Monty and I get to traveling first class. We leave B.A. on 1 Oct. <br><br><br><br>

... once we arrived at the dock e got on a bus which then dropped you off at different points in the city. That was OK but we did not know the various points and so got off at the first stop. We needed to go to the British Embassy to renew our passports, with all the different countries the pages were quite full, and knew basically how to get there. On the way we passed one of the main tourist office and so stopped to get some information. They spoke English here and had lots of ...

... forward to the school every day. Christie and I seem to be advancing quite well, partly because the Spanish teachers deliberately do not speak any English and when we don't understand she helps us to work it out through words we do know or by gestures. Jody and Niamh are convinced their teacher doesn&#8217;t understand English. After lunch we joined in with a theatre class where we participated in activities using only Spanish ...

... for sending personal postcards. 7. The only place that I was weary of having a camera out was in the Town square in Cusco at night while I was taking long exposure photos. But it only because of the type of camera I use. While I was doing it there were no less than 6-8 cops in the square at the same time. I am sur there is more, when I get home and have a good recap of the trip I will add more comments. Till then. chao

... compagnies de bateaux qui proposent des tours de quelques heures dans les canaux et nous embarquons pour une petite croisière improvisée. Nous faisons un tour en bateau dans le delta de la rivière dans l'après-midi. L'eau de la rivière est semblable à du café au lait et apparemment fort polluée. Il faut du courage pour s'y baigner mais les températures caniculaires de l'été persuadent bon nombre de locaux de se jeter à l'eau. Nous terminons la journée dans un restaurant italien de choix ...

... Oxford Street. It´s was very busy (especially during the Xmas period) but safe with a good mixture of recognised Westernised brands and obscure local shops. Christmas Eve Argentina celebrate Xmas eve in true party style with their friends and family. Xmas day is a lot more subdued, the opposite of a traditional Xmas back home. Night life also starts very late in Argentina, those in the know will have a power nap before dinner. After awakening from our ...

... tunnel was to protect the players from any random missile that was launched by the crowd if they didn´t like the action on the pitch. After half time, I noticed that there were riot policemen at each corner of the pitch which initially I thought was serious overkill, I mean there was no way that anyone could scale that fence!!!! Again it all came clear when the first corner kick was taken, they were there to ensure that the player took the kick without being hit ...

... the location designated by the Buenos Aires chapter of Democrats Abroad, which was a place called "Sacramento Bar" in Palermo. The energy was great. It was PACKED with Americans of all ages, and we couldn't even find a place to sit when we got there at 9:00 pm. Since we couldn't find a place to sit, we decided to camp out right in front of the projector where they were broadcasting the CNN results all night. This was kind of uncomfortable ...

... first foreign train journey since India, and altogether a far more pleasant experience. Train a bit grotty, but with as many beggars, tut sellers and musicians as passengers, but at least they weren´t offensive and one group of musicians had us all dancing in our seats. The return journey was 2.2 pesos (about 35p). We took a boat trip along the Delta - a maze of ...

... Jerry, Kramer and George are going to come strolling through the door and tell me I`m on candid camera. I lose $200 pesos fairly quickly and the best part is I can tell that the Argentinians don`t like how I play especially since I`m sitting at 3rd base. I hit a 16 against a 10 like I do 90% of the time, I busted with a 10 and then the dealer pulls 3 cards to 20 and I took her bust card and I got a few sighs and stares. This is simultaneously ...