Terrazas De Esquel
Travel Blogs from Esquel
Chalten to Chile's Carretera Austral and back
... br> Day 42 – 11 November 2012
The carreterra Austral (the road we are travelling up) just gets better and better – it’s just beautiful – every two minutes is another must stop and get a photo breathtaking view of a crystal clear lake, a big snow covered mountain, an alpine heaven. It makes you just want to bimble along at 50kph and stop all the time but the kids had read in the guide book that Cohayique had a cinema so ...
Patagonian Gateway
... way back to the hostel. For dinner I made sure I asked for directions in order to ensure I found something. One strange thing I noticed about Esquel was that all the dogs in people’s front yards were vicious as all hell (or just very anti-gringo). On four separate occasions I was lured into approaching friendly looking dogs waiting at their front fence only to have them go mental at me. I came close to losing some fingers to a friendly looking ...
Andes there (ha ha)
... area is now a tourist attraction. I knew I was heading in the right direction when I could see tour coaches. There were several police there to make sure the locals leave the tourists alone.
On Tuesday afternoon I got the bus to Bariloche. I mentioned in the last update that the bus terminal is rather large. On Tuesday I discovered it actually has 75 bays for coaches to pick up and off load passengers. Inside they have tv screens with arrival ...
Esquel
Bonjour à tous!
Ces 10 jours sans nouvelle sont le résultat de notre progression au plus profond de la Patagonie australe par la célèbre route 40... Nous voilà arrivés à Esquel (province de Chubut) ville digne d'un bon Sergio Leone: Plaines arides à perte de vue, montagnes pelées couleur du désert, larges rues pas toujours goudronnées, petites ñaisons de plein pied de style gallois (...des ...
Going back to Argentina!
... so many days in the cold and wet. We ate an hamburger lunch with a Dutch guy then proceed on biking. We then had the best 10km ride ever: low hills, perfect pavement, gentle breeze, no car and we just cruised. The smell of summer was in the air and we smiled.
The border crossing was just formalities and we quickly moved on. As it was really hot, we stopped by a river and swam for 15 minutes to cool down and refresh ourselves. ...
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Other places to stay in Esquel
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Cabanas Rayen-Hue
Miguens 40, Esquel | Ranch
