Andes Hostel

I arived in SM de los Andes late in the afternoon.  Headed for Hostel de Puna, which I seen in my guide.  It is a HI hostel, so got a small discount.  I met Monique the first day there, and the next day, we took a tour in a boat to the ...

... quand on descend au sud. J'arrive à San Martin dans l'après-midi et part me balader en ville après avoir déposé mes affaires à l'hostel. C'est un petit village au bord du lac Lacar, il est moins touristique en été qu'en hiver pendant lequel on y ...

... or take me to the doctors.  It also rained heavily all the next day, so we spent the time mooching around the hostel watching movies and reading. It was a good day to relax and we also spent more time chatting to Bobby and Marva and some other ...

... und Strand. Am Abend brachte uns dann der Bus inkl. gratis Riesenumweg nach San Martin de los Andes. Wir fanden auf den zweiten Versuch einen kleines Hostel. Etwas gehemmt traten wir ein, denn die Stube war voller Leute, was um Mitternacht nicht ...

Story to come 14 San Martin De Los Andes (bus 4 hours, 25 ptas), hostel: Puma (not special, dorm, 25 ptas) 15 San Martin trek Lenin Vulcano (400 ARS for 2 days all included), with the shop Cero Torre (very nice owner name is Osso), very good ...

... , "Lago Lacar" and nestling in a valley in between forest covered hills to each side and the snow capped mountains of the Andes in the distance. I took a trek up to a viewpoint in the hills above the town called Mirador Bandurrias which had some ...

... the deposit box for Argentina's wealthiest, a place to stow away their spare change. Tucked away in the foothills of the Andes, in the most picturesque setting....lovely tree lined streets, hand carved wooden street signs, together with some of the most ...

Our bus to the Argentian lake district town of San Martin de los Andes was due to leave today near our hostel at 9:30am, so we were up with enough time to pack and get ready. The sun was unhindered by clouds this morning, so the volcano behind the ...

... It started to pour with rain and before we knew it we were in Junin and then San Martin. Somehow we had snuck into the Andes. We found a hostel in the rain and tried to work out what to do. Relentless rain was not in the plan. We eventually tried to ...

... a hostel with it being Christmas and also the school summer holidays, but we found somewhere and they cooked everyone at the hostel a lovely meal on Christmas Eve - they celebrate then more than the 25th. We had a really good night, but missed ...

... the National Park surrounding San Martin to the lookout 'Mirador Arrayan'. Santiago, the owner, of our fantastic (under floor heated) hostel 'Ladera Norte' kindly offered us the use of his mountain bike. We cruised into town, hired one more pro suspension ...

... walks and hikes, as well as mountain biking and drives to do. We ended up having asado lessons (bbq's) with Argentinians at our hostel who were on vacation, and doing walks around the lakes. There was a cultural festival going on in town - roads were ...

...   Day 1 - Goodbye Chile, across the Andes to Argentina via the Tromen Pass!   Saying a sad goodbye to our homely wooden hostel and owner, we waited for yet another bus for our journey to our next destination. The plan was to do a loop of the ...

... very challenging and I was struggling to walk the bike down off the hill! We both were so excited about staying in a hostel and having a shower. Next day Daniel arrived with our backpacks and we exchange them for the bikes. Next stop on our travels ...

... against trees and roots and rocks on the Chilean side of the ride, my jeans are unrecognisable and at the moment my hostess in the hostel is washing them for me - I had to apologise for them in advance - and I'm shattered! We,  Fey ...

... . But definetely not Norwegian architecture. Will call it Little Swiss Alpine village. Searched a bit and found La Grieta, a lovely hostel a bit east in town. Very friendly staff, good beds and very clean. Only drawbacks were having to pay for internet ...

... , Chile to San Martin De Los Andes in Argentina. Got the bus with a guy from New York who was staying at the same hostel in Pucon. The border crossing was OK, apart from the 40 minutes wait at the Argentina side. Another bus just got in front of us ...

... the rain stopped for at least 2hrs, very exciting. Junin again is very small so wondered around for an hour or so, then returned to the hostel for lunch. After lunch and a rest as so far we´d had a very taxing day (!) we went out in the rain to see ...

... but it takes a couple of days and you need a guide and it's expensive so I did a day tour instead with a Canadian girl from the hostel. It was good, we did a boat trip on the lake in front of the volcano with a guide who was really into the area and full ...

... ; After some discussion, we realized that Lanin was out of our league and decided to spend a few days just chilling out. At the hostel, we met a Dutch couple who had hired a car and were driving to Parque Nacional Lanin and offered to take us.  It ...