Don Carlos

... on all the places we will see on the way. It is not possible to tell how closely we will stick to this route as this will depend on lots of factors including break downs, accidents, illness and any other unforseen problems that I don't want to list!

... . We were planning to spend five days here and the first day was spent getting information and having a general look around. San Carlos de Bariloche is quite a unique place. It's located in the Nahuel Huapi National park on the shores of the Nahuel Huapi ...

... -bye to our friends on the Baja side.  Because of Paul's work schedule up north we had to get back across to San Carlos before everyone else.  Saying good-bye is never easy.  And it was particularly hard saying adios to Paul and Dee on Blue ...

Day 31: September 14, 2007 Salta to San Carlos After doing my regular morning thing, I made sure Elena was up and the two of us packed our clothes into my green bag for our weekend field excursion to the Valle Calchaquí. I went to the office and ...

November 27 - Here I am in San Carlos, Mexico. It's 6:30 a.m. and I'm sitting on the sailboat waiting for the kettle to boil. The boat is rocking ever so slightly with the breezes blowing across the marina. I don't have to step outside to know it's ...

... Rosalia.  Santa Rosalia was our last stop on the Baja California coast, before we headed across the Sea of Cortez to San Carlos. As we came closer, Christopher called, "it looks like Powell River!". We could see what he meant as the town is built ...

... As the day progressed and the "REST" ares passed us by we finally reached our destination for the day of  San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico http://www.go2sancarlos.com/ on the beautiful Sea of Cortez. About 450 miles today. AHHHHH !! The BEACH ...

Don't eat at the restaurant Ambrogioff in Carlos Paz. It's beautiful with a lovely view, but it's overpriced and has lousy food.  My grilled chicken was not edible--dry and stringy on a bed of mushy overcooked vegetables. It was just before quiting ...

... Pasta ala saucy Storey, which sadly is just pasta with me (Chris) after I´ve had one to many! The city of San Carlos de Bariloche is very much a tourist destination with most of the hotels/hostels overlooking the massive Nahuel Huapi lake. We were ...

... Mexico..NEW Dodge Chargers...don't think I could outrun these guys. About an hour before sunset we rode back into San Carlos and found a place to stay for the night. Than a few more corner tacos and some cerveza. Short night ...

So after the trekking in Chile we went via El Calafate to Bariloche - a whopping 28hr bus trip!! Luckily the buses in Argentina are akin to business class seats on SAA flights - luxuriously wide and reclining almost all the way with movies playing and a ...

... and washing machine.  The washing machine is small and can only fit a medium size load (by American standards).  However, don't even think about putting your clothes in the dryer after they are washed.  It’s off to the backyard (or ...

... name after the German-Chilean pioneer Carlos Wiederhold. In letters addressed to him, he was erroneously addressed as San Carlos instead of Don Carlos, which is why the city was called San Carlos de Bariloche. Most of the commerce in Bariloche went ...

... its name after the German-Chilean pioneer Carlos Wiederhold. In letters addressed to him, he was erroneously addressed as San Carlos instead of Don Carlos, which is why the city was called San Carlos de Bariloche. The centre of the city was built to have ...

We had a rather gruelling 28 hour bus journey from El Calafate but were rewarded with the wonderful town of Bariloche at the end of it... Arriving quite late, we decided to take it easy on our first evening with an asado (Argentine BBQ) provided by the ...

Today might be up there for one of the best days of the trip so far...we got to sleep in until 8 and then we headed out on the boats...we went whale watching for a while on our way to the sea lion colony....we saw a few whales so that is always ...

Hey everyone, sorry i have not written in a while i just have not had much to write about.....the past two days we literally spent every hour from brekkie to dinner in class so i figured that would not be that interesting to write about...today was ...

Podcast. My lovely friend Claudia took Des and I to see Dr. Hermes for evaluation of my arm. Doctor Hermes was his usual jovial self, cracked a few jokes in Portuguese, laughed with us a bit then removed my old cast. He redressed the pin in my wrist, ...

Hola! I am currently in San Carlos. It´s hideous. It´s even more hideous considering we´ve just come from El Castillo which is really, really beautiful. :( SO. We never did go kayaking on Ometepe. It was just too much of a struggle to catch the ...

... did, but it seemed like a lot more hassle for a little less money. There is a bus that goes daily between Mercedes and Carlos Pelligrini, although getting out to the north is expensive. There are plenty of hostels there and a couple of place to eat. The ...