From Mendoza we got a 16 hour bus to Salta in north west Argentina. I´m not sure about it being one Argentina’s most beautiful cities but it´s definitely got a more Spanish vibe to Mendoza and Buenos Aires and is very nice to walk around.
We took in a great view of Salta and the surrounding [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Argentina’
May 5, 2007
Salta
May 3, 2007
Mendoza, wine me
From El Calafate we moved on up to Mendoza, stopping in Bariloche for a night to break the 26 hour bus journey. All we knew about Mendoza is that it´s wine manufacturing country so we didn´t mind the gruelling bus hours to get there.
How to get a Masters in 3 hours
Not wanting to waste our [...]
April 28, 2007
El Calafate
Hi everyone. El Calafate and Mendoza were a good while ago now but I better catch up before it all goes hazy. We spent 3 days in Calafate more so waiting for my bank cards to arrive than making the most out of the amazing hikes you can do from here. We didn´t just [...]
April 24, 2007
El fin del mundo, Ushuaia
Moving on from Rio Gallegos we made our way by bus down to Tierra del Fuego, the very south of Argentina and South America itself. Our bus took about 12 hours to get Ushuaia, the southern most city in the world!
Short as it was this has been our worst bus journey yet. Ciaran and myself [...]
April 13, 2007
Rio Gallegos, nuclear fallout zone
The whole 16hour (2 hours ahead of schedule) trip down from Puerto Madryn there isn´t much else to look at but pampa, so you can´t help but take in the towns when you pass through them. We were coming into a town this morning with half constructed roads and muck everywhere so all I could think of [...]
April 12, 2007
Puerto Madryn, Península Valdés
Hi all,
Arrived into Puerto Madryn on Tuesday around midday. Our Executive Cama (not the 180 degrees we wanted, got 140 degrees instead – I‘m talking about the angle of our seats here!) took 16 hours. I slept a bit but Ciaran and Lisa had a bit of an unsettled night. Lisa eventually nodded off thanks to her being [...]
April 5, 2007
Welcome to Buenos Aires, sucker
I knew I should have uploaded my photos sooner. We got into Buenos Aires on Sunday quite early in the morning, went for breakfast and I had my small backpack stolen right from under my nose. Camera, passport, memory cards, Ipod, bank cards and some very comfy shorts. The cafe staff gave us our fry-up for free [...]
