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Se trata de que tanto he vivido que quiero vivir otro tanto. It's a question of having lived so much that I want to live that much more. -Pablo Neruda

Trip: South America

There are [79] stories from my trip: South America

La Vida in Arequipa

PERU | Wednesday, 30 Apr 2008 | Views [184] | Comments [1]

Life is good. It's hard to complain when you currently live in a city that has over 300 days of sunshine a year. The endless, cloudless blue sky and 70 degree weather is almost annoying. But life is good. From day one, Peru has looked and felt very ... Read more >

Tags: culture

Santiago and the Journey North

CHILE | Sunday, 27 Apr 2008 | Views [199]

After our respite in Mendoza, we headed over the border into Chile to spend one day and night in Santiago. Only a day you ask? A few of our close friends who have studied/worked in Santiago aren't huge fans of the city, so we opted to just rest there ... Read more >

Tags: sightseeing, on the road

Mendoza and the Wine Country

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 | Views [312]

After spending a week in Buenos Aires to regroup after Patagonia, we first headed west to Mendoza to begin our eventual journey north. We boarded our first overnight bus for the 12 hour trip across the flat Argentine pampas. The sleeper bus was comfortable ... Read more >

Tags: culture, the great outdoors, food & eating

Gallery: Santiago de Chile

CHILE | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Mendoza and the Wine Country

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 8 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery

Chocolate and alfajores on our last stop by: cowskins Views[49]

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My Fellow Americans

ARGENTINA | Sunday, 6 Apr 2008 | Views [295] | Comments [2]

We're little over two months into our six month trip, and there have been some classic, cringe-worthy moments from our fellow Americans on travel. Americans are stereotyped as loud, brash, annoying, and with good reason. We speak English and think ... Read more >

Tags: culture

Stop 5: The End of the World in Ushuaia

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 5 Apr 2008 | Views [286]

Ushuaia, Ushuaia, al fin del mundo. Ushuaia was the last stop on our Patagonia trip and certainly the most uncomfortable destination to reach. We endured the 10 hour bus ride from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia, ferrying across the channel and travelling through ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors

Stop 4: Punta Arenas and the Penguins

CHILE | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Views [371]

Next stop after Puerto Natales was Punta Arenas to see the Magellanic penguins. The city was a mere three hour bus ride over paved road from Natales and is definitely more cosmopolitan than Natales. Punta Arenas has been around forever as an important ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors

Stop 3: Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine

CHILE | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Views [298]

After Calafate, we headed into Chile for the first time on our trip to visit the unmissable Torres del Paine (pronounced PIE-nay for all you gringos out there) National Park. The bus ride was fairly unpleasant and bumpy for six hours (Note: Trish ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors

Stop 2: El Calafate

ARGENTINA | Thursday, 3 Apr 2008 | Views [215]

After Chalten, we traveled back on the bumpy unpaved road for five hours to Calafate. El Calafate is a tourist boomtown and much to our dismay, is expensive and filled with...tourists. Every shop on the main drag sells knick-knacky souvenirs and overpriced ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors

Gallery: Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego

ARGENTINA | Thursday, 3 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery

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Stop 1: El Chalten

ARGENTINA | Thursday, 3 Apr 2008 | Views [203]

Was our first stop the best? I don't know. You'll have to read about all five places before coming to a final decision. For Trish, it was. For me, it was a very, very close second. For background, El Chalten is a extremely small hiking outpost that ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors