URUGUAY | Sunday, 9 Mar 2008 | Views [3202]
Earlier in the week, Ben and I ventured over the River Plate to Colonia del Sacramento, the old port town in Uruguay. Originally colonized by the Portugese, the town is charming, quiet and quaint. We took a slow, 3-hour ride on the Buquebus ferry from ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 1 Mar 2008 | Views [277] | Comments [1]
We travelled up to Puerto Iguazu, AR last week for three days; Iguazu Falls is on the "must-see list" for every traveller to South America. The trip was certainly worth it-there are over 250 falls stretching over 17 miles. Niagara is nothing ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 21 Feb 2008 | Views [264] | Comments [1]
Unfortunately, Ben´s and my enthusiam for Argentine parrilla went a bit too far last week at the beach. Across the street from our hostel, there was a small mom´n´pop place, Lo de Quito, that we tried our first night in town. It had the promise of ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
ARGENTINA | Monday, 18 Feb 2008 | Views [1715] | Comments [1]
If porteños love anything more than Buenos Aires, it´s getting out of Buenos Aires. Last week, Ben and I headed to the Atlantic Coast for the sleepy beach town of Villa Gesell, via our first bus. Travel by bus has its ups and downs, but it´s quite economical ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008 | Views [635] | Comments [3]
Hola. Last Friday, we ventured into the old port area of BA, La Boca, home to the world famous Boca Juniors soccer team. It was a very cool experience. The barrio, La Boca, is located on the other side of the city center from where we are residing in ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [295] | Comments [2]
I´ll be honest: this entire trip is revolving around food. Argentine cuisine is comprised of three things: beef, beef and more beef, with lots of red wine on the side. Ben and I have already indulged in two parrillas ( barbeques) where various cuts ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 2 Feb 2008 | Views [166] | Comments [2]
We´ve arrived! Our trip to Buenos Aires was luckily uneventful after our worries of missing our flight due to a horrific traffic jam on I-95 and rainy weather in Atlanta (our connection city). Thanks to peas for driving us to the airport. Flying Delta ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
USA | Thursday, 31 Jan 2008 | Views [207] | Comments [8]
Hola friends! Our travel journal is finally up and running. Hope you enjoy following our adventure for the next six months. Ben and I leave for Buenos Aires in t-minus 8 hours and there is still so much to do. Stuff is lying around everywhere. Random ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
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