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ARGENTINA | Sunday, 19 Jan 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [17]
WHENEVER CONNIE ASKED CARLOS when we could hope to see a particular bird on her hit list, he replied, “Abra Pampa.” Well, here we are—or as near as possible with decent lodging, restaurants and at a “reasonable” altitude ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Friday, 17 Jan 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [21]
CARLOS WENT OUT OF HIS WAY to show us some of his Jujuy (hoo-hoo-ay) Province. Yesterday we drove 300 kilometers from Chicoana to Salinas Grandes, stopping only for lunch in Purmamarca at the spectacular Hotel El Manantial del Silencio, undeniably the ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 15 Jan 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [23]
WHILE WE HADN’T PLANNED IT THAT WAY, our time in South America is turning into another birding expedition. Diego, our guide in the Iberá wetlands, hooked us up with a fellow guide in Salta. Carlos is more than just a guide. He spends most ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025 | By besoka | Views [63]
Helsinki II - Heavenfloati
Day 1 = Sun 12 Jan
Train
Possible snowplough at 3:30am
Woken up in Tampere
Packed up and off at Helsinki
2 Cabs to accom
Accom
2 level penthouse in Docklands-ish part of town
Emma succeeds ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025 | By besoka | Views [30]
Apukka Resort
Day 0 = Thu 9 Jan
Arrived at Apukka
Emma checked in
Kid on phone didn't notice his suitcase was making the automatic door open and close for half an hour
Dropped our luggage and picked up out outer clothes
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025 | By besoka | Views [25]
Day 0 = Sun 5 Jan
Flight (Finnair)
Gorgeous view of Finland from above (daytime flight)
Snow-covered-ice-covered-lakes
Forests in between
Granite boulder fields
Listened to Sibelius 2nd Symphony and blissed out
Travel ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025 | By besoka | Views [31]
Helsinki 1
Day 0 = Thu 2 Jan
Helsinki
Russian capital of Finland, moved closer to Russia than the old Swedish capital of Tuurku
Not the introduction to the second act of a regrettably broad pre-War production of Dante's Inferno by ... Read more >
SPAIN | Saturday, 11 Jan 2025 | By jmeh | Views [24]
Quizá debo aclarar que decidí dividir las etapas cuando planificaba mi Camino, imaginando que mis rodillas podrían hacerme las trampas que, efectivamente, me hicieron. Camino Ways, la agencia que usé, hace los arreglos para ... Read more >
Tags: casa baixo, portomarín
SPAIN | Friday, 10 Jan 2025 | By jmeh | Views [25]
Luego de desayunar, salí por el Camino que mé llevó por todos los sitios históricos de Sarria. Temprano agradecí tener mis palos, tener analgésicos y los parches que me compré en Walgreens, porque la bajada ... Read more >
Tags: casa caxigueiro
PUERTO RICO | Thursday, 9 Jan 2025 | By jmeh | Views [25]
El 8 me desayuné en el hotel, una buena decisión porque estuvo excelente el bufet. Luego me fui a tomar el Metro, que me llevó directamente a Charmartin, donde tomaría el tren hacia Sarria. Esta fue otra etapa porque esa estació... Read more >
Tags: sarria
