Argentina
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Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Views [553] | Comments [4]
More photos on flickr. Just to whet your appetite for now. Only a sample of the many photos I have been taking! http://www.flickr.com/photos/janinef71/
Tags: Sightseeing
Tuesday, 8 Jan 2008 | Views [641] | Comments [3]
Oh boy... it is hot today. 36deg today, tomorrow & Wednesday. Then change with rain Thursday & Friday. This morning I went to Recoleta to the Cemetary & saw Eva Peron´s tomb. All the crypts, tombs, whatever you call them, are so impressive ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sunday, 6 Jan 2008 | Views [593] | Comments [1]
Am now in Buenos Aires. Managed to get on an earlier flight & for once Aerolineas Argentinas wasn´t too late leaving El Calafate. Got to my hostel late last night & went straight to bed. Big sleeps. Today wandering around & shopping (mainly ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Friday, 4 Jan 2008 | Views [562] | Comments [2]
Tonight is our last night. :-( This morning we left Refugio Los Torres (in Chile). Said goodbye to the 3 Californian ladies (which was very sad... I hate goodbyes). They are going straight from there on with the rest of their holiday. So the rest of ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thursday, 27 Dec 2007 | Views [604] | Comments [2]
Wow! ... what more can I say? Absolutely incredible. I had no idea how big this glacier is. I can´t remember much of the stat´s right now except that it moves something like 2 metres each day. While we were there we saw some calving (glacier ice ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Monday, 24 Dec 2007 | Views [625] | Comments [1]
I am now in El Chalten which is a town about 3.5 to 4 hours drive from El Calafate. We drove up here the day before yesterday and are staying in a hotel. The town itself is quite young, only started I think in the mid-80´s. All the houses are very ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Friday, 21 Dec 2007 | Views [619] | Comments [3]
Just a quick note to let you know that I have a couple of photos posted on flickr (link below). Will try to upload more if or when I find faster computers or when I return to Melbourne... whichever comes first! http://www.flickr.com/photos/janinef71/ ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thursday, 20 Dec 2007 | Views [595]
So yesterday afternoon I went to the airport in Ushuaia at 4pm to catch a 6pm flight. I have heard that getting out of Ushuaia is very difficult - Aerolineas Argentinas is notorious for overbooking, delaying & cancelling flights. Check in luggage, ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Sunday, 9 Dec 2007 | Views [545] | Comments [2]
Well, here I am in Buenos Aires. I am staying in a cute little hotel in Palermo & I leave very early tomorrow for the airport to go to Ushuaia. I was worried when first at Sydney airport about to board the LAN Chile flight. The announcement was ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
