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Trip: South America

There are [43] stories from my trip: South America


La Bomba de Tiempo!

ARGENTINA | Friday, 9 Jan 2009 | Views [1911] | Comments [4]

La Bomba de Tiempo is a really exciting event that happens here in  Buenos Aires every monday night in the district, "Once". There is a group of drummers and other percussionists about 15 of them, and each monday there is a new conductor from ... Read more >


Queramos Apprender Español

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [1360] | Comments [11]

OK... For those of you who think all we are doing is eating/drinking/sleeping/sightseeing, you a very much mistaken. It just seems that those are the easiest things to write about, and even though I mention other things, I fail to go into large detail ... Read more >


Feliz Año Nuevo!

ARGENTINA | Friday, 2 Jan 2009 | Views [2535] | Comments [3]

Finnally! a couchsurfer has found room to host us! It was been very difficult finding a couchsurfer host here in Buenos Aires. I guess it is the time of year, and the craziness of the city. We rounded out our 4th day in Buenos Aires walking around town, ... Read more >


Gallery: Argentina

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 31 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 30 Dec 2008 | Views [2186] | Comments [2]

If you may have noticed, I posted about 9 more pictures of brasil in the photo album! Argentina pictures will come next! Also, regarding comments made in the christmas blog, Our first priority on the trip if to learn spanish, and then we will volunteer, ... Read more >


Asado, the best meat EVER! and oh.. Christmas!!

ARGENTINA | Friday, 26 Dec 2008 | Views [1921] | Comments [4]

Our last few days in Rosario were a blur of meat, bread and people. Mostly a blur of meat. That being said, This afternoon we went to a hostel with the greek girl, Atanacia, and the swiss girl, Aline, and our Argentine friend, Genaro (notice I started ... Read more >


Argentine Chorizo! Mmm, my cup of tea.

ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 23 Dec 2008 | Views [3267] | Comments [9]

Shortly after getting to Rosario, we met our friends parents, the father could speak some english, however the mother couldnt. They were both very nice, even though they were in a rush to get back to their hometown, 100km away from rosario. The apartment ... Read more >


Iguazú

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 20 Dec 2008 | Views [1224] | Comments [4]

Iguazú falls National Park is a true adventure of a park. Upon entering the trail to main falls you are already in rainforest with a walkway suspended about 15 feet over the ground. As you walk there are many openings where you are walking over the RIo ... Read more >


Coração

BRAZIL | Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 | Views [2612] | Comments [5]

Coração, Corazón, Heart, or Soul. Whatever word you use, Brazilians have it. Once I was on a bus, and as you know I can´t speak portuguese. The bus driver knew I couldn´t speak and He smiled, and help out with our bags, and gave me a big thumbs up, as ... Read more >


Off the Gringo Trail!

USA | Sunday, 14 Dec 2008 | Views [1249] | Comments [4]

So after the internet cafe last night, laina and headed to a restraunt in colonial Paraty, and met up with a new greek guy, the guy from israel, our brazilian frien and the two british guys. Then we headed to the bus station, "rodovario" to ... Read more >


Many Greeks, Many Places

USA | Saturday, 13 Dec 2008 | Views [1115] | Comments [8]

Ilha Grande´s streets are all sand, and there are no cars that are allowed on the island! I saw a tractor with a few brazilians hanging off the back pass by, but the whole island is traveled by on foot or by boat. So today we slept in and walked around ... Read more >


Ilha Grande

USA | Wednesday, 10 Dec 2008 | Views [1302] | Comments [3]

So the camera situation is taking longer then i thought. Its hard since our camera doesnt work with all computers, you need some extra software for PCs, none for macs. So in the morning after our mangueira samba, we slept in until about 2 oclock. Laina ... Read more >


Feijoada, Mangueira and Birthdays

USA | Monday, 8 Dec 2008 | Views [983] | Comments [5]

Some responses to the comments(me gusta las commentes): Most of the people we have met have an overall positive outlook on gingos(thats what we are, because we are not technically "Americans" since brazilians are americans too) and they have ... Read more >


Gallery: Brasil

BRAZIL | Sunday, 7 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery

Brasil!
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Favela.

USA | Sunday, 7 Dec 2008 | Views [1074] | Comments [4]

We'd like to thank everyone for their comments! Answering some questions: Rio is 2 hours ahead of new york city, I(nick) am writing the blog, with help from laina for descriptions, pictures will come soon!, we just need to gather the cameras. Yesterday ... Read more >


Samba!

USA | Saturday, 6 Dec 2008 | Views [1575] | Comments [8]

So last night when we got back from the internet cafe, which was our last stop on the way home, we settled down, and started getting ready to sleep, it had been a long day and our eyes were hardly staying open. After a few minutes, cristiana came home, ... Read more >


Rio de Janeiro!

USA | Friday, 5 Dec 2008 | Views [1674] | Comments [7]

So today we made it to Brasil!!It is so wonderful here! It was a struggle to get here , but much worth it!  After 3 Long days of flying  and flying we cover about 8k miles to get here. I got the 12 hour flu the day before we left boise, so i was alright.... Read more >


Family in Connecticut

USA | Monday, 1 Dec 2008 | Views [969] | Comments [3]

I had fun with my Family in Connecticut


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