ARGENTINA | Monday, 19 Nov 2012 | Views [965]
The Aerolineas Argentinas office was crowded with would-be travelers waiting to exchange tomorrow’s tickets for flights today. A national strike was just announced for tomorrow. No one we asked could say why except that this is Argentina.... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 17 Nov 2012 | Views [948]
We do everything we can to make things run smoothly. With the high (and non-refundable) cost of our scheduled cruise to Antarctica we decided to travel to Ushuaia a few days early. Argentina is long and narrow and flying is sometimes the ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 17 Nov 2012 | Photo Gallery
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ARGENTINA | Thursday, 15 Nov 2012 | Views [839]
A narrow causeway separates the Golfo Nuevo from Golfo San Jose and connects Peninsula Valdes to the mainland. It is theoretically possible to rent a car and visit the World Heritage site on your own but when all is said and done a local tour is ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 15 Nov 2012 | Photo Gallery
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ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 13 Nov 2012 | Views [769]
The twenty-hour bus ride from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn wasn’t as tedious as you might imagine. The wide, soft seats, though not “cama” seats, reclined enough for a decent night’s sleep, snacks were provided and we stopped ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 11 Nov 2012 | Views [3702]
Willie Nelson was on the right track when he warned, "Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys." The gauchos of Argentina, like their Norteamerican counterparts, are an endangered species. Cattle ranching on the pampas is now big ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 11 Nov 2012 | Photo Gallery
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URUGUAY | Saturday, 10 Nov 2012 | Views [819]
We should have known we couldn't just arrive at the port yesterday and waltz onto the ferry to Colônia del Sacramento, Uruguay. We had no idea that the 60 km trip across the Rio de la Plata would cost more than $100, "ida y vuelte." ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Saturday, 10 Nov 2012 | Photo Gallery
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ARGENTINA | Friday, 9 Nov 2012 | Views [843]
We have had time to walk around the city and explore a bit. Buenos Aires, "good air," is a misnomer. It's hot, humid and rife with exhaust fumes from too many cars, buses and motos. And BA is not a great city for pedestrians. ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 8 Nov 2012 | Photo Gallery
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ARGENTINA | Thursday, 8 Nov 2012 | Views [930]
Argentina doesn't charge Americans for a visa. But they do have a $130 "reciprocal" charge, good for multiple visits over ten years. Whatever! After fourteen hours in the air it was good to have our feet on the ground again. A ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 7 Nov 2012 | Views [922]
The problem with budget air-fares is the lay-overs. But they aren't all bad, either. Munich to Buenos Aires - more on that in a later story - meant a 23-hour layover in Rome. It hardly seems possible that I was saying "Guten Tag" on ... Read more >
GERMANY | Monday, 5 Nov 2012 | Views [834]
The overnight bus from Wroclaw dropped us off in Nuremberg at 5 AM, just as the Friday night partiers were staggering to the bahnhof, herds of drunken guys and gaggles of sexily dressed (or un-dressed) women. We boarded the train with of a couple ... Read more >
POLAND | Thursday, 1 Nov 2012 | Views [2750]
What does one do in Wrocław on a cold and rainy All Saints Day when nearly everything is closed? Why search for gnomes, of course! They aren’t hard to find once you get the hang of it, even easier today in the deserted square. ... Read more >
POLAND | Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012 | Views [1095]
Muskauer Park straddles the Poland/Germany border at the town of Łęknica and it is really out of the way, unless you are determined to visit each of the World Heritage sites in Poland. The Park is the brainchild of Prince Hermann von Pückler-... Read more >
POLAND | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012 | Views [1125]
One thing just leads to another . . . and another. Take, for instance, the World Heritage “Peace Churches” of Swidnica and Jawor in the part of Poland known as Silesia.
The Thirty Years' War in Europe ended in 1648 with the ... Read more >
POLAND | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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POLAND | Sunday, 28 Oct 2012 | Views [2975]
The overnight snow turned the countryside into a winter wonderland but even a blizzard couldn’t disguise the horror of Auschwitz. It was – and shall remain always – a bit of hell on earth. No one should desire to visit Auschwitz.... Read more >
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