To me, the word ‘Patagonia’ has always conjured images of a far away ancient landscape that was only visited by the most adventurous of travelers and trekkers. Visions of bearded men scaling jagged mountains and massive glaciers would pop into my head and I knew that we had to experience this place, even if we [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Into Patagonia
Posted in Argentina, tagged Animals, Argentina, Food, Trekking on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Penguins! Whales!
Posted in Argentina, tagged Animals, Argentina, Tours on November 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Puerto Madryn, located on the east coast in the Patagonia region, was not on our original itinerary for Argentina. However, when we learned of all of the wildlife we could see here, plus the fact that it is prime whale-watching season, we decided to make a very long detour (24-hour bus ride) to walk among [...]
Red Red Wine
Posted in Argentina, tagged Argentina, Food, Friends, Trekking, Wine on November 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Mendoza. Wine country! With the friendly people, tree-shaded streets, lovely plazas, huge park, and tons of vineyards 20 minutes away, Kim and I could totally live here. There are over 1,200 wineries in the Mendoza region, all specializing in Malbec. We were in heaven! After our 23 hour bus ride, we arrived in Mendoza on [...]
Iguazu Falls Will Blow Your Mind
Posted in Argentina, tagged Argentina, Waterfalls on November 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
One of the ‘must sees’ for us on this trip was a visit to Iguazu Falls, a series waterfalls over 200 feet high that cascade over an ancient lava flow. There was no way we were coming to Argentina and not checking this out. After a 18 hour bus ride, we arrived in the small [...]
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