Argentina Travel Blogs - Page 12

I met Eric on Couchsurfing cause of his posting in the "running" group.So we got into contact and started writing...Even we hadn't met personally yet Eric is something what is called a good friend. Perhaps that sounds strange, cause we didn't met yet... but nevertheless I can say we are somethin…

a long day awaited us today... first a visit to the impressive itaipu dam (the biggest dam in the world.. although the chinese probably think different about that...) then the argentinean side of the falls the dam is shared between paraguay and brazil and everything looks really first world s…

Since last writing it feels like we've been packing things in. Friday we spent the day in Tigre, a short train ride away from BA, trawling the endless craft market and cruising the Paraña delta in glorious sunshine. It's a hard life this travel thing. Saturday morning was seeing the posher side of…

Arriving in Buenos Aires wasn´t too much of a shock to the system after Sao Paulo, however it was on average about 8oC during our stay. We arrived late at night into BA airport after finding a cheap(ish) flight on the internet and letting spontinatity take hold! For our first two evenings we …

This is a great closure to my experiences in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  There are so many things from this city that I am going to miss.  I miss home (Atlanta, Georgia), but I feel like I part I me that I have discovered is being taken away when I leave.  I can not even begin to descr…

Paragliding – you have to do it at least once in your lifetime because it is such a wonderful experience! So why don’t do it in Mendoza? I went paragliding with the travel agency Kahuak (www.kahuak.com.ar) for 250 Argentine Pesos which is a great price compared with what you pay in Europe f…

            Our final day in Buenos Aires did not really include anything extraordinary. Instead we predominantly spent the day doing Luqman’s favorite activity-shopping. If there’s one thing I know about my friend, it’s that come hell or hig…

17 December 2008Arriving at Buenos Aires was kind of crazy and frustrating. Nick´s checked baggage was at the Guatemala airport, but mine was sitting in Argentina for those few days. So when we got to the airport, I had to search all around for my bag and it was behind an unmarked door in t…

Hola mi amigos y la familia! Life at sea is still treating us well. James has truly gotten into the whole nautical theme by eating seafood for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Surprising he doesnt look like salmon yet. Lauren has a nice cluster of giggling girls to entertain her, including triplets …

I think of many things when I think of my time in Argentina. I think Carne Asada with new friends and meat piled high on a sizzling iron. I think of the unique taste of Malbec trickling down my tongue. I remember the friendly faces, the endless night life, and a European flavor full of Latin spices…

When I meet a native here in Buenos Aires, the question “De donde eres” always arises. In the beginning of my stay I would always reply “Soy de los Estados Unidos” because Atlanta is where I was born and raised. Lately I have started to reply that “Soy Pakistani”. It’s been interestin…

Got up a little late 7 AM--it was the time change that did me in and also the noise the people in the kitchen till after 12 AM.Time I realized the time, and I knew that I had to be out at 7:45 AM, it was time for a quick shower and down to breakfast.  But where was breakfast, I asked the staff…

Reflecting on Buenos Aires is a little difficult. For the time I was in the city I kept trying to get out. On the weekends there were so many places I wanted to go. Throughout the week we kept doing so much with the group to see the city that I felt on my free time I should go see what else was …

           For those of you are/have been a struggling college student, you understand the love affair one can have with cheap food such as ramen noodles. This is similar to my love affair with empanadas in Buenos Aires. Now, let me explain wha…

Dear future study abroad student, You are about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime, one that you will cherish and remember for the rest of your life--are you ready? I am currently in Brazil after having spent nearly one month in Buenos Aires Argentina. One of the reasons that I signed up fo…