Parr Planet – Travels with Stephen & Kathleen
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Argentina – San Martin de Los Andes April 16 2014 Another ideally situated lake town seemingly built almost entirely for tourism, we found a lovely little bed and breakfast outside of San Martin complete with stunning views of the valley and the mountains. Close by we were able to do a very steep climb up …
Argentina – Villa Angostura April 16, 2014 The lakes district in the Southeast of the country is also called Pategonia. Here the Andes Mountains drop dramatically into beautiful, glacial blue lakes and there are awe-inspiring views at every turn. This is where Argentinains and Brazilians come to vacation, whether to hike in the Andes, mountain …
Argentina – Buenos Aires April 11, 2014 Argentina’s Big Apple…what a perfectly lovely, completely livable, vast metropolis! It took us about 30 minutes to feel at home in Buenos Aires. Although it is vast, we stayed fairly close to the center and with both an underground system and a team of taxis probably largert than …
Argentina – El Calafate April 9, 2014 We head back to El Calafate to see the big glacier, Pedro Moreno, before heading back to Buenos Aires. El Calafate is much bigger (not really saying much) and even more touristy than El Chalten and the main tourist street is about 10 blocks packed full of restaurants, …
Argentina – El Chalten April 4, 2014 We flew from Montevideo to Buenos Aires (this is a very short flight) and then got a transfer to El Calafate in Argentinian patagonia (About 2.5 hours). Although we plan to visit Buenos Aires, it was getting well on into autumn in the far south, and we wanted …
Uruguay – Montevideo April 2, 2014 The capital and major city in Uruguay, Montevideo is the bustling epicenter of the country. This town is on a peninsula like the other two we have visited in Uruguay, which is a challenge for the much greater amount of traffic. The streets are narrow and one-way and most …
Uruguay – Colonia March 30, 2014 Colonia del Sacramento is one of the oldest cities in Uruguay due to its strategic location on a peninsula jutting out into the Rio de la Plata (which opens up into the Atlantic Ocean) and protecting all of the settlements upstream. The old town area is very small and …
Uruguay – Laguna Garzon March 27, 2014 After a fairly uneventful 8+ hour flight, we arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay. Wow! That sounds very exotic, doesn’t it? It definately feels like another country, but kind of like South America light. The popluation is small but contains a very mixed bag of European transplants, so we feel …