Okay, the moment I’m sure you’ve all been waiting for–here come the penguins! We visited penguins in two locations in Chubut Province in Argentina. One area was Peninsula Valdes, which we accessed by car from Puerto Madryn on Wednesday, 2-March. It was a 3hr drive on endless dusty dirt roads, so I have to say…
Tigre and the Paraná Delta
Finally getting to why we ended up in Nordelta and the crazy manufactured marina around the crumbling Wyndham hotel captured in “Well, how did we get here?“ One of the desk clerks at Hotel Magnolia is from Tigre and suggested we go see the river delta community and culture. People actually live on, in, and…
Quick Update-Lots of Moving!
Hello! Working on more detailed posts with pictures. Here’s a quick update of where we’ve been the past few days and where we’re headed. Goodbye to BA–For Now All roads, and flights apparently, run through Buenos Aires. We left Tigre/Nordelta on Sunday, 27-Feb and spent one more night in our home away from home, Hotel…
Well, How Did We Get Here?
Random travel tip #73: Make sure you know about local holidays and when the locals are traveling. We really enjoyed our first week in Buenos Aires and had planned to move south to Peninsula Valdez and the towns of Trelew and Gaiman immediately afterward. Primary mode of touring in that area is car rental. When…
Week of Food In Review
It has been an interesting first week in Buenos Aries. We stayed in the Palermo neighborhood, which has a multitude of food options. It was a great way to start the trip. Here are some highlights and oddities of the first week. The Steaks Of course, this is beef country and every menu has steaks….
Puerto Madera and Recoleta
The past two days we visited sites across the city of Buenos Aires. Highlights included the Japanese Garden, the city center, Puerto Madera along the water behind Casa Rosada, and the Recoleta neighborhood with the city’s famous cemetery. Japanese Garden Here are a couple photos of the Japanese garden near the Palermo neighborhood where we…
First Functional Day
We arrived in B.A. midday on Tuesday, February 15 exhausted from the redeye flight. We started our trip with a nap, a walk around Palermo Sodo, and early to bed. Very exciting! Today, Wednesday, February 16, we got out and explored the botanical garden and surrounding park, ending up in the Eco Park, which is…