On March 15th we hopped back into our trusty rental car and said goodbye to Cafayate. The drive brought us back through Salta, into the northwest province of Jujuy, to the small desert town of Tilcara. The road from Salta…
Northwest Argentina — Salta & Cafayate
After several hours’ delay in the Iguazu airport on March 10 (looking at you, Aerolineas Argentinas), we boarded a quick flight to Salta, in Northwest Argentina. The city, nicknamed Salta la Linda (“the beautiful”), is known for colonial architecture and…
Iguazu Falls, Argentina
On March 6th we returned to Buenos Aires after about a week in Uruguay. BA was only an overnight layover before flying to northeast Argentina; however, before leaving the city we felt compelled to go to one last steak dinner…
Spring Break in Punta del Diablo, Uruguay
Okay, so we cannot claim to have really seen Uruguay, but we loved our time there. On March 1, we flew from Buenos Aires to Montevideo and hopped on a 4.5 hour bus from the airport to Punta del Diablo,…
Buenos Aires, Te Queremos
We were lucky enough to have 12 days in Buenos Aires. And although B had Spanish lessons for one week and I had to seriously investigate the tiny pool on the roof of our building, we found time to experience…
Buenos Aires Asides
While we’d heard conflicting reports about many of the places we visited, the consensus has been that Buenos Aires is a fabulous city. After nearly two weeks there, we are fully on that bandwagon. We took full advantage of some…
Month Two Roundup
We spent our two-month travel anniversary wandering around Iguazu Falls, Argentina. A look back on our first two months of frolic-and-detouring: Countries visited: 3 Beds slept in: 18 Long-distance bus rides: 9 Rental cars: 3 Flights: 7 Empanadas consumed: countless…
Trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier
Brian here again. Argentintine Patagonia, take II, let’s dive in: January 16th was a travel day. After breakfast we caught the bus from El Chalten to El Calafate. Rachel and I left A&R at our hotel, and explored the city…
Patagonia, from the Argentinian side (part 1)
Before diving in, you should know there’s been an author change. This is my (Brian) first solo post. My writing style will bring about certain changes to the blog, such as: a general decline in style and grace, more commas…
Glacier (& Lago) Grey
After contending with rain and wind on two hikes in Torres del Paine park, we decided to try something different on the third day and set out for Lago Grey to kayak around the Glacier. The weather foiled our plans…