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Before Christi and I embark upon a long overnight ride to Bariloche aboard our luxury Andesmar bus, we have time to explore the central market – well we’ve missed all those unusual body parts. And the market does not disappoint: whole goats, whole … [Continue reading]
No time for gentle introductions today. Christi and I are in a race against time... The hotel calls a cab to take us to the bus station. It arrives at 8.45 pm – the same time our bus is scheduled to depart. We jump in and slam the doors … [Continue reading]
Lake Gutierrez is sublime, but before that... Rapa Nui is not the only artisanal chocolatier in town, so today Christi and I have brunch at another den of chocolate sin, Mamuschka. Christi even finds another dog to pet (there's no shortage of them … [Continue reading]
It’s wet and windy as Christi and I embark upon our tour of the Lake District. We're doing the Seven Lakes tour (Nahuel Huapi, Espejo, Correntoso, Traful, Falkner, Villarino, and Hermoso). Our guide, Alfonso, is an interesting fellow: he’s … [Continue reading]
Christi and I had planned to do the Circuito Chico bus tour today: a 60 km loop to the west of Bariloche that showcases the most spectacular of the snow-capped scenery at the southern end of Lake Nahuel Huapi. But the thought of another bus tour so … [Continue reading]
This is not my first experience of white water rafting, but what baffles me is why I continue to do it. Be it in Maine (USA), Australia, or the Zambezi in Zimbabwe (which Christi and I did together), my experiences have had two things in common: … [Continue reading]
Today is the last chance for Christi and I to do the Circuito Chico tour and see some of the finest scenery around Bariloche, but we've blown it. The rain that began last night continues to hammer down this morning, drenching the scenery and our … [Continue reading]
The windows of the bus are heavy with condensation this morning as I stare bleary-eyed at the scenery. Christi and I have crossed Argentina from west (the lakes and mountains of the Andes) to east (the vast plains that run down into the Atlantic … [Continue reading]
The weather is much calmer today and the whale watching trips are good to go. To this end several tour buses descend on the tiny hamlet of Puerto Piramides on the isthmus of Peninsula Valdes, which separates Golfo Neuvo (to the south) and Golfo … [Continue reading]
Our second marine wildlife watching adventure begins at Rawson, an hour to the south of Puerto Madryn. The outskirts of this town are plagued by yet another forest of plastic bags clinging to shrubs and bushes. Do the locals not notice this … [Continue reading]
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