Archive for December, 2006

An introduction to Patagonia

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

The Equitours Patagonia Ride in Argentina, was my first stop. Flying from Buenos Aires to San Martin de Los Andes was a sight to be seen. Traveling parallel to the Andes, the short trip dropped me off at a very “Wyoming looking” location. Very abrupt, strong featured mountains surrounded me. More like a painted backdrop, [...]

The city exceeded my expectations

Monday, December 18th, 2006

Although I only managed to see a small portion of Buenos Aires, I was delighted with what I witnessed. I stayed in Puerto Madero, one of the newest neighborhoods and becoming the trendiest place in Buenos Aires. The streets were clean, well lit and safe, the people very friendly, helpful and well manicured, the food [...]

On my way to Argentina!

Friday, December 15th, 2006

When the airline checked me in under my husband’s name (for some reason his ticket had not been cancelled), and the corresponding label attached to my luggage, I should have foreseen problems all the way to Buenos Aires. But I boarded the jam packed plane and headed south with everyone else attempting to escape to [...]