Dec 16, 2010

During our three months in Argentina we took a decent number of photos. We visited many beautiful sights and enjoyed many fun times while we traveled throughout Argentina. After much internal debate, I was able to select five photos as my favorites from our Argentine adventures. Without further delay… Buenos Aires – Recoleta Cemetery –...

Dec 12, 2010

“Don’t cry for me Argentina | The truth is I never left you” Evita Peron (well, what Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote her singing at least) Argentina has been splendid. Sure, there has been some frustrations along the way – but that’s just the way it goes really. As I look back over our trip, though, I am overwhelmed with...

Dec 10, 2010

Almost exactly one year ago today I sat in a small Parisian apartment atop Montmartre reminiscing about a fall spent in Paris. Our Parisian experience seems like a small eternity ago. And while Buenos Aires may be known by some as the “Paris of South America” – it is certainly a city that stands on its own two feet. I’m truly thrilled...

Dec 10, 2010

Patagonia is a land of vast nothingness. No towns, no houses, no people, not even trees for miles and miles. It is a great place to get away – but a horrible place to get lost (I would assume). We used El Calafate as our base for exploration. It’s a smallish sized town with tourism as its main industry and Perito Moreno Glacier (and the other nearby...

Dec 8, 2010

El Fin del Mundo – The Facts Ushuaia was our first stop. This relatively small mountain metropolis is the southernmost city in the world. It is 1,000 km from Antarctica (aka 621 miles). The city is the capital of Tierra del Fuego which includes the large island at the bottom of the South American continent split between Chile and Argentina. Ushuaia lies on...