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Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-05-28:7054579 2008-05-28T16:13:45Z 2008-05-28T16:13:45Z Mike Going Right http://realtravel.com/member-m6652520-mike_going_right.html <p><em>"By the sixth bodega, I was pretty happy"</em></p> <p>a entry by Mike Going Right from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/mendoza-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18181.html">Mendoza, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Argentina is known for its steak and wine, and as I've already eaten more amazing steak than i've ever had in my life, it was time to hit the wine (trail)!</p><p>Mendoza is the big wine area on the west side near the Andes and border with Chile, so another bus later and I'm in Lao Hostel in the city.</p><p>A couple of days after arriving I took a bus out to the vineyards and hired a bike to tour the bodegas. It's not exactly a 'Sideways' experience, peddling through the vineyeards, most of them are along a busy main road and it was a job sometimes to stay on my battered mountain bike while ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/mendoza-journals-j7054579.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_TBJJZVb9dubrttb2IE70fWlm8yQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/TBJJZVb9dubrttb2IE70fWlm8yQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_TBJJZVb9dubrttb2IE70fWlm8yQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=TBJJZVb9dubrttb2IE70fWlm8yQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmendoza-journals-j7054579.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/mendoza-journals-j7054579.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-03:6484847 2008-02-03T23:56:55Z 2008-03-26T13:59:52Z timothyshoup http://realtravel.com/member-m6325620-timothyshoup.html <p><em>"I ended up stranded here for a day after the Via Tac omnibus (16-hour ride) I was traveling on from Puerto Madryn arrived 2 hours late..."</em></p> <p>a entry by timothyshoup from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/rio_gallegos-argentina-reviews-hotels-d854346.html">Rio Gallegos, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Well, there is absolutely nothing to do or see in Rio Gallegos….not really, anyways.</p><p>I ended up stranded here for a day after the Via Tac omnibus (16-hour ride) I was traveling on from Puerto Madryn arrived 2 hours late, and well after my connecting bus via Tecni Austral to Ushuaia. Oh, and since I bought my ticket for Tecni Austral via a third-party internet retailer and missed my bus, the bus company required that I purchase a completely new ticket for 8am the following morning…..no credit toward the purchase, no change fee, simply another 125 pesos (about $40 US) for a new ticket. I ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/rio_gallegos-journals-j6484847.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_vV3HLqBaiPNn9.YTt2G50J6.JYI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/vV3HLqBaiPNn9.YTt2G50J6.JYI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_vV3HLqBaiPNn9.YTt2G50J6.JYI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=vV3HLqBaiPNn9.YTt2G50J6.JYI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Frio_gallegos-journals-j6484847.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/rio_gallegos-journals-j6484847.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6725125 2008-03-19T13:25:31Z 2008-03-19T13:25:31Z Liz & Chris http://realtravel.com/member-m6645873-liz__chris.html <p>a entry by Liz &amp; Chris from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/iguazu_falls-argentina-reviews-hotels-d44204.html">Iguazu Falls, Argentina.</a></p> <p>buenos dais.</p><p>Had a great little stay in Buenos aires at a comfy but plain little hotel right in the middle of the action. Arrived late the first day and had a lazy late lunch in the ritzy area of -Ricolette which would equate to the south yarra of melbourne. Followed on to a very ornate cemetry full of mausoleums the most famout belonging to eva peron. They certainly know how to spend money on the dead in buenos aires and it would have been interesting to have been able to read all the plaques that were in spanish - very little english has been spoken by the locals so far.</p><p>Went ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/iguazu_falls-journals-j6725125.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_hSSCEb2sZSlxf.fooZ8JrBnaN7g_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/hSSCEb2sZSlxf.fooZ8JrBnaN7g_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_hSSCEb2sZSlxf.fooZ8JrBnaN7g_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=hSSCEb2sZSlxf.fooZ8JrBnaN7g_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Figuazu_falls-journals-j6725125.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/iguazu_falls-journals-j6725125.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-18:6721177 2008-03-18T16:47:47Z 2008-03-18T16:54:12Z Cass and Worth http://realtravel.com/member-m5997047-cass_and_worth.html <p><em>"Remarkably!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Cass and Worth from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18256.html">Ushuaia, Argentina.</a></p> <p>¨Being a destiny strategically located, it just 1000 km of distance of the Peninsula Antarctica and, to count on the infrastructure and tourist services necessary to cover the requirements with the ships and their passengers, Ushuaia it is constituted nowadays like THE GATEWAY TO ANTARCTICA.¨</p><p>¨The proximity to the peninsula acquires greater relevance when considering that by the geographic characteristics that the same one presents, in it, the greater diversity of species is concentrated, besides to count on the advantage of being the most accessible zone for the ships that cross the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-journals-j6721177.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_YKib3UgOpvYQ5TUDLIN-2Ao2F6U_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/YKib3UgOpvYQ5TUDLIN-2Ao2F6U_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_YKib3UgOpvYQ5TUDLIN-2Ao2F6U_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=YKib3UgOpvYQ5TUDLIN-2Ao2F6U_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fushuaia-journals-j6721177.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-journals-j6721177.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-09:6670044 2008-03-09T14:34:05Z 2008-03-18T16:23:37Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18141.html">Buenos Aires, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarch 10, 2008</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>I'm writing this blog from the air somewhere between Lima and Costa Rica en route to NYC, so I have probably officially already left South America. By the time we arrive at JFK airport in NYC tonight, we will have been traveling for 24 hours straight.</p><p>Back to our last day in Buenos Aires....</p><p>We arrived at our hostel late Sunday night after a 13 hour-long day of travel via bus and boat from Montevideo. What stings about this is that we could have paid slightly more and gotten to Buenos Aires via a speed boat in about 50 ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-journals-j6670044.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_UYAl1mameZyoyae823FcWNmNszA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/UYAl1mameZyoyae823FcWNmNszA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_UYAl1mameZyoyae823FcWNmNszA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=UYAl1mameZyoyae823FcWNmNszA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbuenos_aires-journals-j6670044.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-journals-j6670044.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-18:6718855 2008-03-18T01:17:33Z 2008-03-18T01:17:49Z Cass and Worth http://realtravel.com/member-m5997047-cass_and_worth.html <p><em>"It was a towel tizzy"</em></p> <p>a entry by Cass and Worth from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/el_chalten-argentina-reviews-hotels-d963455.html">El Chalten, Argentina.</a></p> <p>For two long bumpy days, our destination was the little town of El Chalten. We got a dramatic preview about an out as the sun set behind its impossibly jagged and very impressive granite peaks. The town didn´t disappoint either. El Chalten was established in or around 1980 on the border with Chile and in the mountains of Fitz Roy Nation Park. As such, the town consists of very little, but has everything one could really need. There are a few hostals, a handful of restaurants, a grocery store, a brewery and a slew of outdoor outfitters. As part of our Route 40 tour, we were provided with ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/el_chalten-journals-j6718855.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_uKFPixV7EULrdfAfIQkFmeU4LpE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/uKFPixV7EULrdfAfIQkFmeU4LpE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_uKFPixV7EULrdfAfIQkFmeU4LpE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=uKFPixV7EULrdfAfIQkFmeU4LpE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fel_chalten-journals-j6718855.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/el_chalten-journals-j6718855.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-18:6718843 2008-03-18T00:49:46Z 2008-03-18T00:52:58Z Cass and Worth http://realtravel.com/member-m5997047-cass_and_worth.html <p><em>"The belly of the whale"</em></p> <p>a entry by Cass and Worth from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18156.html">El Calafate, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Argentina broke us. Not in the sense that is took us over its knee or anything, just in the sense that we have much less money than we would love to to sustain the superb eating and sleeping habits we have acquired. You see, not only does Argentina have superior food, beds, and service than, as far as we can tell, the rest of South America, but also, you pay for it. Unwilling to sacrifice food and drink, we have relegated ourselves to the campgrounds of Argentina.</p><p>There are many positive aspects to camping: 1) It makes us feel better about carrying full camping equipment across the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-journals-j6718843.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_E2f0w77sAEysWbHlCEZ9Xf-YDOs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/E2f0w77sAEysWbHlCEZ9Xf-YDOs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_E2f0w77sAEysWbHlCEZ9Xf-YDOs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=E2f0w77sAEysWbHlCEZ9Xf-YDOs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fel_calafate-journals-j6718843.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-journals-j6718843.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-18:6718788 2008-03-18T00:32:26Z 2008-03-18T00:32:26Z Cass and Worth http://realtravel.com/member-m5997047-cass_and_worth.html <p><em>"Easy like Sunday morning"</em></p> <p>a entry by Cass and Worth from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/perito_moreno-santa_cruz-reviews-hotels-d967616.html">Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz.</a></p> <p>Bariloche was nice, but it was nice to leave as well. It offered a lavish holiday atmosphere that, at this point, we are no longer used to, nor can we afford. So it was with excitement, you know the type of uncontrollable Christmas morning excitement that only comes with the prospect of two days worth of back-to-back 15 hour bus rides, that we boarded a bus headed, of course, South into the heart of Patagonia (round about Argentina´s knee by now). The chosen route was 40, direct if long, long if endless, empty if desolate.</p><p>Route 40 is a popular tourist attraction, if 30 hours in a bus ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/perito_moreno-journals-j6718788.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_kMUkbvyVnqHiNFnxvXnWpswnBE8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/kMUkbvyVnqHiNFnxvXnWpswnBE8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_kMUkbvyVnqHiNFnxvXnWpswnBE8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=kMUkbvyVnqHiNFnxvXnWpswnBE8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fperito_moreno-journals-j6718788.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/perito_moreno-journals-j6718788.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-08:6664271 2008-03-08T18:35:11Z 2008-03-15T18:58:20Z Jennontour http://realtravel.com/member-m5403757-jennontour.html <p>a entry by Jennontour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/iguazu_falls-argentina-reviews-hotels-d44204.html">Iguazu Falls, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Iguazu Falls or as the Brazilians call it Iguaçu Falls ... always a "must see" on my to do list ... and it was more than worth it to go there. I was impressed!! Forget the Niagara Falls, compare to these falls they are just cute ;-)</p><p>Here are some facts about the falls ... so you know what I am talking about. The falls are right at the border between Brazil and Argentina. The Rio Iguazú opens out to a width of 4km on the the top of the first falls. There are raids for 3,5km above the 75m precipice (I hope, I remembered it correctly) over which the water plunges in almost 300 falls (maybe ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/iguazu_falls-journals-j6664271.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_jFLazoTAu05USJBkXiCPXmfC1zo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/jFLazoTAu05USJBkXiCPXmfC1zo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_jFLazoTAu05USJBkXiCPXmfC1zo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=jFLazoTAu05USJBkXiCPXmfC1zo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Figuazu_falls-journals-j6664271.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/iguazu_falls-journals-j6664271.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-24:6594341 2008-02-24T16:06:35Z 2008-03-11T18:57:03Z Ivy http://realtravel.com/member-m4785819-ivy.html <p>a entry by Ivy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18141.html">Buenos Aires, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Now I thought calling this blog entry "THE MASSACRE" would be abit grim considering that Buenos Aires was the last stop on my travels (and I wanted to end things on a high note)...but (and I say this through gritted teeth), bloody hell, it really was exactly that!!!!</p><p>I woke up the first morning back in Buenos Aires with no less than 29 mosquito bites all the way down the right side of my body!!! YES, T W E N T Y N I N E FRIGGING MOSQUITO BITES!!!! THEY ABSOLUTELY MASSACRED ME DURING THE NIGHT!!! JUST THE RIGHT SIDE OF ME!!! ARM, BODY, LEG, FOOT!!! @$%£!!! @%£$!!!! %@£&amp;$%^!!!! That's all ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-journals-j6594341.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_aMQTRAl1lhFtrLu6YIO3BnxGFaY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/aMQTRAl1lhFtrLu6YIO3BnxGFaY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_aMQTRAl1lhFtrLu6YIO3BnxGFaY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=aMQTRAl1lhFtrLu6YIO3BnxGFaY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbuenos_aires-journals-j6594341.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-journals-j6594341.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-24:6594329 2008-02-24T16:05:11Z 2008-03-10T14:02:28Z Ivy http://realtravel.com/member-m4785819-ivy.html <p>a entry by Ivy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/rosario-santa_fe-reviews-hotels-d905536.html">Rosario, Santa Fe.</a></p> <p>As hot, sweaty, tanned and topless men bounded towards me, you could almost forgive me for agreeing with Rosario's label as the 'perfect Argentine city' before even having seen any of the city's um, other (?) attractions (!)...the beautiful riverfront beaches, the rocking night time hotspots, the lush green parks, the colonial architecture, the grand monuments, the numerous churches..... Forget all that! Hot, sweaty, tanned and topless men.....perfection already?....yes, pretty much!</p><p>But no, seriously, this is about as sexy and steamy as it gets! The mass of hot, sweaty, tanned and ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/rosario-journals-j6594329.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_asH7xPyHQbu.XnMVzVTk4fYEqmc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/asH7xPyHQbu.XnMVzVTk4fYEqmc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_asH7xPyHQbu.XnMVzVTk4fYEqmc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=asH7xPyHQbu.XnMVzVTk4fYEqmc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Frosario-journals-j6594329.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/rosario-journals-j6594329.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-23:6587784 2008-02-23T19:43:11Z 2008-03-09T23:56:19Z Matt&Bex http://realtravel.com/member-m6023318-mattbex.html <p>a entry by Matt&amp;Bex from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/el_bolson-rio_negro-reviews-hotels-d1173715.html">El Bolson, Rio Negro.</a></p> <p>Our bus ride from Puerto Montt was not without events. Sat behind Bex was a teenager who obviously had ADD or some other disruptive behaviour problems. He was travelling with his father or carer and was pretty much shouting and being very loud the whole 7 hours on the bus. This got a bit much at one point when the kid started hacking up phlegm and spitting on the back of the seat and got caught for smoking in the bus toilet. So the next time he shouted out I turned around and shouted at him to shut up. This worked to some degree and I could see that the other passengers on the bus were ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/el_bolson-journals-j6587784.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Hsrnz8RPqad2w6Se-b8dJ.bpXEI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Hsrnz8RPqad2w6Se-b8dJ.bpXEI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Hsrnz8RPqad2w6Se-b8dJ.bpXEI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Hsrnz8RPqad2w6Se-b8dJ.bpXEI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fel_bolson-journals-j6587784.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/el_bolson-journals-j6587784.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-09:6665741 2008-03-09T00:40:21Z 2008-03-09T00:40:21Z MartaE http://realtravel.com/member-m6628285-martae.html <p>a entry by MartaE from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18256.html">Ushuaia, Argentina.</a></p> <p>http://picasaweb.google .com/inmyfootsteps for photos</p><p>The flight is 3hrs and 20 mins to Ushuaia from Buenos Aires. The scenery is breathtaking as you land and Andrew got rather perturbed with me when I ran off to photograph it while he was with all our bags and a taxi ready to get going. Ushuaia is cradled by high jagged peaks. It is a spectacular setting indeed and did not disappoint after all these years of longing to experience it myself. I was so excited seeing it I had to have the camera crow barred from my fingers. Another thing that probably makes me a bit mushy is that the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-journals-j6665741.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_HUZ0ik7S1jxNtoRFFGDmc2ZR4UE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/HUZ0ik7S1jxNtoRFFGDmc2ZR4UE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_HUZ0ik7S1jxNtoRFFGDmc2ZR4UE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=HUZ0ik7S1jxNtoRFFGDmc2ZR4UE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fushuaia-journals-j6665741.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-journals-j6665741.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-23:6587736 2008-02-23T19:38:11Z 2008-03-08T20:36:25Z Matt&Bex http://realtravel.com/member-m6023318-mattbex.html <p>a entry by Matt&amp;Bex from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18156.html">El Calafate, Argentina.</a></p> <p>We had no problems getting to Calafate. Our hotel was very nice Cauquenes des Nimez, set near a nature reserve 15 mins walk from the centre, but very quiet and pretty plush. One thing about Calafate is that it is THE tourist desitination for Patagonia so prices here are pretty high. We paid approx 240 peso per night which is roughly 40 pounds, so we could see the money disappearing fast. Coupled with the tour to the Perito Moreno glaciar it was going to be expensive!</p><p>But we don´t get the chance to see or walk on such an amazing glaciar that often so it was worth it. The tour was ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-journals-j6587736.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_AhaNB9v3LCKWuzqFksx-njAXNd4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/AhaNB9v3LCKWuzqFksx-njAXNd4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_AhaNB9v3LCKWuzqFksx-njAXNd4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=AhaNB9v3LCKWuzqFksx-njAXNd4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fel_calafate-journals-j6587736.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-journals-j6587736.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-23:6587724 2008-02-23T19:36:47Z 2008-03-08T20:08:24Z Matt&Bex http://realtravel.com/member-m6023318-mattbex.html <p>a entry by Matt&amp;Bex from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18256.html">Ushuaia, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Our flights to Ushuaia were on time, we flew to BA from Iguazu, then caught another flight to Ushuaia which first stopped to drop off and pick people (mainly loud, pushing and rude Germans and Americans) from Trelew.</p><p>We were to spend 4 nights in Ushuaia which would involve exploring some of the dramatic landscapes here as well as some of the wildlife.</p><p>After reaching our hotel and relaxing for the evening we went on a tour to see penguins on an island in the Beagle Channel. This trip involved an hour and a halfs journey through the Haberton Estate where we saw first hand the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-journals-j6587724.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_O2TwrVOTfqOqBv0D-WMd-4MZ0s8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/O2TwrVOTfqOqBv0D-WMd-4MZ0s8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_O2TwrVOTfqOqBv0D-WMd-4MZ0s8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=O2TwrVOTfqOqBv0D-WMd-4MZ0s8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fushuaia-journals-j6587724.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-journals-j6587724.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-24:6594317 2008-02-24T16:03:11Z 2008-03-07T19:08:06Z Ivy http://realtravel.com/member-m4785819-ivy.html <p>a entry by Ivy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/mendoza-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18181.html">Mendoza, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Before anyone says anything, yes, I know...I've spent most of my time in South America backtracking... .revisiting places Id already been to before.....Buenos Aires (3 times!), Santiago (twice!), Salta (twice!).....and now Mendoza....er........ .three times?</p><p>So Buenos Aires, being the capital and transport hub of Argentina......you can understand why most travellers use it as a base for their travels around the country and return there a number of times. Santiago....well, Annie had never been and we wanted to see Valparaiso and Northern Chile...plus I had spent round 1 of Santiago ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/mendoza-journals-j6594317.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_pJuzJV4moyNJklVOqkh4g-EKchc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/pJuzJV4moyNJklVOqkh4g-EKchc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_pJuzJV4moyNJklVOqkh4g-EKchc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=pJuzJV4moyNJklVOqkh4g-EKchc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmendoza-journals-j6594317.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/mendoza-journals-j6594317.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-12:6534939 2008-02-12T21:01:30Z 2008-03-07T15:19:26Z ddb1241 http://realtravel.com/member-m6232052-ddb1241.html <p><em>"Yes! We leave the Tetons only to find and hike similar beautiful mountains!"</em></p> <p>a entry by ddb1241 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/parque_nacional_los_glaciares-mendoza-reviews-hotels-d2431816.html">Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Mendoza.</a></p> <p>After disembarking the Adventurer Denny and I spent another two comfortable nights at the ByB Nahuel in Ushuaia before leaving for Rio Gallegos, El Calafate and El Chalten. With a touch of "Groundhog Day" we had to leave twice. The first morning we awoke at 5:45 to take a taxi to the autobus terminal and then waited in a light shower for 20 minutes only to learn that the bus had been cancelled due to high winds that made the ferry across the Straits of Magellan unable to cross. So we hired a taxi back to the B&amp;B and fortunately they had our room available for one more night. We repeated the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/parque_nacional_los_glaciares-journals-j6534939.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_9QAfUKpYGVlC8FwAUFTdwIHtX4s_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/9QAfUKpYGVlC8FwAUFTdwIHtX4s_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_9QAfUKpYGVlC8FwAUFTdwIHtX4s_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=9QAfUKpYGVlC8FwAUFTdwIHtX4s_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fparque_nacional_los_glaciares-journals-j6534939.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/parque_nacional_los_glaciares-journals-j6534939.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-12:6534034 2008-02-12T19:17:25Z 2008-03-05T20:02:58Z Ivy http://realtravel.com/member-m4785819-ivy.html <p>a entry by Ivy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/salta-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18221.html">Salta, Argentina.</a></p> <p>As much as I loved Salta and couldn't wait to return there to show Annie around, if truth be told, I was upset that I was back there quite so soon.</p><p>We had planned on stopping off there for a couple of days on the way back from Bolivia but unfortunately, whatever we had picked up in San Pedro (whether it was that nasty incident with the tuna sandwich on the Tur Bus or the Chilean Choclo corn/chicken/sultana thingy that made Annie sick immediately after eating it (she reacts fast!) and me a couple of hours later (I react slow!) or just the general lack of hygiene...on off water, swarms of ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/salta-journals-j6534034.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_LPLuCJmKyo6yuUKEJma4zGT4rhE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/LPLuCJmKyo6yuUKEJma4zGT4rhE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_LPLuCJmKyo6yuUKEJma4zGT4rhE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=LPLuCJmKyo6yuUKEJma4zGT4rhE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsalta-journals-j6534034.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/salta-journals-j6534034.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-01:6625094 2008-03-01T21:00:31Z 2008-03-05T15:24:42Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18141.html">Buenos Aires, Argentina.</a></p> <p>February 28-March 2, 2008Buenos Aires, Argentina</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>We arrived in Buenos Aires in the middle of the night, but even then, we could tell on the ride to the hostel that we would like it here. It's a big city full of European-style buildings, food stalls that were hoppin' even at 2am on a Wednesday, flower stands, cobbled streets, antique shops, and lots of people. An estimated 18 million people live in the Buenos Aires province, which is about 45% percent of Argentina's total population of 40,301,927. Most of Argentina, especially the Patagonian region, is very sparsely ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-journals-j6625094.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_BO8AmA87vNDk0.zTZm7ZWupo7rs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/BO8AmA87vNDk0.zTZm7ZWupo7rs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_BO8AmA87vNDk0.zTZm7ZWupo7rs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=BO8AmA87vNDk0.zTZm7ZWupo7rs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbuenos_aires-journals-j6625094.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-journals-j6625094.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-14:6543934 2008-02-14T16:22:22Z 2008-03-03T14:39:05Z Matt&Bex http://realtravel.com/member-m6023318-mattbex.html <p>a entry by Matt&amp;Bex from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/puerto_iguazu-misiones-reviews-hotels-d1274315.html">Puerto Iguazu, Misiones.</a></p> <p>We headed to Iguazu as the waterfalls here are world reknowned. We were travelling by bus and could have opted for the 36 hours it took but decided to break the journey up and so spent a night in Tucuman and Corrientes. We were glad to do this for a few reasons.</p><p>1. On our first bus I was sat opposite some german girls, both had overnighted from Mendoza on the bus and the one nearest me had the worst BO I have even smelt!</p><p>2. Tucuman was actually quite nice, the centre had plenty of shops and that evening there was a large music performance in the main square which was interesing ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/puerto_iguazu-journals-j6543934.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_xTG85.BYMyXaD5O3sE8QysjkzK4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/xTG85.BYMyXaD5O3sE8QysjkzK4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_xTG85.BYMyXaD5O3sE8QysjkzK4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=xTG85.BYMyXaD5O3sE8QysjkzK4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fpuerto_iguazu-journals-j6543934.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/puerto_iguazu-journals-j6543934.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-20:6394739 2008-01-20T03:58:07Z 2008-02-26T07:51:59Z Callum & Claire http://realtravel.com/member-m5561862-callum__claire.html <p><em>"........we didn't want to end up like the Titanic!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Callum &amp; Claire from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18156.html">El Calafate, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Our flight from Buenos Aires to El Calafate took us through Ushaia bizarrely, considering that our original flight was to go there! Anyway, because of this 2 hour detour we got to El Calafate much later than expected. We kept our eyes peeled for Dave but he definitely wasn't on the flight! He turned up a day later with tales of ripoff taxi drivers taking him to the wrong airport in B.A. he was NOT amused!</p><p>We had booked ahead for once and stayed in a fantastic hostel called Y Keu Ken, the staff were sooo friendly there totally made you feel at home.</p><p>We immediately signed up for a ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-journals-j6394739.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_ye4wpcoa34v7ceLRiLqTsobJ8Xg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ye4wpcoa34v7ceLRiLqTsobJ8Xg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_ye4wpcoa34v7ceLRiLqTsobJ8Xg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=ye4wpcoa34v7ceLRiLqTsobJ8Xg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fel_calafate-journals-j6394739.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-journals-j6394739.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-20:6393685 2008-01-20T02:30:54Z 2008-02-26T07:17:11Z Callum & Claire http://realtravel.com/member-m5561862-callum__claire.html <p><em>"An absolute man mountain with a crazy sense of humour. Legendary.."</em></p> <p>a entry by Callum &amp; Claire from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18141.html">Buenos Aires, Argentina.</a></p> <p>Buenos Aires, we had been told many a good story of this capital city. We had high expectations and were not disappointed. Breathtakingly beautiful, great culture,fantastic restaurants and bars with an undercurrent of tango. We loved it. So much so that our first task on arrival, even before we found a place to sleep was to get our flight out of B.A changed. You see, we hadn't really thought this one through when we were route planning and we had a flight that left the very next morning to go to the southern most tip of South America. Very very foolish. However, we had a cunning plan, as ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-journals-j6393685.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_tqwdTPeBp.jXDDQmPBkobsFpwSY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/tqwdTPeBp.jXDDQmPBkobsFpwSY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_tqwdTPeBp.jXDDQmPBkobsFpwSY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=tqwdTPeBp.jXDDQmPBkobsFpwSY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbuenos_aires-journals-j6393685.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/buenos_aires-journals-j6393685.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-21:6578049 2008-02-21T21:44:35Z 2008-02-25T01:32:40Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18256.html">Ushuaia, Argentina.</a></p> <p>February 22-23, 2008</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>We woke up early in Puerto Natales, Chile and began what would be a 13-hour bus ride to Ushuaia, Argentina. I don´t think it´s too far in terms of kilometers, but there´s a border crossing (two actually...one on each side), a ferry crossing, and almost no road is paved. So it´s a very long day.</p><p>The highlight of the journey was easy to choose. When we boarded a ferry, not a fancy ship but a regular ferry to take you over a body of water where no bridge exists across the Straits of Magellan, about five toninos (similar to dolphins) frolicked by us ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-journals-j6578049.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_AYFhfrKiv5C6EIhAaWoQrxiA9G8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/AYFhfrKiv5C6EIhAaWoQrxiA9G8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_AYFhfrKiv5C6EIhAaWoQrxiA9G8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=AYFhfrKiv5C6EIhAaWoQrxiA9G8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fushuaia-journals-j6578049.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ushuaia-journals-j6578049.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-16:6553922 2008-02-16T14:08:39Z 2008-02-23T18:12:43Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/nahuel_huapi-neuquen-reviews-hotels-d3904051.html">Nahuel Huapi, Neuquen.</a></p> <p>February 5, 2008Day One, Nahuel Huapi National Park</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>We got up just before our hostel stopped serving breakfast and finished packing. During the two days we stayed at the hostel, I had confirmed several times with the lady who owned it that, even though she did not have a room for us upon our return from the hike, we could leave two bags with her during the hike. Each time I broached this subject, she assured me that this was not a problem. Usually, there is a storage closet or something at the hostel or hotel where all the bags are kept during a hike. After presenting my ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/nahuel_huapi-journals-j6553922.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_y9-Lhp6QBn.K487sLv0AZI--3vY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/y9-Lhp6QBn.K487sLv0AZI--3vY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_y9-Lhp6QBn.K487sLv0AZI--3vY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=y9-Lhp6QBn.K487sLv0AZI--3vY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fnahuel_huapi-journals-j6553922.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/nahuel_huapi-journals-j6553922.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-16:6554055 2008-02-16T14:13:51Z 2008-02-23T17:43:53Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/el_calafate-argentina-reviews-hotels-d18156.html">El Calafate, Argentina.</a></p> <p>El CalafateFebruary 8, 2008</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>After a quick and easy flight to El Calafate, which allowed us to avoid the 40-hour bus ride to the South, we arrived and were amazed that the hostel Matt called several days before actually held a room for us. We got checked in to a very basic, though still very expensive room (almost $55 USD, which is insane here), and went to drop off laundry.</p><p>That was the first order of business because I was wearing Matt´s last pair of clean underwear (and had been for several days)........and neither of us had one stitch of remotely clean clothing. 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