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Monthly Archives: December 2011
I’m still here!
Wow, the last few days seem to have just blurred by me, but I am still here! I headed to Chicago on Friday and met my friend Deirdre at the hotel and we headed out for some Indian, which I … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin
Tagged Chicago, Dublin, job search, Mercat a la Planxa, Pops Champagne Chicago
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Selling out?
OMG, today I applied for a job! Today marks exactly five months since I landed in Firenze (Florence) and embarked on my wild and crazy odyssey of travel and language learning! I have spent a considerable amount of time in … Continue reading
Posted in Dublin, Florence, Outplacement, Patagonia, Salta & environs
Tagged Argentina, Chicago, Dublin, Patagonia, Salta, San Zeno
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Going postal, or maybe not?
This afternoon I went to the post office to buy stamps for my Christmas cards. I needed eight airmail stamps which are $0.98 a piece, but the postal clerk told me that they didn’t have any airmail stamps! At … Continue reading
Home again
I arrived back in North Carolina this past weekend. Fortunately both cars are running!! I left one in my garage and my neighbors were kind enough to start it up once in a while, and I left the other one … Continue reading
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Thursday, December 8th, was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and as we traveled to and from the Salinas Grandes we saw several small processions along the roads as people brought statues of the Virgin to their churches. When we … Continue reading
Posted in Salta & environs
Tagged Cathedral of Salta, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Salta
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Mummies (forewarning, you may find this disturbing!)
During the past week I visited the MAAM in Salta (Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña) which is home to the human remains of the “Niños del Llullaillaco” (Llullaillaco children). These indigenous mummies were discovered in 1999 and are over 500 … Continue reading
Posted in Salta & environs
Tagged Inca, Llullaillaco, MAAM, Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña, Niños del Llullaillaco, Pachamama, Salta
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Purmamarca
After the Salinas Grandes we started to head back to Salta via Purmamarca (Thursday, Nov 8). The road gets really quite crazy here as we drop from an elevation of 4,170 meters (13,681 feet). There was no way you could … Continue reading
Posted in Salta & environs
Tagged Hill of the Seven Colors, Purmamarca, Salinas Grandes, Salta
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Salinas Grandes
After lunch we headed out on the ‘monster truck’ to Salinas Grandes. Somewhere en route we passed from the Salta province to the Jujuy province of Argentina. We were heading toward Puna. The temperature here was quite warm, but very … Continue reading
Posted in Salta & environs
Tagged Argentina, chile, Jujuy, Puna, Salinas Grandes, Salta, San Pedro de Atacama
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Salta to San Antonio de los Cobres
Lord, today I had to be up and out of the hotel and at the tourist office by 5:45 am! When Leslie and I parted in Buenos Aires, I recall saying to her that I was looking forward to relaxing … Continue reading
Posted in Salta & environs
Tagged Bratislava, Buenos Aires, Hans Christian Andersen, Moisés Serpa Regional Museum of Tastil, Restaurant El Mojon, Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony of Padua, Salinas Grandes, Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres, San Pedro de Atacama, Santa Rosa de Tastil, six degrees of separation
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Cafayate
Today I headed south through the “Quebrada de las Conchas” (Gorge of the Shells) on an excursion to Cafayate (not to be confused with El Calafate in Patagonia). Once again, the drive was spectacular! Well, let me rephrase, the scenery was … Continue reading