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Tag Archives: Argentina
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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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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Escape from Chile!
Our time in the Chilean part of Patagonia ended this morning, November, 30. We got up and finished packing, ate breakfast, etc., and were all ready for our 8:30 transfer to our next destination. We loaded onto the van, just … Continue reading
Landing on Cape Horn
I woke up at about 5:00 am this morning and showered and went up to the “Yamana” lounge for coffee and watch the scenery as we arrived toward Horn Island. Yamana is the name of the aboriginal people here (also … Continue reading
Posted in Patagonia
Tagged Albatross Memorial, Argentina, Cape Horn, chile, Drake Passage, Ernest Shackleton, Horn Island, Patagonia, Via Australis, Yagán, Yahgan, Yamana
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Cruising Cape Horn
One of the adventures Leslie and I planned to do while in Patagonia was to take a three night cruise around Cape Horn which is the southernmost tip of land before heading into the vastness of the Antarctic Ocean. As … Continue reading
Posted in Patagonia
Tagged Argentina, Cape Horn, Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia
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Dark-thirty
“Dark-thirty”. That’s what time we had to get up this morning to head to Ushuaia, at the very tip of South America, the southernmost city in the world! “We”? My friend Leslie flew over from Montevideo, Uruguay, last night and … Continue reading
Topsy Turvy
I suppose since I am now on the other end of the earth it shouldn’t come as a surprise that today was one of the most confusing days I can ever recall and I certainly do feel like I am … Continue reading
Let’s do the time warp
Over the the last few days I have been on a crazy roller coaster of feeling very energized and then very tired! Normally time differences aren’t such a big issue for me, but hey, I’m not getting any younger, and … Continue reading
Buenos Aires!
Well, that was an interesting overnight trip to B.A! Firstly, for the last few days I have been trying to book a room at the hotel I am staying at but kept getting error messages. My last attempt was literally … Continue reading
Not Quite a Mid-Life Gap Year 