I used Cheapo Air recently to book a trip for a group that we are taking to South Africa. What a disaster! First I get an email after booking the trip that I need to call them with all kinds of information to complete the booking. It took three calls and each time I sat …
When we finished our trip to BA Lou asked what I liked the most? My answer was easy, the people. We found ourselves multiple times where Argentineans stepped out of nowhere to help us, in a restaurant struggling with my Spanglish multiple times people stepped up and asked how they could help. One person even …
When we got back from Mendoza we headed towards the obelisk on 9 de Julio, ground central for the bicentennial. The city was filled with people in light blue and flags flying from every building. There was so much baby blue floating and flying around you would have thought Carolina had won the national championship, …
The next morning we were off again, this time to see the highest mountain outside of Asia (22,841ft), Aconcagua. It is about a three hour trip from Mendoza through some of the most beautiful countryside you will see anywhere in the world. On the way Javier filled us in on various points of interest and …
We arrived in Mendoza at 2:30am in the morning, after an original arrival time of 7pm. Yeah Argentinean airlines are just as bad as the US airlines. Luckily Javier our guide and driver was waiting for us, what a guy! We pulled into our hotel Casa Glebinas which was really a small estate. Roberto the …
We arrived in Iguazu and our driver was waiting. As we drove up to the Secret Garden, John (the owner) jumped into our cab and had the driver give us a quick tour of the city. When we got back he arranged for us to get to the falls and off we went and for …
Sunday is San Telmo day, San Telmo has a huge antique and craft market on every Sunday. It was amazing to see all the crafts, antiques and people, with mimes and performers along the way. We got there early and found a few souvenirs. As the day went on more and more people came until …
Futbol & Food They take their futbol (soccer) very serious here, in fact so serious extreme measure are taken to keep the peace. There are high fences with barbed wire that separate the home team (River) fans from the visiting team (Tigre) fans. As you enter the stadium you are frisked. The chanting by the …
Estancia El Cencerro – www.estanciaelcencerro.com.ar After a routine 9 ½ hour flight we arrived in Buenos Aires. Lilli and Edwardo, the owners of the estancia were waiting to pick us up. After a about an hour ride we arrived at their home/estancia, a modest home with all the trappings of an authentic Argentinean home. It’s …
I am about to embark on my first trip to Argentina. Before every trip I do a lot of research. Below are my findings on Iguazu Falls. Once we embark on our trip I will be posting blogs on the results. To see my initial blog on Buenos Aires look at the previous posts, to …
Once you have picked your destination the two most important things to me are, how am I going to get there and where am I going to stay. I don’t know about you but I want my accommodations to be excellent. Trip Advisor includes Very Good and Average in their percentages and sometimes I wonder …