After a rough nights sleep in a sleeping bag that wasn’t warm enough (had been warned about it, and knew i was just going to have to suffer through it), I awoke slightly stiff and with a still aching (and I swear to god swollen) ass. But the cool crisp desert air, the morning [...]
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The canyon and beyond
Posted in Quebrada de Cafayate, Winter Vacation to the North on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
San Carlos + Gravel = pain
Posted in Quebrada de Cafayate, Winter Vacation to the North on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I rented a bike in Cafayate, strapped all of our gear and food on the backs, and early on a Monday morning we took off, into the great open road, me with very little training and him with no real route that we were going to follow or destination. It was an amazing [...]
Finally, I get my ass on the bike
Posted in Quebrada de Cafayate, Winter Vacation to the North on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The day had been spectacular. Actually the week had been brilliantly amazing. As I had previously said, this was my first time traveling with children, in a more family geared atmosphere, having to temper where we stayed and what we did to what they would and could do. It was an incredible [...]
Las Ruinas de los Quilmes – Leading us to the Pachamama
Posted in Cafayate, Winter Vacation to the North on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So we got up in the morning, with our nerves all in our bellies, excited for probably one of the best and most important days in all my time in Argentina. We left Mariano (he had been there previously) and the four ladies set out on an adventure. I say adventure especially since [...]
To Salta: Mari living a dream
Posted in Cafayate, Winter Vacation to the North on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While the ruins of los Quilmes is actually technically in the province of Tucuman, the closest city from where to venture out, is actually in actually Cafayate, in Salta. I have been to Cafayate, it was the farthest south that Ana Maria and I made it on my trip the previous winter, it is [...]
Tafi del Valle: My Argentine found us, and we found ruins
Posted in Tucuman, Winter Vacation to the North on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When we got on the bus in San Miguel de Tucuman, it was warm, desert winter weather..
And when we got off a few hours later, after passing through semi tropical rainforest, we were up high in the mountains and it was damp and cold again!
In Tafi del Valle it becomes time to introduce another character [...]
Tucuman: The familial adventure, a new way to travel
Posted in Tucuman, Winter Vacation to the North on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over 6 months ago Maria Elena had invited me to a documentary screening in Quilmes, the city between Buenos Aires and La Plata where she was born and raised, to see a peice about los Indios Quilmes, the tradegic story about the origins of the name of the city. Warning: slight lecture, history lesson! [...]
Rounding out Argentina, my second trip Norte
Posted in Winter Vacation to the North on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that I am unemployed again, and can honestly not think of any more excuses to remain in Argentina and to keep my mother at bay from wanting me home, I made the decision that it was finally time to head back to the US. After a glorious year and half in this amazing [...]
