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  • Greg Clayton
  • Daniel Tarpey
  • Greg Clayton
  • Daniel Tarpey

The Americas

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    Puente del Inca

    May 16, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ -4 °C

    Puente del Inca is a small village high in the Andes with a naturally forming mineral bridge that crosses the river. The only thing on the other side of the bridge in the distance is a church. Still a fascinating geological formation!Read more

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    Mt Aconcagua Viewpoint

    May 16, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ -5 °C

    The furthest (and highest) point of the trip was at the viewpoint towards Mt Aconcagua. Standing at 6,961m, the mountain is the highest point in the Americas, the highest point outside of Asia and the highest point in the southern and western hemispheres. We were some way off the top but it was still freezing, enough so for Dan to hit me with a snowball. This is also officially the coldest footprint I've ever posted at -5 degrees!

    After this we began a long trip back which included a stop off for some lunch. The views were spectacular once again!    Read more

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    Leaving Mendoza

    May 17, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

    This morning was another early start as we left Mendoza to head to Cordoba. The 11 hour journey was helped somewhat by the fact that we had the seats on the very back row of the bus, so we were able to recline to our hearts content as we filled our minds with Duolingo, podcasts, documentaries and Football Manager.Read more

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    Arriving in Cordoba

    May 17, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    We arrived in Cordoba and jumped into an Uber to our apartment, which turns out to be lovely! After quickly dropping our bags we headed out for a burger/sandwich and chips before retreating back to our apartment to enjoying some Bob Mortimer Would I Lie to You clips. Now ready for to sleep!Read more

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    Day 200 - Exploring Cordoba

    May 18, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Today marks 200 days since I set off from home on 1st November!

    We started the day by wandering up the main street and towards the park, which was very nice and we actually even ended up a little bit hot at times!

    We then stumbled upon an art gallery in a square which some half decent art and as always some not so decent 'art'.    Read more

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    Argentina Football Murals

    May 18, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    No, your eyes do not deceive you. That is a 40ft tall mural of Cristian Romero.

    As we headed into Cordoba on the bus yesterday we noticed these murals so thought we'd head back today to take a closer look.

    The mural consisted of 4 of the Argentinian World Cup winning squad (Cristian Romero, Paulo Dybala, Julian Alvarez and Nahuel Molina) as well as two of the backroom staff, all from the province of Rosario, with Romero being from the city himself.

    The murals had some great details such as the reflection of Messi lifting the World Cup trophy in Dybala's eyes.

    Also attached is a picture of a Messi mural we stumbled upon elsewhere.    Read more

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    Cordoba Old Town

    May 18, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    By the afternoon we'd made it back around to the old town in the heart of the city centre. A very nice area of town although disappointly the statue in the square does not conform to the horse leg statue precedent.

    The two legs off the floor here indicates that the rider died in battle, whilst in fact he actually died of illness in old age.

    To get over this disappointment we meandered through the local shops and made veggie chicken, egg and mushroom sandwiches for tea!    Read more

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    Instituto ACC v Union Santa Fe

    May 18, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ 🌙 10 °C

    This evening was our first of many Argentinian footie games!

    An 8:30pm kick off in the Argentine Premier Division between Insituto ACC and Union Sante Fe, just a 15 minute drive to the north of the city.

    The atmosphere was excellent as ever and we both really liked the old school style stadium with 4 unique stands. It's also the first time (I think) I've had to watch a game through a fence, and also the first time I've seen all of the security guards stood on the opposite side of said fence.

    The home side went behind mid way though the second half thanks to some bad defending and goalkeeping. However within 10 minutes they were level with a spectacular strike from the half way line, literally! A first time effort caught the keeper off his line and sent the home fans into delirium. The excitement for the first half wasn't over yet however as Instituto had a man sent off for a rash two footed tackle.

    The second half was less dramatic with the match finishing 1-1, although both sides had their chances to win the game.

    Another great game and atmosphere, we're already looking forward to the next, which we won't have to wait long for.    Read more

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    A Chilled Day in Rosario

    May 19, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We had a busy day yesterday stomping around pretty much all of the city and a late night with the football too. So we had a bit of a lie in with egg on toast and the League Two play off final.

    We ventured out to find somewhere showing the Premier League final day which we did after some wandering! Unfortunately Everton's unbeaten streak (since we arrived in South America) came to an end but all in all it wasn't of any importance.

    We found a nice cafe for a late lunch / early dinner before wandering through the extensive evening weekend market and then back to the bar for the locals favourite drink of 'fernet'. Neither of us were overly impressed by fernet.

    We headed back to our apartment as darkness fell to watch some more Would I Lie to You highlights. Ready for an early-ish start tomorrow as we head to Rosario!    Read more

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    Leaving Cordoba

    May 20, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

    This morning we boarded the 8am bus from Cordoba to Rosario! We'd upgraded (at a cost of 60p) to the luxury downstairs seats for the 6.5 hour journey which passed with ease. We're getting good and the long bus journeys now, and Dan was pretty well practised anyway.Read more

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    Arriving in Rosario

    May 20, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    We arrived into Rosario right on time and jumped into an Uber to our apartment. And once again we've played a blinder! For just £8 a night each we have our 9th story city centre corner apartment with two balconies and views over the 'picturesque' skyline.Read more

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    Estadio Marcelo Bielsa

    May 20, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Just a five minute walk from our apartment is Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, home of Newell's Old Boys. Named after their former manager who won the league in 1991 and 1992. The club was also home to Diego Maradona late in his career and the boyhood club of Lionel Messi.

    The ground itself is a bit of a hole but still iconic to see.    Read more

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    Quick Explore of Rosario

    May 20, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    From the stadium we headed down the main street of Av. Pellegrini towards the front. The street is lined with stars of all those from Rosario to win Olympic gold medals, which of course includes Leo Messi!Read more

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    Central Rosario v Tigre

    May 20, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    This evening we headed 15 minutes north to Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, home of Central Rosario. We'd coincidentally timed our arrival perfectly to make this game, although a 9:15pm kick off was definitely a bit too late of a start!

    The ultras were out in force, with the pyros and people hanging off both the back and front of the stand.

    The game wasn't the best quality. Tigre went 1-0 up in the first half to a long range effort. It looked like our unbeaten streak was going to come to an end but instead it was extended to 5 games thanks to a 95th minute headed corner equaliser.

    Despite the late equaliser the Rosario fans weren't too happy with the result, but as we arrived back home at midnight we were happy with another great new ground and atmosphere!    Read more

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    Exploring Rosario

    May 21, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    After a late night getting back from the football neither of us ended up waking up until just after 10am! We had 'eggy bread' for breakfast as despite our apartment being wonderful, it doesn't have a toaster.

    We then set off to explore Rosario city centre. This included a few squares, the highstreet and the waterfront, with a couple of football murals thrown in for good measure. Dan also picked up a pair of jeans and me a t-shirt to replenish our clothing stock.    Read more

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    Che Guevara's First Home

    May 21, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    One stop we made was outside Che Guevara's childhood home! He only lived in Rosario as a toddler before going off to transform the world but the small flat recently sold for $400,000!

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    Messi Mural

    May 21, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    A huge Messi mural looking over the Flag National Park.

    Plus the first mural we spotted of Marcelo Bielsa.

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    Simpzone Bar

    May 21, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    This evening we headed out for some food and a few drinks, starting at the Simpzone Bar!

    We then headed for an Italian and to another bar for a few drinks whilst watching Newell's Old Boys lose 1-0 away.Read more

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    Rosario Sports Museum

    May 22, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    The first stop of today was the Rosario Sports Museum in a southern neighbourhood of the city. The museum is built here as this is the neighbourhood where Lionel Messi took his first steps, kicked his first ball and went to school.

    The building is a strange one as whilst being completely open, the top floors are still being constructed. 1.5 of the 2 open floors were dedicated to a variety of sports from weightlifting to motor racing and tennis. It was a really cool museum with lots of quirky features, evidently a lot of investment had been made here!    Read more

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    Rosario Sports Museum - Football Section

    May 22, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Of course the final quarter of the museum was dedicated to football! With displays going through a timeline of the history of football in Rosario and Argentina. Some of the top bits of memorabilia for us where Leo Messi's first registration card and a replica of Rosario Central's 1995 Copa Libatadores win.Read more

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    Barrio La Bajada

    May 22, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Barrio La Bajada is the name of the small neighbourhood where Messi grew up. The residents gave taken it upon themselves to create 34 murals and cover as many of the surfaces as possible in blue and white.Read more

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    Messi's Childhood Home

    May 22, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    After the museum we took a stroll 5 minutes around the block to Messi's childhood home. The area was filled with murals (see next post) and the colours of the Argentinian flag.

    There was also a disproportionate number of toursit police cars (given me and Dan were the only tourists we saw), maybe I shouldn't have told the museum we were from Liverpool.

    A very modest but liveable house in probably not the best neighbourhood. We stopped for a few minutes to imagine a young Messi roaming these streets and I've attached two pictures of the view looking out from his doorstep.    Read more

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