Puente de Picheuta
16 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
The next stop was a part of the valley with a nice little bridge.
Punta de Vacas
16 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
Puente del Inca
16 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ -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 aЧитать далее
Mt Aconcagua Viewpoint
16 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ -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 theЧитать далее
ПутешественникBRILLIANT SCENERY THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY OUT. YOUR EVERTON CHILE HAT CAME IN HANDY 🥶
ПутешественникLooks amazing ❄️ I would have been tempted to have a good snowball fight though 😃
ПутешественникLast time we saw snow when we were away was in Kraków during "The Beast from the East" 🥶 I have a vague recollection of someone writing " Allardyce out" in the snow on the castle wall! 🤭
ПутешественникAnother fabulous day and a great contrast to your previous footprints 👣
Leaving Mendoza
17 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 ableЧитать далее
Arriving in Cordoba
17 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ 🌙 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 toЧитать далее
ПутешественникThats some luxury after all the hostels youve stayed in. Enjoy your apartment and the forthcoming FEAST of FOOTBALL ⚽️.
Day 200 - Exploring Cordoba
18 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 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 bitЧитать далее
Путешественник200 days of adventures 🎉 I applaud 200 days of living out of a rucksack. I need a massive suitcase for 2 weeks 👏 😆
Argentina Football Murals
18 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 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 closerЧитать далее
Cordoba Old Town
18 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 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 legЧитать далее
Instituto ACC v Union Santa Fe
18 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ 🌙 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 theЧитать далее
ПутешественникThis is great Greg. Thanks for all the effort you make in sharing this amazing experience with us. You should consider becoming a travel guide. x
ПутешественникGREAT VIDEO. THEY CERTAINLY KNOW HOW TO ENJOY THEIR FOOTBALL 🥳
A Chilled Day in Rosario
19 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 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.
WeЧитать далее
Leaving Cordoba
20 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
Arriving in Rosario
20 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 withЧитать далее
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
20 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 DiegoЧитать далее
Quick Explore of Rosario
20 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 LeoЧитать далее
Central Rosario v Tigre
20 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasЧитать далее
ПутешественникThe fans weren't happy, neither was I, I had them as home win in my 5 game accumulator, the result let me down, I'm not joking, what a coincidence, ha! 👎⚽️
Путешественник😆😆 well they were lucky to get a draw to be honest Dave! There's always next time...
ПутешественникIs it still cold there, my thoughts of South America being a warm continent has been changed with some of the photos on display, brrrr! 😆
Exploring Rosario
21 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
Che Guevara's First Home
21 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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!
National Historical Monument to the Flag
21 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The Argentinian flag was designed in Rosario and this spot represents where the flag was first raised by General Manuel Belgrano in 1812.
ПутешественникI got a bit of a sinking feeling when you mentioned General Belgrano! 🤔
Messi Mural
21 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A huge Messi mural looking over the Flag National Park.
Plus the first mural we spotted of Marcelo Bielsa.
Simpzone Bar
21 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 1-0Читать далее
Rosario Sports Museum
22 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 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 hisЧитать далее
Rosario Sports Museum - Football Section
22 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 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 forЧитать далее
Barrio La Bajada
22 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 andЧитать далее
Messi's Childhood Home
22 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
ПутешественникNot Liverpool, Wallasey or even Wirral at a push, I'm happy and proud to be a "woolly back", ha! 👍😆
ПутешественникI take it a river ran through the valley or still does at some point in the year? 🤔