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    • TravelerPietertje Trip
      Day 453

      Dengue

      April 3 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Just as my trip seemed to have passed by without any mayor set backs I got hit by Dengue. This whilst Elena is visiting me and so in stead of us enjoying Buenos Aires and Iguazu she has been nursing me. This virus took me out viciously, what seemed as a flu turned out quickly to be worse and after fainting a couple of times it was clear I had something more serious than the flu. So after hoapitalisation and confirmation that I have Dengue I was recommended to stay in bed for 7 days minimum taking paracetamol and 2.5ltr of water. I am starting to feel better, no fever any more. I think we are on tge recovery trajectory now.Read more

    • TravelerPietertje Trip
      Day 421–429

      Buenos Aires

      March 2 in Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Milei is like Kennedy, He is providing a new wind a vision of change. When you see the change he is bringing to the country its amazing. It provides hope for the future.

      Apart from that had I had a great day meeting my jazz musician friends.Read more

    • TravelerPietertje Trip
      1
      Day 458–466

      To start or not to start

      April 8 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      After two weeks of searching a mechanic I finally found a Diesel mechanic. Only problem Pieterje had to be brought to the mechanic. This was easier said then done. So after two attemps finally managed to have Pieterje moved to the mechanic.Read more

    • Argentina and Italy 2023/2024
      Day 49

      El Gordo Vegano

      January 24 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Both of us have been dragging our butts for the last ten days or so because of one of those nasty summer colds.

      Feeling a little more human today, we ventured to Belgrano, a new part of town for us, to try out another highly rated vegan restaurant, El Gordo Vegano (The Fat Vegan). Not a Michelin Guide restaurant, but a cozy little place that serves us really good vegan versions of comfort food.

      Brenda had their spinach and mushroom omelet, and I had an enormous "Churrasquito" sandwich, a grilled slab of grilled seitan smothered in chimichurri, grilled peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, ranch dressing and crispy potato matchsticks. As if that wasn't enough, it came with a side of slaw and a heap of roast potatoes.

      At the end of the meal, our server tried to convince us to try one of their small croissants for dessert, but we cried uncle. We did, however, opt to bring two "little" croissants home to have with dinner. When the waiter handed me the bag they were in, I almost dropped it because they were so unexpectedly heavy. Each croissant filled a bread plate, was filled with pastry cream, and was topped with vanilla icing and diced almonds. There was no dinner tonight, only the croissant and a cup of tea.

       The Fat Vegan indeed!      Read more

    • TravelerPietertje Trip
      Day 430

      Invisible hand & Tango

      March 11 in Argentina ⋅ 🌧 23 °C

      In Buenos Aires there is Tango dancing in open air at La Glorieta. Fantastic place to watch the pleople dance. I took one lesson, and understand this is one of the more challenging dances to learn. At least with Salsa you can hear the rythm of the music...with Tango you are drifting in an ocean of music.
      Apart from music visited the Museum of Bella Arte, which has quite a collection of Rodin and other art jewels. I think however that Rodin is probably one of my favourite artists. To round of my thoughts cannot help to add the "invisible hand" of Adam Smith that is gripping Argentina.      Read more

    • Südamerika Tour 2016
      1
      Day 3

      Die Planung ist abgeschlossen

      October 3, 2016 in Argentina ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

      Wir nehmen eine Auszeit und werden 8 Wochen lang in Südamerika unterwegs sein.
      Neben dem Besuch einiger touristischen Hotspots in Argentinien und Chile wollen wir hauptsächlich Bolivien abseits ausgetretener Tourismuspfade entdecken.
      Nicht alles ist vorab bis ins kleinste Detail geplant und organisiert, aber der Rahmen ist in vier Etappen abgesteckt.
      Etappe 1: Buenos Aires mit einem Abstecher nach Uruguay
      Etappe 2: Höhepunkte in Bolivien
      Etappe 3: Bolivien auf eigene Faust; Trekking in den Königskordilleren und Expedition in den Madidi Nationalpark im westlichen Teil des tropischen Amazonas-Flussgebietes
      Etappe4: Zentralchile: Die letzten zwei Wochen wollen wir uns treiben lassen und auch den chilenischen Wein probieren.

      Unser Reisegepäck besteht aus zwei Reisetaschen mit jeweils 20 kg und zwei Rucksäcken.      Read more

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    • TravelerPataGONEia
      Day 19

      We move to the Sirena

      November 11, 2017 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      The main event today was leaving the hotel and moving onto the Sirena, our cruise ship. But we had a few hours between, so our group split up. The Trodds, Bonnie, Brian and I went to the Teatro Colon to try to get a tour of this world famous opera house. As it was Sat. there was a show for children at 11:00 a.m. sadly, no tour.

      The Teatro Colon is a magnificent building from the time in the 1800s when BA was considered a world cultural centre. It covers an entire city block and would fit in nicely in Paris or London. It is the premier venue in a city that takes performing arts very seriously.

      We reset our plans and walked the downtown, particularly the shopping streets. A few near misses, but Brian came away unscathed (i.e. I did not buy anything.). We also walked through San Martin park which is a lovely green space in an upscale residential neighbourhood. It has, of course, a massive statute to San Martin. Looking around at the apartments here and you can imagine that you are in Paris. Beautiful white 3 story buildings with intricate wrought iron balconies. But don’t try to walk while looking up! All of us are dismayed by the condition of the sidewalks. Originally surfaced with tiles, many now have large holes and broken tiles. An accident waiting to happen and a not-so-subtle reminder of the economic collapse that Argentina is recovering from.

      Wendy, Bonnie and I made a quick trip to a lovely boutique that sold designer clothes and beautiful arts and crafts type jewelry; all very unusual. Brian now was 2 for 2, much to his relief.

      The trip to board the ship was exceptionally smooth and after a delicious lunch in the buffet, we unpacked and relaxed. This is a small ship of 600 passengers. It is quite new and beautifully appointed.

      After a drink in the forward lounge, Brian and I went back to tonight’s Tango lesson with Lucia and Gerry. All went well until we tried to get a cab back. In all, 4 taxis stopped but could not understand “Cruise terminal”. After much pantomiming, Christine returned to the dance studio and got our instructor to translate. Ironically, after we returned to the ship, Christine found a map in her purse with the dock marked on it that we could have shown our driver.

      All in all a good day made even better on learning that the temperature in Toronto is -6 C!      Read more

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