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After every country we visit, Vikram writes about our overall experiences and highlights. Here’s his take on Argentina! Argentina offers most of the comforts of America for a fraction of the price. Unfortunately, that fraction is frequently around 9/10. Exchange rate fluctuations and runaway inflation mean Argentina is no longer the sophisticated yet affordable budget destination it used to be, […]
Or rather, how not to. But we hope our experience can save future travelers from a few headaches and near-panic attacks. (Scroll to the bottom if you just want these key takeaways and not the full story!) Part One: The Planning It started simply enough. We left Mendoza and headed north to Salta to spend two nights regrouping before crossing […]
Ah, Mendoza! It was the perfect next stop after the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires. While still a city, the main area is much smaller and more easily walkable than the capital. But of course, the wonder of Mendoza lies in the surrounding areas. The Mendoza region is Argentina’s (and really, South America’s) premier wine country. Most people probably have […]
This is the second part of our highlights and recommendations for Buenos Aires. For more about our time in the wonderful Argentine capital, please see part one. Day Five On long-term travel such as this, it’s important to not cram every day with tourist attractions and activities—travel starts to lose it appeal and can be draining. So our fifth day in Buenos Aires […]
We spent seven days in Buenos, a city we both fell in love with and that rivals Medellin for a place we could imagine moving to one day—maybe some House Hunters International is in our future? Buenos Aires was well worth our time to explore and enjoy for a week. Here is part one of our day-by-day recommendations for what to do (and […]
Argentina, and Buenos Aires in particular, is famous for its wine, steak, and pasta (because of the many Italian immigrants that settled here at the turn of the 20th century), so we definitely wanted to make sure to sample all of these delights. While we had all three things multiple times during our week in Buenos Aires—pasta is one of […]
We spent the rest of our time in Patagonia visiting El Calafate—a small town (though bigger than El Chaltén) most notable for being located close to the Perito Moreno glacier, a natural wonder of the world. Perito Moreno is one of the few glaciers that is advancing and growing, not retreating, and is the world’s third largest reserve of fresh […]
We spent five nights in El Chaltén, the trekking capital of Argentina. Situated within a national park, the town includes the trailheads of some of Patagonia’s most famous treks. On our first day here, we did the most popular of these—10 kilometers to Laguna de Los Tres, which promised commanding views of Mount Fitz Roy. Now if you’ve ever gone […]