Argentina 2007
The 17 pages that I, in my great wisdom, have decided have something to do with ‘Argentina 2007’. Whatever that is
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And so to bed
Argentina 2007
Back home, being kept company by a certain Mr. Jet Lag, I write a mini-review of my time in Argentina
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On the art of idling
Argentina 2007
Of the great arts one learns during one’s student years — idling, Jedi, drinking — idling is the most useful. I put it to good use in Río Gallegos
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Sheikh, rattle, and roll
Argentina 2007
Friday night in Ushuaia, Argentina. Five travellers go in search of the nightlife in Ushuaia, and end up somewhere … shady
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Tierra del Fuego
Argentina 2007
As a child I imagined Tierra del Fuego to be filled with volcanoes. It’s not. Here’s a brief glance at that most southerly part of Patagonia
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Paw prints
Argentina 2007
Nadia and I dice with death in the hills behind the town of El Calafate. Some might say I was being melodramatic
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A nice cup of tea and a sit down
Argentina 2007
An Englishman is lost without a cup of tea. Time to find a cuppa in Welsh Patagonia
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Not drinking in El Bolsón
Argentina 2007
In a bar in El Bolsón, Río Negro province, we try a local tradition: definitely not drinking the night before the election
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An oasis in Patagonia
Argentina 2007
Four days of walking in San Carlos de Bariloche, in the Argentinean Lake District, finds me winning pool and feeling relaxed
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This is gaucho country
Argentina 2007
Stopping off at a gaucho’s house, Nadia and I come across something unexpected. City-living this is not
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Payunia, the land of volcanoes
Argentina 2007
We make our way through Parque Provincial Payunia, a land of volcanoes. Santiago, our guide, tells us stories of his time there
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When plans change
Argentina 2007
The highs and the lows of travelling. I like to think taking the rough with the smooth is part of the fun
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Cañon del Atuel
Argentina 2007
A trip into Cañon del Atuel in Argentina finds us watching an Argentinian gentleman working his magic on the ladies. Oh, and we manage some climbing too
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A condor in Mendoza
Argentina 2007
Nadia and I meet up in Mendoza, and explore the town. We find a condor but miss out on the albino toads
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Through the grasslands
Argentina 2007
Overnight, I took a bus from Buenos Aires to Mendoza. Through the window I saw my first great Argentinian sunset
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In Buenos Aires
Argentina 2007
A long, long flight finally sees me arrive in Argentina, two years after I left. And I have four hours to waste
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In Patagonia
Argentina 2007
For five weeks I’ll be missing from Edinburgh. Instead, you’ll find me in Argentina, heading south with a skip in my step
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The City Museum in St Louis
Argentina 2007