The 7 hour bus from from Salta to La Quiaca at the border between Argentina and Bolivia went without a hitch. Still, you never know with border crossing. If you want to travel for adventure , border crossings are the way to go. The roads were paved and the ready supply of coffee along with a fully charged mp3 player made this ride better than many … [Read more...] about Adventure to Bolivia
Argentina
The First Thing To Do In A New Place Is Be A Tourist
Although I was going to live in Buenos Aires the next 4 months, I was still just as excited to tour the city. After all, I am a tourist. Although I was going to live in Buenos Aires the next 4 months, I was still just as excited to tour the city. After all, I am a tourist. Every tourist outing in this city usually … [Read more...] about The First Thing To Do In A New Place Is Be A Tourist
The End Of My Motorcyle Diaries: Part 4
If you missed part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 you can read them at those links. Continuing with part 3 "...When it was almost half a basketball court away it stopped and a man appeared in the darkness." Instead of feeling frightened I felt nothing. I did not expect anything. He continued walking … [Read more...] about The End Of My Motorcyle Diaries: Part 4
Welcome To My Home
I lived in a student residence in Buenos Aires for 4 or so months. Maybe some of the most fun months of my life. This amazing opportunity to share a house with about 20 other people, and a bedroom with 5 others cost me $900 pesos a month (about $250 US). You can decide if thats a good deal. I think its a great deal. But then again, I … [Read more...] about Welcome To My Home
Sunday (International) Feasts
I mentioned in an earlier post that on Sundays we usually cook up a dinner for everyone to eat together. Our most popular meal we liked to cook up was a traditional Argentine asado. The word asado basically means barbecue and we would bbq the following types of meat. Asado, which in addition to meaning “grill” or “barbeque,” indicates the rib … [Read more...] about Sunday (International) Feasts