Yes, We're Moving On Again We've arrived at the part of the journey where we begin to say, "We still haven't done ..." At this point, we typically make a list of sites, restaurants and other attractions we have seen in our wanderings and said, "We need to go there," but haven't yet done so. …
Category: Argentina
A traditional Thanksgiving?
Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the U.S., so my work was closed. Sue and I decided that since we had been back in Buenos Aires for three whole days, it was important for us to leave again – no more accurately, we decided that since we had a free day, we would head to Uruguay. There …
Marco … Polo!
Since our friends Marco and Barbara graciously took us to the peña, we decided to respond in kind with a trip to a polo (one l - two ll's would make it pollo -which is chicken!) match since the Argentine Open (Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo) was starting. The polo grounds are smack in the …
Dance Party! (and there’s more)
Cacio e pepe in the making! Wow, did we have a busy weekend. Our friend Tamar arrived Wednesday so now we have another partner in this adventure. But even before I get to the dance party, I have to tell you about the very best dessert, which I had following fabulous cacio e pepe (yes, …
Bridging Valhalla, Italy, China and Argentina
Another weekend, another 30 or so miles in what Steven affectionately calls our death marches (affectionately??? they are pleas for help!). We don't necessarily do it on purpose, but we want to see everything. Typically we intend to walk somewhere and then take public transit (here it is the Subte) back. But then, we think …
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Iguazu Falls – the video
The enormity of Iguazu Falls is mind boggling and our “expedition” was broken into four parts, the lower trail, the boat ride, the upper trail and the Brazilian side. I have attempted to capture a taste of what it was like on video. I was using my GoPro, which I had not picked up in …