Filed under: Plato del Día | Tags: Anthony Bourdain, chivito, colonia del sacramento, food, montevideo, South America, Uruguay
There’s a very good reason why I didn’t lose as much weight on my second backpacking trip to South America as I had on previous trips to Europe and Peru. I usually come home ten to twenty pounds lighter after travel but my Spring 2009 trip was an exception. I didn’t gain weight but my clothes still fit the same when I came home; The chivito is one of the reasons.
Filed under: South America | Tags: atlantic, beach, ocean, punta del diablo, South America, travel, Uruguay
video taken march 22, 2008.
Filed under: South America | Tags: atlantic ocean, beaches, punta del diablo, South America, travel, Uruguay
Filed under: South America | Tags: estadio centenario, football, futbol, montevideo, penarol, soccer, South America, travel, Uruguay
Filed under: South America | Tags: colonia, football, montevideo, penarol, photography, soccer, South America, travel, Uruguay
colonia del sacramento
colonia del sacramento
mercado del puerto, montevideo
mercado del puerto, montevideo
tristan narvaja sunday market, montevideo
penarol vs. bella vista, estadio centenario
Filed under: South America | Tags: Argentina, Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, iguazu, mendoza, riquelme, soccer, South America, Uruguay
my many fans (counted on one hand) have been emailing me about updates and living vicariously through my blog. well, i have a blog post ready but the space key on this keyboard is annoying and the Internet cafe is overpriced.
i will have at least two posts, maybe more, ready and posted tomorrow after i arrive in uruguay. i also hope to have some photos online. in the meantime, here is a list to tide my fans over.
most memorable to date
1. boca juniors soccer match at la bombanera; the atmosphere puts any sporting event i´ve attended in the united states to shame. the fans sang the entire match and i think they moved it´s foundation when riquelme scored the equaliser with boca playing with only 10 men
2. renting a bike and cycling wine country near mendoza, argentina.
3. birthday party for my host father in buenos aires. the spread of food was amazing and the family welcomed me as one of their own.
4. taking a ¨shower¨ under one of the waterfalls at iguazu falls. i purposefully didn´t take a shower that morning.
5. steak, steak, steak. the argentines love their beef and know how to cook a great steak. puts nebraska beef to shame.
Filed under: South America | Tags: Argentina, backpacking, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, soccer, South America, Spanish, travel, Uruguay, wine
I will arrive in Buenos Aires at 10:25 am Argentine time on Sunday, February 10th (Argentina is 4 hours ahead of US Central Time). I will be staying with a host family for two weeks in Buenos Aires while I attend a Spanish class.
My return flight leaves from Quito, Ecuador on May 6th and I will arrive in the USA on May 7th.
Where will I be between February 10th and May 7th? Honestly, I’m not sure but below is a list of things that I hope to experience. Obviously I won’t be able to do everything on the list due to time constraints.
- Learn Spanish and tango in Buenos Aires
- Watch a Boca Juniors match in Buenos Aires
- Drink wine at the National Wine Harvest Festival in Mendoza, Argentina
- Tour an Argentine winery
- Eat an enormous steak at an Argentine asado
- Stay at a guacho ranch
- Ride a funicular in Valparaiso, Chile
- Trek Patagonia
- See Easter Island
- Drink mate in a sleepy Uruguayan coastal fishing village
- Be the only American on a Paraguayan bus
- Celebrate Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Ayacucho, Peru
- Hitch to Cachora, Peru. Hire a local guide and mules for a 10-day trek to Choquequirao and Machu Picchu
- Learn how to surf on the northern coast of Peru
- Swim with the sea lions at the Galapagos Islands
