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It’s the People That You Meet 3 by jeff

  It’s been a while since my last “It’s The People That You Meet” piece (August).  And, given that I’ve just started a 5 week sojourn, I figured it was time to complete the update.  So, here goes.  Here are all (or really, most) of the people I’ve met along the way for better or [...]

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Getting Settled Back in BA by jeff

After arriving back in Buenos Aires (BA), Kim and I found a nice hostel in the San Telmo district.  San Telmo is sort of like the village in New York – edgy, hip and loaded with entertainment options.  After a much needed shower (and a thorough scrubbing of my shoes), we took the afternoon off [...]

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The Volkswagen Diaries (Los Diarios Volkswagen): Racing Around With Smelly Feet by jeff

Hanging Out At Devil’s Throat. Copyright CareerBreakSecrets.com We got up and left Campo Quijano around 10AM for a long day ahead us. Tonight we were all leaving for various destinations, but before we would do that, we would head south of Salta, to the town of Cafayete.  It was an aggressive plan given our penchant [...]

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The Volkswagen Diaries (Los Diarios Volkswagen): Leaving the Altitude Behind by jeff

Thursday morning I got up before anyone feeling refreshed and absent any signs of altitude sickness.  After a lazy breakfast (which of course included mate), we packed up the car and headed out.  Our path today would take us back past the saltflats to start circling back towards Salta. Once we passed the saltflats, we [...]

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30 Great Places to Chill On Your Career Break Travels: Part 3 by jeff

In our first two installments, we gave you some ideas on where to chill in big cities and in mid-size towns. But, if you really want to get away from it all, check out these little towns where you can really escape. As with our other picks, each is very unique but they all have [...]

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The Volkswagen Diaries (Los Diarios Volkswagen): Saltflats and 7-Colored Mountains by jeff

We woke up early on Wednesday so we could make the trek to our next stop, Purmamarca.  We were a little low on provisions so Kim and I roamed the streets to find anything open.  We weren’t that successful and could only manage to get a little water and crackers. One of the best parts [...]

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30 Great Places to Chill On Your Career Break Travels: Part 2 by jeff

Sometimes the last thing you want is another big city.  While they have their advantages for the traveler, a smaller city or town is what you really need. But, you still want to have access to the modern conveniences.  You don’t need to get away from it all, just most of it.  So, for part [...]

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The Volkswagen Diaries (Los Diarios Volkswagen): High and Deep Into the Mountains by jeff

    We got up a little later than we wanted.  But, after the night we had dancing (with maybe a little bit of wine), we certainly needed the sleep.  We finally made our way into town to check out the local market.  Finally, around late morning, we left Tilcara and headed north, to the [...]

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Who’s Out There Now? Gareth by jeff

  In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Gareth, the man behind Tourist2townie. After helping get one of the US’s largest online college bookstores up and running, Gareth took off to Argentina to immerse himself in the local culture. After a year there, he’s now moved on to Colombia to [...]

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The Volkswagen Diaries (Los Diarios Volkswagen): Up To Tilcara by jeff

Thanks to Andres, Noemi and Pepe, we found a car to use for our roadtrip around the provinces of Salta and Jujuy.  At 8AM, our Volkswagen-wagon showed up.  With five of us and all our gear, it was a tight fit, but we somehow figured it out.  We made a quick stop at the grocery [...]

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