I boarded my bus in Bariloche on Sunday afternoon bound for Mendoza.  It was a redeye that would take 17 hours arriving around 9:30AM on Monday.  Luckily in South America, the long-haul buses tend to be fairly nice.  The basic seats (semi-cama) recline halfway and if you are willing to pay a bit more, you […]

After four great weeks in the mountains, it is finally time to go.  Things got off to a rocky start here with my skis.  But, with a little time, it all came right.  I just love the mountains.  I don’t know what it is about them.  But, I find them very soothing, tranquil.  So, even […]

On Tuesday morning while hanging out at the B&B, my skis finally showed up.  It was like an Christmas for me.  I quickly unpacked everything to make sure it was all there and that nothing was broken.  Everything checked out so I decided to head out to explore Bariloche a bit. About 4 kms from […]

On Monday, the first order of business was finding out the status of my skis.  From the FedEx website, I tracked them to customs in Buenos Aires.  So, I knew they were at least in the country.  Little did I know, that was the easy part.  I received the customs paperwork in a FedEx package […]

This morning I had to say goodbye to Buenos Aires.  But, I know I will be back later this year so I’m not too torn up about it.  Plus, moving on to Santiago means that I’m going somewhere where I haven’t been before – always an exciting time. The last week was very slow.  It […]

I am sitting in my apartment chilling after spending the last couple of days walking around the city taking photos.  And still, I have a couple of neighborhoods to explore for pics.  Today is a national holiday commemorating the Falklands War.  I think I speak for most Americans when I say that this war was […]