This was my last night in Buenos Aires and Argentina overall until who knows when!?! So Cassandra – a wonderful hostel dorm mate from New Zealand – and I were going to spend this special night watching the Tango performance at Cafe Tortoni! The show didn’t start until 9:30 p.m. so we went early tomore …
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Several ferries serve transport from Buenos Aires to Colonia, Uruguay, but fortunately I had learned a day before from a Tourist booth in town that Buquebus was one of the better ones. I arrived at the ferry dock thirty minutes earlier than we had been advised … …walked up the ramp alongside the incredible watermore …
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La Cumbrecita is a small hamlet nestled at almost 5,000′ in the Calamuchita Valley next to the Grand Sierras in the Cordoba region. Smaller than Villa General Belgrano and situated in the rolling foothills of the Sierras, it is a pedestrian style town that focuses on eco-tourism. Many hikes and other outdoor adventures are availablemore …
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The best high altitude views of Villa General Belgrano can be gained by climbing the eight-story Clock Tower that rises above the Tourist Office on the main street. The fee is nominal and the views are amazing! At the fifth floor you pass the backside of the clocks! Upon reaching the top floor, this ismore …
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I was heading out for my river walk with a map in hand, but before going I strolled around my wonderful humongously large hostel called Hostel House! This is THE largest property to host a hostel that I’ve ever seen in all my hostel stays! It was within two blocks of downtown yet amazingly quietmore …
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