Month: November 2007

Vineyards of Mendoza

This popular wine producing region lies along side the Andes Mountains, and the lush green vineyards against the mountainous backdrop look simply amazing. On a sunny day, we…

Wine Tasting Room

Wine tasting tours are popular in Argentina’s wine making regions. The wineries invite you in for a tour of their vineyards and production facilities, and then you can…

Coach vs. First Class

Here are 5 reasons why you should upgrade to a first class seat when taking the bus in a third world country. 1. It’s not really that much…

Hill of Seven Colours

This dusty little town in Northern Argentina is home of some seriously colourful hills. These colours are present in many of the mountains in Argentina, but the Hill…

Salinas Grandes – The Great Salt Flats of Argentina

This salt carver sits in the harsh sun of these high elevation salt flats. Despite the nearly 40°C heat, he’s covered head to toe to prevent his skin…

Awake

Jen and I were on the bus last night from Puerto Iguazú to Resinstencia. The trip was ten hours long, but the bus is a top quality modern…

Iguazú Falls

Puerto Iguazú, which is the Argentine gateway town to Iguazú Falls, lies at the border between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The river marks the border between two countries…

Locomotive Switching Station

Locomotives would pull onto this rotating track, and be swung into position to pull into or out of their garage. Cool stuff. Location: Colonia, Uruguay.

Sand Flowers

Flowers in the sand. I set a plastic coke bottle down and it left this cool impression. I made a few more for this photo. Location: Colonia del…

Motorcycle at the City Wall

A motorcycle is parked outside of the city wall. Location: Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento

Dawn falling on the Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento. Location: Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Plaza de Toros

Plaza de Toros is an abandoned bull fighting ring in Colonia, Uruguay. Location: Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Barrios in Buenos Aires

Jen and I were out on the town today! First, we walked around the neighborhood of Palermo, where our hotel is. We found this group of old Argentine…