Condors and Other Flying Objects
The Sun was shining in another cloudless sky as we mounted the coach bright and early, for a whistle-stop tour of Mendoza. Emilio who has been our guide on this leg of the tour, introduced us to the...
View ArticleDay 4 – On to Buenos Aires and even more meat
Day 4 was another traveling day. We flew back from Mendoza to Buenos Aires. The airport in Mendoza was chaotic. My bag suddenly became 8 kilos heavier than it was in Heathrow. Or rather that’s was the...
View ArticleDay 5: Buenos Aires pt 1 – Death, Politics and an Introduction to Tango
Our guided tour of Buenos Aires started on foot as our hotel is situated next door to one of BAs top visitor sites. This single block is home to the most expensive real estate in the city, where annual...
View ArticleDay 5: Buenos Aires pt 2 – What Shall We Have For Dinner, Then?
JPs tweet came in whilst I was having my power nap (you have to work hard to maintain this level of performance). Our Argentinian correspondent, Senor Estelles had promised to make some recommendations...
View ArticleDay 6: A Day on the Pampas
Argentina’s economy is largely agrarian. Of the 45 million population, 14 million live in Buenos Aires and the remainder is spread very thinly, one person per square mile across the vast expanses of...
View ArticleThe England team for the second test is announced and it’s time for Tango…
Eddie Jones has picked two Saints to start this week. Skipper Dylan Hartley and Saints new signing Piers Francis are both starting. I’m not surprised to see Piers start. He had a big impact when he...
View ArticleDon’t worry we’ll be back…
We’ll post more about our trip when we are back in Buenos Aires tomorrow – the wifi here in Santa Fe is intermittent at best 🙂 MrsJ
View ArticleDay 7: Mas Turismo, Mas Tango
Claire has a rule about taxis in foreign cities – if the driver is happy with the situation, then she’s happy. Well, when I asked for Gallerias Pacifico our driver was not happy! Much tutting and...
View ArticleDay 8: The second test between Argentina and England. And we make many new...
Match day arrived and this test match build up felt quite different to the previous test match in San Juan. The town was covered in pale blue and white and there were clearly a lot of people who had...
View ArticleThanks for the lovely feedback, it’s time to say farewell…
All good things come to an end and today is our last day in Argentina. This country has been a complete surprise – its scenery is stunning; its people so friendly and welcoming and its history so...
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