Somewhere over the Amazon rainforest, Brazil: We are currently cruising along at 548 mph at 33k ft, heading north from Buenos Aires to Newark. I had originally thought we might do a lot on our last day, but we did not. I spent some time writing things and making a video this morning, we went…
Buenos Aires, Argentina: We left the apartment this morning to go to the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur – a large preserve on the coast. However, when we got there, we discovered that the park had been closed since it had rained the night before. I was more than happy to put up with a little…
Read more Ecological Reserve and San Telmo Market: Week 13 / Day 91 / April 11
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Today we headed out to “The City of Diagonals” – La Plata. So named for obvious reasons shown below, the city was designed to be the capital of Buenos Aires province – a province that, oddly enough, does not contain the city of Buenos Aires. As seen in the map, the city…
Buenos Aries, Argentina: Linda is feeling a bit under the weather, so we are taking a day off and just hanging out at the apartment. I made a quick run to the grocery store (nothing worth taking pictures of on the way), but we mostly stayed local. We did go out for a empanadas at…
Buenos Aires, Argentina: We left the apartment this morning to visit La Recoleta Cemetery, Plaza de Mayo, Plaza Dorrego, and visit the Puerto Madero area. We headed in the opposite direction from where we went yesterday and saw all new parks. In addition to having lots of parks, it is also clear that Argentinians love…
Read more Cemetery, Plazas, and Puerto Madero: Week 13 / Day 88 / April 8
Buenos Aires, Argentina: We had initially thought to go check out some other areas (San Telmo Market or Plaza de Mayo), but decided to do the parks today instead. Given it is Sunday, we thought it would be more interesting to see them when they are teeming with people. We started with Jardin Botánico Carlos…
Read more Buenos Aires – Sunday afternoon in the park with Linda: Week 13 / Day 87 / April 7
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Last travel day before heading home. We were up and out fairly early to get to the airport. As we left, I took some last pictures to capture our odd parking situation. The apartment was advertised as having free parking onsite. When we rented the car, I could not figure out where…
Read more Travel Day – Santiago to Buenos Aires: Week 13 / Day 86 / April 6
Santiago, Chile: Back to the mountains again. We knew we wanted to head back into the Andes, but were not sure where. We considered going back up where we did yesterday and driving further towards the lakes and glaciers. However, Linda saw reviews online of the roads that indicated that may be a bad idea…
Read more Portillo Ski Center and the Andes: Week 13 / Day 85 / April 5
Santiago, Chile: Having gone west yesterday to the ocean, we decided to head east today towards the mountains. Our primary destination leaving this morning is the town of San Jose de Maipo. But, in reality, we are really just looking for the mountains. The drive up from Santiago into the more rural areas was uneventful.…
Read more San Jose de Maipo and the Andes: Week 12 / Day 84 / April 4
Santiago, Chile: Today we are taking a day trip to the coastal cities of Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. Located about an hour and a half west of Santiago, our first order of business to get there is picking up a rental car. We got an Uber from the apartment out to the airport. Although…
Read more Valparaiso and Viña del Mar: Week 12 / Day 83 / April 3
