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Mendoza

Of course Joanna, Caroline and I did the obligatory wine tour and more than one hic!  We took the cable car up to  Las Lenas Argentina’s ski resort, visited the highest mountain in South America, Aconcagua in the Andes 22841 feet, and took photos of beautiful Puente del Inca a natural rock bridge with fascinating […]

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Iguazu

The thundering waterfall of Iguazu on both the Argentinian side and the Brazilian side is awesome. There are 275 falls or cataracs and some of the falls are up to 82 metres in height. the devil’s throat is the most impressive and marks the border of Argentina with Brazil. This is a UNESCO World heritage […]

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Buenos Aires Happy New Year 2009

  Happy New Year I hope 2009 is a fantastic year for one and all and that we all keep healthy and happy. Ever heard of the Zeppelin? We lit helium balloons and sent them over the city. One went into a neighbours garden but it must have been OK as the fire engine didn’t […]

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Christmas at San Telmo

  OK it was not a quiet Christmas party but it was fun. I missed all my friends especially Shirley, Alex, Jose Julio, Cesar, Melena and Marco and all my friends that I usually spend Christmas with but everyone joined in and it was fabulous. We played silly games and each brought a gift to […]

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Tango and La Boca

La Boca is a colourful suburb of Buenos Aires. It has a multitude of restaurants, shops and colourful buildings highlighted by the statues of famous Argentinian personalities. The buildings are painted yellows, greens, reds, blues and art is everywhere. Statues, paintings, tango dancers abound. This area has a  vibrant history of the days when as […]

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