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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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El Calefate

  Nothing can prepare you for the beauty of this glacier. It’s blue-white colours surrounded by the deep blue of Lake Argentina. Every so often there is a carsh as you hear part of the glacier breaking off and into the water. Tour boats go as close as they can but never too close in […]

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El Chalten

    El Chalten is a  lovely little town where we hired bikes and looked at the mountain scenery which surrounded us.  The weather was sunny so we found a great pub which served brownies and brewed its own beer. Next day we walked up Torres de Cerro. The day after we walked to Mount […]

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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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