Since I got to Cordoba a couple weeks ago, I’ve gone on a few mountain bike rides. These have been learning experiences. Getting to trails requires about 45 minutes of what my riding buddy Martin calls “medio feo” or “half … (more...) [2 comments]
Our program organized a tour to Alta Gracia, a tourist destination about an hour outside of Cordoba. Somehow I had it in my head that this was some sort of Jesuit ruin site and that there would be hiking involved. … (more...) [0 comments]
My life for the past week has been consumed by bureaucracy. This doesn’t make for very interesting blog posts. It also doesn’t make for a very happy Syd. In the past week, I’ve probably spent 5 hours waiting in line, … (more...) [2 comments]
Two things of note have happened since I got to Cordoba. First, three days ago, I moved into my new room in an apartment with an older couple in the center of Cordoba. Today, for the first time, I actually … (more...) [2 comments]
The great adventure has, like all great things eventually do, come to an end. Macky is attempting to catch a plane back to the US and I am moving into my new place in Cordoba. Time to be a student. … (more...) [5 comments]
I had never heard of Megavalanche but I guessed that it was something cool because when Macky saw the sign for Megavalanche Patagonia he almost jumped out of his pants with excitement. He spent awhile hopping up and down and … (more...) [4 comments]
San Martín de los Andes is a small town a few hours north of Bariloche. It’s definitely a tourist hub but the focus here is being outside. And this is not a surprise given the town’s location, surrounded on all … (more...) [3 comments]
Calafate to San Martin de los Andes, 2,000 kilometers on Argentina’s Ruta Nacional Cuarenta (40). Dry, dusty prairie. Dust storms. Nothing but prickly grass all the way to the horizon.Winds so fast we could put Sparky (the car) in neutral … (more...) [2 comments]
We spent a couple of days in Calafate, Argentina on the edge of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares. Calafate is cute in a chocolate-shop-and-travel-agency-every-two-feet kind of way. There is expensive camping and expensive pizza and expensive everything else, so what’s not … (more...) [0 comments]