On the bus, on the way to Jujuy. We had to do one more ‘city’ to do in the north of Argentina, surely? Hmmmm, OK San Salvador de Jujuy, otherwise known as Jujuy. Besides, I had not been here in 1999, and I was trying to throw in a little bit of new as well …
Amaicha del Valle. Although Amaicha del Valle (in the Calchaquies Valley)is only a short bus ride from Tafi del Valle, it may as well be another world away. It’s the first place (heading north) that starts to feel a little bit less Argentine, a little bit more rural, a little bit more indigenous and a …
Dinosaurs … alive and kicking! When I had been here in 1999 I had done a day trip out to Valley of the Moon from San Juan, but this time we decided to go out and stay there so we could explore the area properly and over a few days. It had always left a …
Melbourne trams? No, Mendoza trams! After seeing the many photos we posted on Facebook and our Facebook page, veryitchyfeet.com, our friend from Buenos Aires, Diego, noted that our trip through Argentina was like an old mates tour. Well, yes, I suppose it was! Travelling is not only about seeing new places, experiencing different cultures and …
Dad’s been mapping my travels since 1989. Getting ready for a one-month trip is one thing. Getting ready for one of a year is entirely another! Although I finished up work several weeks before our departure on 13 August, I never expected that we would have so many things to do, wrap up and finalise. …
Protest in Buenos Aires. Argentina certainly ain’t the cheap place it used to be … well it was expensive, then cheap, and now, well it’s certainly not the place to get your bargains! Argentina has had a tumultuous last ten or fifteen years, but I do not even want to get into the politics. The …
