Crossing the Andes from Mendoza, Argentina to Valparaiso, Chile (A page from my Travel Journal). I left Mendoza on Sunday morning for my second Andean crossing, this time back into Chile, to Valparaiso (Valpo) on the Pacific coast. The seats on the bus were very comfortable and I was served (by a steward on board!) [...]
Chilling in Buenos Aires
“Chilling in BA” (a page from my Travel Journal) Have I said this before? Probably but I’ll say it again….I love Buenos Aires! I arrived here from Salta and chose a cosy B&B in the San Telmo neighbourhood. San Telmo is the bohemian quarter of BA, full of antique and design shops, cafés, restaurants and [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Ruca Malen winery
The Ruca Malen winery is located at the foothills of the Andes, near Mendoza, and is a great place for wine-tasting and a lunch with a fab view. Read the accompanying post: “The Good Life in Mendoza“. Search hotels in Mendoza.
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Tango in Buenos Aires
Every Sunday, the locals come out to dance on the Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo, Buenos Aires. Read the accompanying post: “Sundays in San Telmo“. Search for hotels in Buenos Aires.
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Plaza Espana, Mendoza
The Plaza Espana in Mendoza, Argentina, is famous for its colourful tiles. Read the accompanying post: “The Good Life in Mendoza“. See other Velvet Moments: Mural in Valparaiso, Chile Impalas at the Serengeti, Tanzania Quebrada de Las Conchas, Argentina Bruges canals, Belgium Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Positano, Italy
Falling in love with Buenos Aires
“Falling in love with Buenos Aires” A page from my Travel Journal Gosh I love this city! Buenos Aires (BA) is one of those unique, terribly fascinating cities that one stumbles upon, falls in love with and keeps coming back to. BA has a buzz that’s one-of-a-kind: I’m not sure how I would describe it; [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Quebrada de Las Conchas
The magnificent Quebrada de Las Conchas (Las Conchas gorge) near the city of Cafayate in northern Argentina. Read the accompanying post: “Some Lazy Days in Salta“. See other Velvet Moments: Bruges canals, Belgium Bora Bora, French Polynesia Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Positano, Italy The Great Ocean Road, Australia Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The spectacular lake crossing to Bariloche
“The spectacular lake crossing to Bariloche” (a page from my Travel Journal) Gosh, it seems like ages ago that I was in the deep south of Patagonia. I looked up my itinerary to check the dates and discovered that it was only four days ago that I left Punta Arenas for Puerto Montt – it’s [...]
The good life
The good life in Mendoza (A page from my Travel Journal). All the good stuff in Argentina seems to come from Mendoza, like the best wines, mineral water, olive oil and other produce. Wherever I went, whether it was a supermarket or a restaurant in the south or in Buenos Aires, I spotted the name [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Iguazu Falls
Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil Read the accompanying post: ‘That Rock Star Feeling in the Lost World‘. See other Velvet moments: Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina Seminyak, Indonesia Lang Tengah island, Malaysia Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina The Great [...]
About Keith Jenkins
I'm Keith Jenkins. In July 2008, I left my ten-year banking career to travel around the world. I've not looked back since.
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