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August 25, 2008
Life in the Aires
Today I was supposed to be on a bus heading back to Puerto Madryn. But today I remain here in Buenos Aires. My visit of 10 days has just been extended for another week. The reason? Too much to do in just 10 days.
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August 10, 2008
Travels and More Travels
This year has been an unsettled year, with one journey following another . Since the beginning of this year the time I have spent in my home base between travels has been less than 8 weeks, and it does not look like slowing down for the…
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June 9, 2008
Conquering the Snow
A Day of Small Beginnings It was a bleak day when I set out towards town, ducking down to follow alongside a burbling stream with the aim of walking along the rocky beaches facing Lake Nahuel Huapi. This was a more preferable route…
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May 9, 2008
The Effects of a Volcano
The ashes of the Chaiten volcano in Chile have now reached Buenos Aires.
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May 8, 2008
Volcano Next Door and Other Activities
I imagine that You are probably already informed of the volcano in Chaiten, Chile that is currently in eruption. Well this smoking mountain is only a few hundred kilometres from me on the other side of the Andes Mountains. We have been…
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May 5, 2008
Heading to Buenos Aires
Well, I should really be moving right now, but thought it was worthwhile sending off a quick message to you to let you know that within an hour I will be hurtling along in a double-decker luxury bus on the way north to Buenos Aires. The…
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April 11, 2008
Life in Bariloche
In early March I returned from Peru to arrive back in my home base of Puerto Madryn. Late to mid March I was on the move again, to spend two months in Bariloche, a beautiful city nestled right in amongst the Andes mountain ranges and…
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March 17, 2008
Back in Madryn – But Going Again
I guess it has been a while since writing something here. Life in missions seems to get really hectic at times. Even when I was travelling there seemed to be more time to write than now-a-days. At the end of every day, when I normally…
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December 26, 2007
Looking Around Mendoza
On Christmas day we borrowed the family car and took off for a trip around the city. Well, a trip about the main park anyway. Here are some photos of what we got up to…
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December 25, 2007
Christmas in Mendoza
Christmas was celebrated on the night of the 24th, starting dinner at 11pm with toasts and lots of fireworks at midnight. We also had our share in the noise and lights of the fireworks although I have never seen such craziness as our…
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