“What the hell is the big deal with the Falkland Islands?” “Don’t call them that.” our friends in Salta said in unison. Apparently it is quite the sore issue. We were encroaching on Dia de las Malvinas and like my ignorance of Lima, Peru, I had to find out what was going on. Las Malvinas/The… Continue reading Traveling History Lesson: Las Malvinas
Street performers in Buenos Aires are almost synonymous with Argentine culture. From flamboyant tango dancers at the Sunday Market, to artists, musicians and puppeteers of all kinds, walking around the city becomes an act of art watching. Our favorite performances have to include the following street artist/puppeteer that was performing in San Telmo, Buenos Aires.… Continue reading Video: Puppeteer Performance in San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Cemeteries. [insert eerie music] Spooky, right? The why the hell do I find myself visiting them every chance that I get? We have a collection of photos guest posted by Eric and Shauna during their visit to the Necropolis in Havana, Cuba, and a few from the cemetery in Xela, Guatemala. What once freaked me… Continue reading Cemetery Tourism: La Recoleta, Buenos Aires
Part of what made our Buenos Aires experience bearable was the fact that we had a badass-ly placed apartment in the center of Buenos Aires brought to us by the amazing guys over at 9flats. Our Buenos Aires accommodation rocked our faces off. Seriously, we had access to EVERYTHING. Not only did all the buses… Continue reading Rockin’ It with 9Flats in Buenos Aires
If I could pass on one piece of advice - that was given to me - for people going to Buenos Aires, it would be to check out the Mapa Interactivo - the interactive map of Buenos Aires. Do you need to get from one side of the city to another and are not familiar… Continue reading Buenos Aires MUST HAVE: Mapa Interactivo
I’m from Texas - born n’ raised! Hell, I have a massive chest tattoo of the Lone Star, horseshoes, guns, smoke, and our state flower, the yellow rose. If I know anything, it is beef. Yes, we live in Austin, home of the most vegetarians per capita in our grand ol’ state but it is… Continue reading Texas vs. Argentina: THE BEEF OFF
If you checked out our Monday's photo essay on San Telmo, then you already know that this is the place to go for your free Sunday tango performance. 😀 There is a big square in the middle of it all - covered with antique vendors of all kinds. Meander your way to the middle. Get… Continue reading Video: Tango in San Telmo
If you happen to find yourself in Buenos Aires on a Sunday afternoon, definitely head down to San Telmo to check out the Sunday Market. I couldn't help but smile as it reminded me of the quirkiness of south Austin - musicians, antique markets, street art, performances, and the sweet aroma of food filled the… Continue reading Photo Essay: San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Man cannot live on bread alone. -Jesus Man cannot live on meat alone. -No one, ever In Argentina, it was my goal to prove that second statement has never been said because it simply isn’t true. Food in Argentina spoiled us. Our first meat-filled engagement took place at La Monumental in Salta and like every… Continue reading Food Porn: Losing Our Argentine Steak Virginity
I’ll admit it. It was a little bit scary. Getting onto the plane and realizing we’re heading to the last city of our trip was terrifying. Luckily for us we had a support group of friends already in Buenos Aires awaiting our company. Pacho (you may know him from our Puenting ordeal or in our… Continue reading Onward to Buenos Aires!
Besides hanging out with our new adopted family from Salta, Shaun and I got to participate in an awesome project - CloudHead. Noah and Leigh (you may know her as @thefutureisred) run an amazing NGO in Salta that brings people together to create experiences that may otherwise not exist. In this case, they brought in… Continue reading Hangin’ with CloudHead in Salta, Argentina
While we did manage to spend most of our time on the outskirts of Salta, one of our must dos was to visit the Teleferico in Salta, Argentina. We are no stranger to trams on this Latin American adventure. I'm a firm believer that you can see a city in a new light when you're… Continue reading Tramspotting: Teleferico in Salta, Argentina
As I write this post we are currently 3 days out of our flight home. As you read this, we fly out TONIGHT. We are homeward bound. No, we are not going to stop traveling. Yes, we still have a LOT of content from our last days in Argentina. I thought I would write something… Continue reading Homeward Bound
As we approached Salta, Argentina, the more nervous we got. We were in our last country. It is over. Sure we are going to try and enjoy the last of it... but it is over. And while we had been looking forward to visiting our friend Leigh (thefutureisred.com and Cloudhead.org) since our last foray at… Continue reading Reflections of Salta
One of my favorite things to photograph - hands down - has to be anything industrial, decaying, peeling, and full of all that agey texture that only time can make into the perfect patina. So I found myself in a steampunk heaven during the first 30 minutes of our Uyuni Salt Flats tour at the… Continue reading Photo Friday: HDR – Train Cemetery in Uyuni, Bolivia
