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Written by Mario
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Sunday, 05 February 2006 |
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Off to Buenos Aires today. We took a 6 am taxi to the Punta Arenas airport. When we checked in, the ticket agent was trying to tell us we couldn't bring our bags on the plane - as they weighed over 8 kg - but we asked if we could try - and she just gave up on trying to tell us. Security made me check my tripod (first time). Then, when we got to the gate - we had to check the bags (weird, because the gate lady was right next to the lady checking us in at the time - there was def. a communication error here!). Fortunately, everything made it to Santiago. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 13 February 2006 )
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Written by Jaimie
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Monday, 06 February 2006 |
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We woke up and went downstairs to find out what the included breakfast was like. We were very pleasantly surprised to find a large buffet available including a chef making eggs and omelettes to order! Finally a good breakfast :) After noon, on the way to the subway, we stopped by a cafe where we had a quick snack of empanadas and fresh squeezed orange juice. The subway system in Buenos Aires is convenient, safe, clean, and VERY cheap. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 13 February 2006 )
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Written by Mario
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Tuesday, 07 February 2006 |
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We awoke and had another fantastic buffet breakfast - we're def. going to miss this! We did some quick research on the net, and found that Cafe Tortoni, the oldest cafe in Argentina, had a nightly Tango show for just $8 US, instead of the $35-45 shows our hotel was recommending (and, incidentally, anyone we asked - must be the touristy answer to give). We got our hotel to book this for us - so we were set for the hour show at 9:30 pm. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 13 February 2006 )
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Written by Jaimie
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006 |
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For our last day in Buenos Aires, we wanted to go to the River (local team) vs. Gimnasia soccer game. Our taxi driver had told us where we could buy tickets, so we tried going there, but found ourselves looking all over each corner of the intersection with no stores selling tickets. We asked around and no one seemed to have heard anything about any tickets for sale, so we gave up and just decided to try buying the tickets at the stadium. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 13 February 2006 )
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Written by Mario
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
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We had to skip on the buffet this morning - as our flight left at 8 am. We were very sad to leave this perfect breakfast - but hopefully we'll find another good included breakfast buffet on the trip :). We caught our flight and arrived in Iguazu by 10 am. After a $3pp shuttle, we arrived at our hotel. We had greatly lucked out the night before, after calling a few hotels and finding 0 vacancies, we called a rather new B&B, Secret Garden Iguazu. It only had 3 rooms, so of course it was full, but the owner, John, was incredibly nice - and said to just send an email and he would see what he could do. We got an email last night, saying we had a room at the Cabanas del Linedor - for $50 - fantastic. I can't say anything about Secret Garden Iguazu itself, but I can say John was a lifesaver!!! |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 July 2006 )
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