Travelogues Argentina

As the Argentinian capital, the city is the economic and political center of the country. Around 13.5 million people live in many different neighborhoods in the city's large...

Today we broke up! No not like this! Karin wanted to stay at home and enjoy the amenities of the apartment building, such as the swimming pool and fitness room. I, on the other...

January 9, 2024 Puerto Madryn I hadn't booked an organized tour, so I disembarked early to do something on my own. I first went to the tourist office and asked about whale or...

Today we made our way to El Chaltén. The bus ride from El Calafate took 3 hours. During the journey, we experienced a dreamy sunrise and saw many Guanacos, a type of llama,...

It was built from 1888-1906 and extensively restored from 2006-2010. 3 architects were necessary to complete the construction. The first Italian unexpectedly died, the second,...

The journey begins… in Munich. First, I went to Zurich and from there to São Paulo. The flight to São Paulo lasted twelve hours, but it went by relatively quickly. Because of...

In the meantime, I changed host families and traveled a lot.

Long walks between the sometimes quite distant city quarters were part of the daily program. In the evenings, it went mostly to the nightlife district of Palermo, where the...

Easter in Buenos Aires was like the first Christmas in Bethlehem, completely overbooked. And not everything that limped was a comparison. Beach vacation, backpacking, cycling...

After El Bolson, the next stop was Bariloche. Here we stayed at a hotel called Alún Nehuén, which was a bit secluded but had a beautiful location. However, it rained the first...

23.02., Sunday. We were shown a few other church facilities by members of the church community where we slept, and a small city tour was included. In Comodoro Rivadavia, there...

The turn-off from Route 40 is hard to miss, a very strange fish serves as a marker. After a few kilometers, we have the first view of the Fitz Roy Massif with its main peaks - a...

Lake Nahuel Huapi / Bariloche

We start in Uspallata - the main thing for us there was the ATM (max withdrawal approx. 50 EUR). After a short visit to the old furnaces, we go back up into the mountains. The...

Today we are heading back to Buenos Aires from Ushuaia. The hotel room was not great. Yesterday, the hairdryer almost exploded and at the reception, they told me that it...

Back from El Chaltén to El Calafate Unfortunately, we have to leave El Chaltén today already. Our upgrade. We have to drive the same way back, as there is only one road to El...

Day 105 Once again I am sitting by the water, at a lake named Nahuel Huapi. Bariloche, actually called "San Carlos de Bariloche," is the small town in the Andes where we are...

Due to current circumstances, guest blogger Mama Viajera is writing a few posts about our shared adventures during the four weeks in Argentina and Uruguay in December. The...

The next highlight of our trip was a visit to the Perito Moreno Glacier. As so often with a lot of luck with the weather and breathtaking scenes.

Today I revisited the whole thing from the other side, the Argentinean side. I really wanted to stand at the Devil's Throat. The weather forecast predicted mostly rainy weather...

This time it was a little better in Rosario. Of course, it's easier with a taxi than with the bus, and I also found a nice restaurant with good music and good food (and good...

Slightly tired, we arrive at our cozy, colorful hostel with a rooftop terrace after a short walk from the bus station. A few small cafes are also in the same style, and overall...

04.01.2018- 07.01.2018 Arrival in Buenos Aires was around noon on 04.01.2018. Not only felt, but actually 38 degrees are overwhelming me as I leave the airport. The bus with 32...

The bus ride to Mendoza is once again very long, but finally we have found a bus company with good service and are sitting in our seats munching away. We arrive and take the...

Aware of the Argentine punctuality issues in air traffic, our travel agency planned an overnight stay in Buenos Aires upon arrival (and for the return trip as well). Since we...

The Cataratas (waterfalls) form the border between Argentina and Brazil, which is why you can visit them from both sides. Today we wanted to see the waterfalls from the...

A day of rest was good and luckily we felt a little better. Unfortunately, it was already time to drive back to Salta to return the rental car. Strengthened by breakfast, we set...

Salta is the capital of the province of the same name in northern Argentina and is also known as "La linda" (the beautiful one). Since we didn't see much the night before, we...

Kim arrived in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, with a large suitcase of spare parts. From here we head north to the Iguacu waterfalls. We have almost four weeks to do...