Jul 14, 2018 - El Parque Nacional Iguazú, Argentina

Hola hola hola! La próxima semana Ted y yo viajaremos al Parque Nacional Iguazú. Localiza en la frontera de Argentina y Brasil. Las Cataratas del Iguazú consisten de 275 cataratas. La catarata más famosa es la Garganta de Diablo. Lo es dos veces más alto que Las cataratas Niágara. Se quedaremos en el Hotel Cataratas y dormiremos allí por una semana. Comeremos al hotel por toda la comida excepto dos noches. El parque tiene paseos de helicópteros y paseos de barcos. Mi esposo y yo vamos a pasar tiempo en un paseo de helicóptero. No hay museos...

Jul 11, 2018 - Mendoza, Argentina

Hola hola hola! Ted y yo estamos en Mendoza, Argentina. Localiza al este de los Cordilleras de los Andes. Continuamos el viaje de Argentina. Esta mañana, hemos comido tostado, fruta, y yerba mate por desayuno. Durante nuestra visita se quedamos a la Huentala Hotel Boutique que localiza en centro de la ciudad. También, vamos a la Bodega Caelum por la cena. Estoy emocionada por la bodega y muchas otras bodegas. Luego, visitamos al Museo Fundacional para Ted. Me encanta esta ciudad y las personas amables. El vino de Mendoza es el mejor del...

Jul 9, 2018 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hola hola hola! La semana pasada, mi esposo, Ted, y yo viajamos a Buenos Aires para nuestra luna de miel. Queríamos viajar a Buenos Aires debido a la diversidad. Por la primera vez, volamos a Buenos Aires y se quedamos en un hotel inmediatamente. Durante toda la semana, comíamos comidas diferentes y excelentes. Por ejemplo, comimos al Café Tortoni en Avenida de Mayo 825. Probamos bife a caballo con huevos. Estuvo bien  También, Ted le gusta museos y arte y íbamos a muchos museos. Fuimos al Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, el Museo de Arte...

Feb 10, 2018 - Ushuaia, Argentina

As the ship continues to zig zag through the water, today we return to the country of Argentina. Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. It is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range, and on the south by the Beagle Channel. It is the only municipality in the Department of Ushuaia, which has an area of 3,625 square miles. It...

Feb 6, 2018 - Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Today we are visiting Puerto Madryn, Argentina, but before I get into that, I am dedicating this particular posting to “ship board dining etiquette”, or lack of. Those who have traveled by ship know what I am talking about, but for others “here’s your sign.” Dining in the Dining Room is fairly straight forward as you usually have a dress code to follow, a specific time to arrive, someone to meet you at the entrance, someone to guide you to your table, someone to place a napkin on your lap, someone to hand you a menu (which is a good sign...

Feb 2, 2018 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

We hit the lottery with the Savoy Hotel. This is a 4-star property offering a swimming pool, spa, fitness center and a library in the heart of Buenos Aires. Offering accommodations in a 5-story historical building, the hotel was remodeled in 2011. The center of Buenos Aires is a mile away from the venue. Shopping centers and book stores are within blocks of the property. This elegant hotel comprises of rooms with Italian decor and such comforts as an in-room safe, a mini bar, high-speed internet, an iron with ironing board and a work desk....

Jan 26, 2018 - From Honolulu to Buenos Aires, Argentina

We hit the lottery with the Savoy Hotel. This is a 4-star property offering a swimming pool, spa, fitness center and a library in the heart of Buenos Aires. Offering accommodations in a 5-story historical building, the hotel was remodeled in 2011. The center of Buenos Aires is a mile away from the venue. Shopping centers and book stores are within blocks of the property. This elegant hotel comprises of rooms with Italian decor and such comforts as an in-room safe, a mini bar, high-speed internet, an iron with ironing board and a work desk....

Jan 11, 2018 - Buenos Aires

Out for a walk this morning and to explore this part of the city a stop to get some breakfast, at 9:00 AM the temperature is on the rise by the time I am back to the hotel it is 30 C (86) and it is only 9:30 in the morning. Did some work on the computer and sorted my bags.was back out for a bit but now the temp is really getting hot 38 C by noon a bit of lunch then back to the room and just kicked back, then back out for a beer and some dinner at 6:00 PM have some cloud cover so not quite as hot. Walked around a bit the streets now have...

Jan 10, 2018 - and on to Buenos Aires

Breakfast at the hostel picked my bags checked out of room, did a bit of updating my blog then got a taxi and headed to the airport for my flight to Buenos Aires. My fight was delayed so was late getting into BA, and my bag was the very last one to come out. LOL got a taxi to my hotel got checked in, then out for some dinner, lots of restaurants on the street near hotel all with outdoor seating, got a pissa and a beer then back to room calling it day.

Jan 9, 2018 - Ushuaia

Breakfast at the hostel then off down the mountain to town, lots of stairs LOL. Walked about the town, it is on the southern most tip of Argentina South America, on the shores of Beagle channel, nicknamed the end of the world, founded in 1884 with a population of about 70,000 people and is one of the main places to board a ship to Antarctica. A prison was built there in 1902 where up to 600 prisoner were held. closing in 1947 and was transferred to the Navy. I got on a bus that had been made to look like the old prison train for a ride...

Jan 8, 2018 - bus trip to Ushuaia

A bit of breakfast then off to the bus station for my bus to Ushuaia it is a long day of travel 12 hours. The first stop was at the Straits of Magellan where we had to take a ferry across the Strait about a hour loading and unloading the ferry with the vehicles, 3 bus 3 semi trucks lots of motorcycles and cars and people. then back on the bus heading to the border, a hour stop on the Chilean side then on to a hour stop for the Argentina side. We had a full bus so took a long time to get every one cleared, but it was nice to be able to walk...

Dec 22, 2017 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Tigre Delta & River cruise was the activity of the day. First we visited San Isidro and stopped at the beautiful church there. Built on the site of a 1706 chapel opened by the city's founder, Captain Domingo de Acassuso, the cathedral was designed by French architects Dunant and Paquin, and inaugurated on July 14, 1898. Constructed in neogothic style, it stands 223 ft tall. Its base is a Latin cross. Its walls are built from materials like rock and bricks, and it has stained glass windows. In the last 3 years some architects started a...