Puerto Madryn, Argentina, South America I had talked to Gaston from the hostel yesterday about my different options for today, but after I told him that I had been to the Galapagos Islands and I’m on my way to Antarctica, he recommended that I just chill by the beach today. The main things to do in Puerto Madryn are to see whales, penguins, sea lions and dolphins. I’ve already seen sea lions, and I’m going to see whales and penguins…
Puerto Madryn, Argentina, South America I arrived in Puerto Madryn at 8am today, just about an hour delayed. I was recommended to get a taxi to Hi Patagonia Hostel, but I really felt like taking a walk, so I took the 30 minute walk down to the hostel. It felt like an abandoned town, and then I realized that it’s Sunday, so all Chilean and Argentinian towns shut down on a Sunday. There was nothing open, and no one in…
Bariloche, Argentina, South America I spent the morning walking around Bariloche and checking out what the town had to offer. It’s really touristy, a lot of shops, bars and cafes, but it was really nice. I got a bus over to the base of Cerro Otto, and got the cable car to the top of the mountain. It was a beautiful view from the top, and you could see all the mountains and lakes surrounding Bariloche. I spent about an…
Bariloche, Argentina, South America I had an awesome day outside of Bariloche today! I got up and head breakfast at the hostel. It wasn’t much, just bread with jam and hot chocolate, but it was better than nothing. I went to the grocery store and picked up some fruit and a sandwich for lunch, and then headed down to the bus stop. I had to have a plastic bus card, but luckily they had one at the hostel I could…
Bariloche, Argentina, South America I ended up being on the bus a lot longer than I had expected to today. The tire ended up taking over four hours to change, so instead of getting into Bariloche at 2:30pm, we got in at 6:30pm, making it a 22 hour bus ride. Not as fun as it sounds. The ride was okay. It was a pretty comfortable bus, and I had a seat without another seat next to me, so I was…
Mendoza, Argentina, South America I had a nice day in Mendoza today, and then met up with a friend before getting on another bus. I checked out of my hostel at 10:30am, after they shouted at me to check out at 10am, even though booking.com showed that I could check out at 10:30am. I hate it when hostels don’t even know what they put on their own websites. Get with the program! So I checked out at 10:30am, like I…
Mendoza, Argentina, South America I had a pretty good day seeing the landscape around Mendoza today. The tour company picked me up at 7:30am by my guide Herman. We headed out to the mountains between Argentina and Chile to check out a few spots worth seeing. Our first stop was at a reservoir that provides all the water for the city of Mendoza. It was a pretty spot. We continued driving for another hour and a half and it gave…
Mendoza, Argentina, South America I got to Mendoza this morning after the twelve hour bus ride and had just a fifteen minute walk to Malbec Hostel Central. It seems like a pretty average hostel, but it is in a great location. I have my own room where I was supposed to have a double bed, but instead they have given me a four person room with bunks, but all for me. It seems a bit strange to me, but maybe…
Cordoba, Argentina, South America I had a full day in Cordoba today, with crappy weather. I can’t believe the change in weather from yesterday to today. Yesterday it was 32*C (90*F) and sunny. Today was 13*C (55*F) and rainy. Also, it’s Sunday. This was my first experience of an Argentinian Sunday, and I found out that EVERYTHING is closed. It was out of control. I had to search the streets in the center for about 20 minutes before I could…
Cordoba, Argentina, South America I had a good day walking around Cordoba today, even though it was incredibly hot. I got up and out of my hostel as early as possible for two reasons. One: I was absolutely starving after having eaten only a bag of Doritos all day yesterday, and Two: my hostel is horrible so I didn’t want to spend any more time there than I had to. I tried to find a place for breakfast in town,…