Monthly Archives: November 2010

Okay, its not really coke. It doesn’t even taste as good as a caipirinha. But it was a novelty to be able to drink coca leaf liquor. It was green, tasted better neat than on the rocks, and in summary … Continue reading →

Next stop El Calafate, located in Santa Cruz province in Argentina. It is a touristy town, catering to the traffic headed towards the glaciers in the Los Glaciares National Park. The nearby town of El Chalten is a trekking hub … Continue reading →

Ushuaia is the capital of the province of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina and is the southernmost city in the world. Its a major port for tourist and research traffic to the Antarctic, only 1200km away. We landed here for … Continue reading →

Buenos Aires was founded in 1536 as Ciudad de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre (literally “City of Our Lady Saint Mary of the Fair Winds”). It turned out to  be really lovely and I would list it as … Continue reading →

We expect that every government office across the globe is inefficient and bureaucratic. And they rarely fail to live up to this expectation. The consulate of Argentina in Porto Alegre was no exception. Based on the experience of a colleague … Continue reading →