Salar Uyuni Free Enterprise! Salar Uyuni – is a mighty impressive Salt Pan at high altitude in Bolivia. There is a standard trip on the Salar Uyunithat takes around 3-4 days, taking in a ton…
Colonia, Uruguay – Sand Castle Central! Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay is a good excuse to fill a passport page from a day trip from Buenos Aires (That is, Exit: Argentina, Entry: Uruguay, Exit: Uruguay,…
The Malvinas Islands, Falkland Islands, Islas Malvinas or whatever you want to call them. The Malvinas Islands are located off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic Ocean. Some of us remember way back…
This photo was taken cycling down ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Road‘, from La Paz to Coroico in Bolivia in 2007. This ‘Road of Death‘ claimed an average of 20 vehicles each year until a new…
Day Of The Dead, or El Dia De Los Muertos – is quite a happy one! The Day Of The Dead. This day occurs on the second of November each year, and I was lucky…
Beaver Dams – Where They Shouldn’t Be! Beaver Dams. They’re amazing feats of engineering. But not in a foreign environment. Like Australia, Argentina hasn’t learnt the lesson of not deliberately introducing animals from other continents…
Cafe Con Piernas – new Starbucks Coffee Idea? I can’t ever see Starbucks Coffee coming up with this idea that can be found everywhere in Chile’s capital – Santiago. It’s called Café con Piernas, or literally…
The Best Steak I’ve ever had has been in Argentina. And not via a BBQ competition either! WARNING: Vegetarians, please stop reading now! If you’re a carnivore, and you’re after the Best Steak in the…
Since the Global Financial Crisis started, we’ve heard the doomsayers belting out that the sky is falling in. But it’s nothing compared to the meltdown that happened in Argentina in 2001. Have a look at…
