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19 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Poor Niagra

Poor Niagra

Upon seeing Iguazu, the United States’ First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed “Poor Niagara!” As for me, upon seeing Iguazu, I said “Well this is pretty cool”. But Eleanor was right in that Niagra Falls or even Angel Falls in Venezuela pale in comparison to this shortlisted world wonder. “Legend has it that a god [...]

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17 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The End Of My Motorcyle Diaries: Part 4

The End Of My Motorcyle Diaries: Part 4

If you missed part 1, part 2, and part 3 you can read them at those links. Continuing with part 3 “…When it was almost half a basketball court away it stopped and a man appeared in the darkness.” Instead of feeling frightened I felt nothing. I did not expect anything. He continued walking closer [...]

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06 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

My Motorcycle Diaries: Part 3

My Motorcycle Diaries: Part 3

There is no worse feeling than pure excitement, as I explained in part 1 and part 2 of our moto trip from Buenos Aires to Cordoba, to then feeling the extreme. Suffering. Sure I wasn’t locked up in some maniac’s dungeon but i’m going to put it out there that riding on the back of [...]

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21 August 2009 ~ 1 Comment

My Motorcycle Diaries: Part 2

My Motorcycle Diaries: Part 2

We were finally on our way to Cordoba after loading the moto with our bags and gear for the long weekend trip. Without a map or directions we drove out of Buenos Aires asking directions along the way. Riding on a moto has it’s advantages. We were able to weave through traffic with no problem [...]

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18 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

My Motorcycle Diaries: Part 1

My Motorcycle Diaries: Part 1

It must have been midnight when I casually whined to my Brazilian friend Alexandre that I haven’t really been anywhere in Argentina. “Well, where are you thinking about going” -Alexandre “I hear Cordoba is a pretty nice city. I think that’s where i’d like to go first next time I leave Buenos Aires” -me Some [...]

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18 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Sunday (International) Feasts

Sunday (International) Feasts

I mentioned in an earlier post that on Sundays we usually cook up a dinner for everyone to eat together. Our most popular meal we liked to cook up was a traditional Argentine asado. The word asado basically means barbecue and we would bbq the following types of meat. Asado, which in addition to meaning [...]

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