May 2008
2 posts
Nature Calling
I road-trip through Patagonia on Argentina’s luxurious long-distance buses and Chile’s less-luxurious ones. There are days when I wake up in one country and fall asleep in the other.
Patagonia is unspoilt, remote, pristine. To my pleasant surprise, the place is practically empty.
I make it to the southernmost point in the world in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
Here is the end of the...
The Girls from Ipanema
My friend Amy joins me in South America and we head to Brazil, where the quality of buses declines along with the value of our dollars.
Arriving in Rio de Janeiro, we check into the charming Mango Tree guesthouse in upscale Ipanema.
In the steamy neighborhood of Lapa, I buy caipirinhas from street vendors for $3 and run from club to club, dancing to salsa and hip hop in the same hour. I buy...