Posted in Argentina on Feb 27th, 2009
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Two roads diverged…
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Detritus left behind – The sun never sets over Europe – A border dispute – Malignancy? (Map this!)
When we travel we leave bits and pieces of ourselves in the places we visit. The services we demand, the cappuccini, the pizza, the hamburgers, all leave behind a trail, a detritus of wants and desires that shape the business and culture of our destination. Larger cities can absorb this waste better than small towns where the proliferation of T-Shirt shops, hamburger stands, and souvenir stalls can lead to toxicity.
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Posted in Argentina on Feb 16th, 2009
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Shredded tire
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Asphalt – Going off road – Driving gravel – Ruta 40 – From Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde. (Map this!)
We forget what a miracle asphalt is. Just as the internet revolutionized communications and reduced the world to a smaller size, asphalt (or tarmac) must have done the same in its time. We take it for granted and like hot water at the sink, we only notice when it is absent.
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Posted in Argentina, Chile, Picture of the Day on Jan 11th, 2009
The worst border crossing of the entire trip – The Chile-Argentina border close to Parque National Aconcagua.
Six hours waiting in line just to get to the customs and immigration post – this has got to be the worst border crossing that we have encountered. At least the touts and con men in Central America are of entertainment value! Here, at about 10,000 ft, we had to provide our own entertainment; which we did by watching “Scanner Darkly” and “Life of Birds“.
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The worst border crossing so far
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Bossetti Falls
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The Iguazu Falls – Should I jump? – Panormama and the election
Throughout this trip, we had been looking forward to visiting Iguazu falls on the Argentina-Brazil border. And not only did they not disappoint, they exceeded our expectations. The Iguazu falls are formed by the immense Parana river thundering over the earth’s surface in the shape of 275 waterfalls. It envelops the San Martin island, flowing over it, around it, through it. It creates the poetically named “Garganta del Diablo” or “Devil’s Throat”, such a churning maelstrom of water, vapor and mist that it sometimes obscures itself. It forms waterfalls of every shape and size, from thin streams intertwining like lace to a wide deluge forming an orangish velvet curtain.
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Posted in Argentina, Picture of the Day on Nov 5th, 2008
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Election day.
Photo: ©Fred Gault
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Election Day – Technology in 2008 – History is made
Recently, the US has been more and more on our minds. The election was interesting enough; the financial crisis made it urgent to follow the US news.
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