Tag: South America
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It’s been five years since we (Nicole, Jason, Emilie, and Ally) last went on a big trip together. Over a year ago, we decided that we wanted to prioritize going to Patagonia and started planning a 2.5-week trip that combined trekking, a penguin detour, and city exploration. This blog post includes the first part of…
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When we got back to Buenos Aires from Mendoza, we spent some time wandering around the botanic garden and the Japanese garden. The view from the rooftop deck of our Palermo apartment (Photo/Jason Rafal) A fountain in the botanic garden (Photo/Jason Rafal) Yerba mate plants (Photo/Jason Rafal) A giant crane in the Japanese garden (Photo/Jason…
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On Sunday, we flew to Mendoza for a couple of days. We booked two tours while we were there – a wine tour, as one tends to do in Mendoza, and a gaucho day (gauchos are the Argentinian cowboys). We also spent our evenings walking around the city of Mendoza, which is an interesting mix…