03/02/2006 - We’re back to Belgium. What a great journey and what a great country. It’s minus 3 here and it was 30 in Buenos Aires. The contrast is hard, on our mind and body. Pixelmaniac is back to bother everyone about a wrong pixel here and there.
So what do we remember from our trip.
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30/01/2006 - Last day in Salta. We’re taking the plane today for Buenos Aires with Aerolineas Argentinas. At 3 PM, a cab takes us to the national airport at 20 minutes drive. There, O Shit! No plane… it was cancelled a few weeks ago but they couldn’t reach us through my mobile phone. They automatically […]

29/01/2006 - The breakfast is very good. Very similar to an english Breakfast. My business partner Justin would have enjoyed it. It is the fat kind of food he fancies a lot! Today is our last travelling day by car. It’s a bit rainy. Sebastien Schuller’s record “Happiness” will do the trick. It’s melancolic & […]

28/01/2006 - Adios Cafayate. Adios to its wine, relaxed athmosphere, pretty bartender working at the local bar round the corner, to El Hospedaje and the nice room we had. Our Gol is waiting to roar on the wild & dangerous countryside roads. Enough bullshit. We are now going to Cachi. 6 hours drive on a […]

27/01/2006 - Today, we decided to take it easy. Take our Gol and drive to the Ruins of Quimes. As I’m not a history expert, i have added information taken from Wikipedia at the end of this post. The weather is very hot. We have lunch at the hotel next to the ruins. Still very […]

26/01/2006 - After a stopover at the Prisamata hostel in Salta, it’s the time to start our southern tour. 150 minutes of pure pleasure of driving through the mountains. Everytime we think we’ve seen it all, a new type of mountain comes up, in a different shape or colour. Argentina seems to be what you […]

25/01/2006 - We left jujuy early the next morning. And daylight confirmed what we expected. San Salvador de Jujuy is not a pretty city. We head back towards Purmamarca to take the road the Las Salinas Grandes. After 2 hours and a road that would make anyone sitting in the back seat sick like […]

24/01/2006 - We spend the first part of the day waiting for the bus at the main square. It’s a great time to get a tane. I look like a lobster now. But it’s also the time to talk to some argentinians, pretty much all from Buenos Aires. I ask them about the 2001 crisis. […]

23/01/2006 - We get up early. Quick breakfast. Pack and leave. Today’s destination is Iruya. A small village that’s been recommended by a couple from Buenos Aires as beeing a MUST. We talk to the owner of the hostel to see if we can make it to the village with our car, a VW Gol. […]

22/01/2006 - It’s been raining all day long. It’s the raining season in the north of Argentina and we didn’t know it. Where is the sun? Narrow slippery paved streets, tiny little shops selling meat or vegetables. This is Humahuaca under the rain and in the mist. It’s frustrating because we know landscapes are supposed […]

21/01/2006 - After a nice day relaxing at the Prismamata hostel in Salta, we finally get our car at 18.00. First stop after 3 hours of Drive, Purmamarca. This is the first typical village we visit. We are now in the heart of the Quetchua Argentina. Purmamarca is a nice little village, although a bit […]

19/01/2006 - Lorenzo is a canadian from Quebec. He’s in his fifties. People from Quebec are always nice. This guy follows this rule. We tell him we’re gonna rent a car and tour around salta for 8 days. He’s interested to join us. He’s an interesting guy. Likes to smoke a bit of weed. It […]

18/01/2006 - We leave Mendoza in the morning. Already 28 degrees in the morning. We travel with Fletcha bus this time. Very nice company. Suggested by other travellers as beeing one of the best. We get to La rioja at 20.30 at night. It’s hard to find a free accommodation. We end up at the […]

16/01/2006 - We get to Mendoza at 07.30 in the morning. 19 hours of drive. It’s long and tiring. Especially when that silly employee wakes you up 1 hour before arrival to take your pillow… while we were sleeping. It’s already 22 degrees, although the sun just came up. We take a cab to the […]

15/01/2006 - We leave early in the morning. Mariella has been such a great host. If you have a car and spend a few days in EL Bolson, don’t hesitate to stay at the Altos del Sur hostel. We drive back to Bariloche, hand over our white Ford Ka (who suffered a bit). They drop […]

14/01/2006 - We left early this morning to get to El Bolson at noon. Around 200 kilometers between Esquel and our destination. El Bolson is a charming little town, not for its architecture but for the general athmosphere. It’s the Rendez Vous of all hippies and people who want to chill out a bit. We […]

13/01/2006 - Last day in the Esquel Area. We wake up early to head to Trevelin. Trevelin is quite interesting as you can see traces left by the welsh settlers. We were recommended by the hostel to have cakes and tea, but according to Horacio (the guy we met in Bariloche), it’s a big rip […]

12/01/2006 - We are now leaving Bariloche to head 300 kilometers south of the lakes area. We say goodbye to Cecilia and Horacio with whom we had a very nice feeling. The landscapes makes me think of Wyoming. Nothing but endless views, yellow grass, small hills. Very relaxing. I had prepared a special CD for […]

11/01/2006 - 2 Belgians, 2 germans and 1 australian are on a boat. 2 belgians fall in the water, who pushed them?
Well, just read the following post.
2 hours of drive in a minibus with 12 compañeros to El Manso in the heart of the Cordillera de los Andes, at the border of Chile. […]

08/01/2006 - After a rough flight, we landed at San Carlos de Bariloche. We had been warned by hard core backpackers that it was not worth it as it really looked like Switserland. Well, it may look like it in some areas but the Lakes region is simply gorgeous. We are staying at the Bariloche […]

6.01/2006 - The most impressive thing about Buenos Aires is its size. The city is huge. But when i say huge it’s really huge. Going from one quarter to another is a journey. We spent the whole day getting lost in the city. Went to the Playa de Mayo to see protests from wifes who […]

After a useless stop for 1 day in Madrid and 12 hours of journey with Aerolinas Argentinas, we finally made it to Buenos Aires. We got here at midnight and were welcomed by 3 “hot”girls at the hostel. What could be the best way to start a journey We unpack a bit, take […]

After a year of intensive work… i decided to take a break. Destination : Argentina. For those who are familiar with this country, here is a summary of our journey (moreless). Land in Buenos Aires. Spend a few days with my friend Ayrton Rocca. Party, relax, drink quilmes. A few days later… plane to San […]