We woke up in Buenos Aires on February 27 in Francisco’s apartment in the middle of the historic San Telmo neighbourhood where there is a constant stream of tango dancers whirling in the leafy plaza below. Francisco in my … Continue reading
Gualeguaychu – Ceibas – Zarate – Tigre – San Telmo, Buenos Aires – 275.6km After the hotspring and dancing craziness of Carnival in Victoria and Gualeguaychu during our ride through Entre Rios province, it was time for our final week … Continue reading
Rosario – Victoria- Gualeguay – Gualeguaychu – 220.5 km (total distance is about 270km but we were not allowed to ride about 50km of it crossing the bridges from Rosario to Victoria) There are two things we love that the … Continue reading
Monday February 16, 2015 was sure an interesting day that really captured some of the challenges of travelling but also the unexpected joys of living on the fly. In the morning, it was a bit of an emotional goodbye…ahem…see you … Continue reading
Cordoba – Oncativo – Villa Maria – San Marcos Sur – Cañada de Gomez – Rosario – 410.6km Rosario has been a bit of an unexpected homecoming experience. The stretch of towering apartment buildings overlooking a long green park area … Continue reading
Cordoba is a big city, the second biggest in Argentina, but it is remarkably chill. The people are really friendly and you might just find yourself spending more time in the city like we did. Whether you are staying for … Continue reading
Cordoba is an incredible and lively city where you can walk in though history but is also very approchable. You will probably find yourself joking with the super friendly and quite laid-back Cordobese. The downtown is busy with the grand … Continue reading
The streets are packed with people and music fills the air in Cosquin. Cosquin is a small town nestled in the Punilla Valley in the Sierras de Cordoba. It is a small town but it had a big musical heart. There … Continue reading
Cruz del Eje – Capilla del Monte – La Falda – Cosquin – Cordoba – 160.7km Climing into the Sierras de Cordoba from Cruz del Eje, we had a bit of tailwind, first time in ages, and the landscape around … Continue reading
Chilecito – Vichigasta – Patquia – Chamical – Chanar – Villa de Soto – Cruz del Eje — 399.4km In Chilecito, we had a choice between continuing to head south to Mendoza or heading southeastward to Cordoba. For the time … Continue reading
Cafayate – Santa Maria – Hualfin – Termas de la Quebrada – Belen – Londres – San Blas de los Sauces – Chilecito – 521.1km Ruta 40 (Route 40) is a famous route in Argentina with a mythos around it … Continue reading
After our exciting Christmas in Cafayate (read more about here), we had a low key New Years in the town of Belen with just the two of us, a box of wine, and a bunch of fireworks. At the stroke … Continue reading
“Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God” – Kurt Vonnegut Wow. Sometimes months of plans can change at the drop of a dime. These past weeks have certainly been a practice in spontaneity and flexibility. First, we decided that we … Continue reading
Sometimes, the best things happen by accident. When we arrived to Cafayate, a part of us was still considering a mad cycle rush to Mendoza for New Years. Arriving in Cafayate on December 18, we knew we couldn’t make it … Continue reading
“Wine is like blood,” a young Argentinean man told us while slapping his arm in Humahuaca in Northern Argentina. It was our first time drinking wine in Argentina, and really one of the first times drinking the stuff in all … Continue reading
Salta – Dique Cabra Corral – Alemania – Quebrada de Las Conches – Cafayate — 215.2km This is an entry on a fairly short distance of road and I hade originally intented to include this section in the whole write-up … Continue reading
La Quiaca – Abra Pampa – Humahuaca – Tilcara – Purmamarca – San Salvador de Jujuy – La Caldera – Salta — 412.4km It has been almost two months and four countries, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, … Continue reading
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