Archive for the ‘Patagonia’ Category
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Seabourn, like many luxury cruise lines, has a very loyal following, and one of the biggest challenges for the line is finding new destinations for its loyal, returning guests. After all, the vast majority of cruisers put "destination" at the top of their list of reasons for selecting a specific ...
Posted in Antarctica, Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cruises Argentina, Patagonia, South America, Tierra del Fuego Argentina, Ushuaia Argentina | Comments Off
Monday, October 15th, 2012
Vermont-based Country Walkers offers a tour of Argentina that explores on foot the wine country of Mendoza as well as the lakes of Patagonia. Add on three extra days in Buenos Aires for free by booking selected spring tours.
The walks on this eight-day trip are considered easy to moderate (the ...
Posted in Argentina, Bariloche Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, Patagonia, South America, Tours Buenos Aires, Travel Packages | Comments Off
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Bask in warmth of wine country before chilling out with penguins
Australia and Asia seem to be the new "in" spots for cruising as more and more ships are spending the winter in Australasia. But don't for-get about South America.
My 14-day South American cruise started in Santiago and finished in Buenos ...
Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Chile, Cruises Argentina, Patagonia, South America, Ushuaia Argentina | Comments Off
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
1. London
London will host the 2012 Olympic Summer Games this year while all of England is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 year reign with the Queen’s Jubilee Bank Holiday events. All summer long, London will host film festivals, ballets, concerts, benefits, and exhibitions in honor of the Queen Mother. The ...
Posted in Argentina, Patagonia, Perito Moreno Glacier, South America | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 8th, 2012
South America kicks off the winter season starting next week. While some ski resorts are still awaiting their first snow, others have received up to 20cm – a good base for things to come. This winter, South America is set to unveil four new ski lifts, including Chile's first gondola.
The ...
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Circling a continent must be one of the most extraordinary travel experiences — even more so if that land mass is South America. A huge number of the greatest sights of this extravagantly scenic place can be visited on a cruise that truly deserves the title of odyssey.
Adonia, the most ...
Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cruises Argentina, Falkland Islands, Patagonia, South America, Tierra del Fuego Argentina, Ushuaia Argentina | Comments Off
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Argentina is a a country where just about anything can be found. From a sultry street tango on a bustling street in Buenos Aires to the enormous whip-cracking sound of a house-sized chunk of ice falling from a glacier in Patagonia, Argentina is a land with something for everyone. Finding ...
Posted in Argentina, Argentine Northwest, Buenos Aires Argentina, Jujuy Argentina, Patagonia, Perito Moreno Glacier, South America, Tango | Comments Off
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
THIRTY years ago, a holiday in Argentina probably wouldn’t have been on the cards for most UK tourists. As controversial battles waged in the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, relations between Thatcher’s Britain and Argentina’s ruling military government were at an all-time low.
Today, thankfully, an invasion of a much more ...
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Argentina
"People are really waking up to what Buenos Aires is all about," says Gordon Campbell Gray, the celebrated hotelier who created One Aldwych in London, Carlisle Bay in Antigua and Le Gray in Beirut. "It's a party city – it's very beautiful architecturally but it's really about great food and ...
Posted in Argentina, Argentine Northeast, Buenos Aires Argentina, Iguazu Falls, Patagonia, Tango | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Indians too are now travelling abroad a lot more frequently than they did say a decade ago and they are looking aggressively for deals, discounts and freebees. While there are budget holidays which are cheap and affordable there are 'value' holidays which apart from offering some great financial bargains also ...
Posted in Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Argentine Northeast, Argentine Northwest, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cordoba Argentina, Cuyo, Iguazu Falls, Jujuy Argentina, Mendoza Argentina, Patagonia, Salta Argentina, South America | Comments Off
