9 Feb 2018 (Bariloche, Argentina): I’m eating chocolate! It’s a thing here because some Italian immigrants back in the day happened to be chocolate makers, and because now the whole city embraces anything that might draw comparisons to Switzerland (e.g. we walked past at least two restaurants advertising their fondue). I don’t love when things […]
Day 34
8 Feb 2018 (Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes, Argentina): We’re hiking through a forest next to a lake inside a peninsula that’s jutting into a much larger lake. I don’t love the composition of this photo (maybe some more cropping will help), but the colors are just magnificent. These trees look like they’re made out of […]
Day 33
7 Feb 2018 (Lago Nahuel Huapi, Argentina): We had a spectacular morning going kayaking. It was a highlight of the trip for me. Super duper fun to be out on the water, using different muscles, floating and gliding and taking it all in. The guide was also really good (he took this pic). He told […]
Day 32
6 Feb 2018 (Villa La Angostura, Argentina): Sometimes when I’m at a cold, empty beach, I feel like I’m seeing something that I shouldn’t be. Like it’s not ready yet, and I’ll ruin the surprise.
Day 31
5 Feb 2018 (Villa La Angostura, Argentina): Today is a travel day, but we make it to Villa La Angostura (90 minute drive outside Bariloche) with plenty of sunlight remaining. This town has lots of fancy vacation homes and fancy boutique hotels, and here is the biggie hotel in our little corner (Punta Manzano) of […]
Day 30
4 Feb 2018 (Buenos Aires, Argentina): A friend from NYC is unexpectedly in Montevideo for work (which is a short ferry ride from BA), and we meet up here at a sports bar for the Super Bowl. We eat ribs. He uses gloves like an Argentinian; I use my hands like an American. It’s great […]