Let’s talk money!
The Argentinan government is trying to prop up the value of the peso and as a result a parallel market for US dollars has emerged called the “blue dollar” and gets anyone with greenbacks 30...
Category: Blogging
Taking to the skies
As you may have seen on the twitter feed, we wanted to take to Argentinian skies in a glider (for Stephen) and a parapente (paragliding) flight (for Christina). Unfortunately the tandem glider pilot decided I...
Wine and Olive Tasting in Mendoza province
Here we are in Argentina, after an arduous border crossing that we might blog about later on, but let’s focus on the positive. We’re in the wine region of Mendoza, specifically in the town...
First Impressions of Santiago, Chile
We just arrived in Santiago and it feels like such a breath of fresh air compared to Lima. I wasn’t expecting to like it because I’ve been feeling a bit done with big cities,...
Where do angels come from?
Cusco has a very famous cathedral on its main square that features a painting of the Last Supper with a guinea pig being served up to share with the apostles (talk about adapting art for local...
Travel plans
My contract in Peru is wrapping up at the end of the month and we are starting to plan our adventure in Argentina and Chile. I’ve been doing a bit of researching and dreaming,...
Con que se come?
In Spanish, when you use a complicated word you’re not sure everyone will understand, you would throw in my current favourite expression ‘Con que se come?’ (“and what do you eat it with?”). Ie. the best...
