Argentina - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com Stories and travel guides from the Lake District Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:26:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-lwne-logo-black-rgb-861px@72ppi-32x32.jpg Argentina - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com 32 32 127582044 What is it like to take a night bus in South America? https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/what-is-it-like-to-take-a-night-bus-in-south-america/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/what-is-it-like-to-take-a-night-bus-in-south-america/#respond Fri, 24 May 2019 07:24:24 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=4466 If you plan on backpacking in South America, chances are at some point, you are going to take a night bus to cover some serious distance. I’ve put together a little lowdown on the four different experiences I had using night buses in Argentina, Chile and Peru – which were of varying quality from free […]

The post What is it like to take a night bus in South America? first appeared on Look With New Eyes.

]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/what-is-it-like-to-take-a-night-bus-in-south-america/feed/ 0 4466 How much does it cost? One month in Argentina https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/how-much-does-it-cost-one-month-in-argentina/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/how-much-does-it-cost-one-month-in-argentina/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:39:17 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=4047 This post is a detailed look at our backpacking trip to Argentina at the end of December 2018 including accommodation, long distance and local transport, food, drink and activities. I’ll admit, I’m massive a geek when it comes to tracking spending on trips – I find it really interesting to look back on in the […]

The post How much does it cost? One month in Argentina first appeared on Look With New Eyes.

]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/how-much-does-it-cost-one-month-in-argentina/feed/ 0 4047 Sunset Horse Riding and Asado in Mendoza, Argentina https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/sunset-horse-riding-and-asado-in-mendoza-argentina/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/sunset-horse-riding-and-asado-in-mendoza-argentina/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:50:52 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3981 “To go left, pull the reins like this and to make him stop, pull the reins back sharply”. This was the one command I really cared about as I eyed my horse, Miguel, nervously. After bumping down a gravel road for half an hour outside of Mendoza with B and two girls from our hostel, […]

The post Sunset Horse Riding and Asado in Mendoza, Argentina first appeared on Look With New Eyes.

]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/sunset-horse-riding-and-asado-in-mendoza-argentina/feed/ 0 3981 What to eat in Buenos Aires – and where to find it https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/what-to-eat-in-buenos-aires-and-where-to-find-it/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/what-to-eat-in-buenos-aires-and-where-to-find-it/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:54:20 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=4023 Whilst living and working in a vineyard restaurant in New Zealand, many of my fellow chefs were from Argentina and Chile, the kitchen often a rowdy babble of Spanish. Occasionally, at staff meal times, we were treated to recreated dishes from South America. Jars of the delicious dulce de leche (caramel milk) were available at […]

The post What to eat in Buenos Aires – and where to find it first appeared on Look With New Eyes.

]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/what-to-eat-in-buenos-aires-and-where-to-find-it/feed/ 0 4023 Street Life in La Boca, Buenos Aires https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/street-life-in-la-boca-buenos-aires/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/street-life-in-la-boca-buenos-aires/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:10:17 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3922 On our last day in Buenos Aires, we fancied exploring an alternative district of the city and made our way to La Boca. On the edge of a shipyard, La Boca is a gritty, working-class area of the city, famous for its highly successful football team Boca Juniors and a host of colourful tin houses, […]

The post Street Life in La Boca, Buenos Aires first appeared on Look With New Eyes.

]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/street-life-in-la-boca-buenos-aires/feed/ 1 3922 A slow Sunday in Buenos Aires https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-slow-sunday-in-buenos-aires/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-slow-sunday-in-buenos-aires/#respond Tue, 11 Dec 2018 22:04:14 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3892 First light on a spring morning, in a brand new city. A combination of mild jet lag and early morning heat and light woke me early, a world away from the cold dark mornings we had left behind in Devon. Spring was awash in Buenos Aires, the the purple jarcanada trees still clinging on to […]

The post A slow Sunday in Buenos Aires first appeared on Look With New Eyes.

]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-slow-sunday-in-buenos-aires/feed/ 0 3892 My Big Winter Adventure: the plan for Argentina & Chile https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/my-big-winter-adventure-the-plan-for-argentina-chile/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/my-big-winter-adventure-the-plan-for-argentina-chile/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:49:39 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=3868 Back in March, in the heady warmth of the Alpine sunshine we roughed out plans for a big trip. It’s been 3 years since my last extended trip, a winter in Eastern Europe and 6 years since a long distance trip, living and working in New Zealand for two years, followed by 3 months in […]

The post My Big Winter Adventure: the plan for Argentina & Chile first appeared on Look With New Eyes.

]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/my-big-winter-adventure-the-plan-for-argentina-chile/feed/ 2 3868