Tag: Buenos Aires

  • City Exploration, Panoramic Views, and Unexpected Surprises: A Tale of Santiago and Buenos Aires

    City Exploration, Panoramic Views, and Unexpected Surprises: A Tale of Santiago and Buenos Aires

    JohnS did some exploring of the city, taking in a historical walking tour while JG visited the the 64 story, 300 metres high Gran Torre Santiago providing panoramic views of the city and beyond. The suggestion is that this represents the growing economy of the country. Certainly in the section…

  • Uruguay

    Uruguay

    Heading to Uruguay via Buquebus at the ferry terminal. Check in is recommended 2 hours before departure and arriving in good time meant that we were able to go through passport control (Argentinian and Uruguayan) quickly and smoothly. Many people were travelling and the ferry was pretty full. We wanted…

  • Exploring Buenos Aires

    Exploring Buenos Aires

    Day 2 and we need to see some of the city and it’s delights. The most inexpensive way to get around for the three of us is by Uber, they are so cheap it’s crazy not to and the city is big! We started the day at Plaza de Mayo,…

  • Day 1

    Day 1

    So, after 11 hours we touch down in Rio de Janeiro. It was only at check-in that we realised this ‘direct’ flight had passengers getting off and on in Rio. A change of crew and a cleaned up plane we set off on the final 2 1/2 hours to Buenos…