Friday, February 13, 2015

happy feet !!

penguins roam freely at the end of the world 
on Martillo island, which lies on the Beagle Channel

you can meet three different types. most are Megellanic

but there are also 3 King penguins









penguin kiss xx :)

location: Martillo Island, part of Estancia Haberton

Uruguay for a bit



got tired of the hustle and bustle of BA so took a ferry to Uruguay for a few days

the beach was wonderful


and the town is one of the oldest in Uruguay




the historic quarter is a UNESCO world heritage site


location: Colonia del Sacramento


Wednesday, February 4, 2015

what's new Buenos Aires

Casa Rosada (the pink house)

and across the street is the Catedral Metropolitana, former home of Pope Francis

Eva Peron is still adored by people today
above: Ministry of Social Development building

the brightly colored streets of Caminito in La Boca

home of the tango


the stunning cemetery in Recoleta 







where Eva Peron is buried


took some tango lessons
but it was far more fun to watch the locals and enjoy the music
location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world

first we hiked up to base camp

at over 4,800 m

then hiked 200m more 

to the Cotopaxi glacier 

and stayed on an isolated farm

without electricity

and watched beautiful sunsets over the mountain
location: Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Banos, Ecuador

Banos is a beautiful town in the Ecuadorian Andes
it is great for hiking
swinging over cliffs

and mountain biking to see the waterfalls




and in town they smoke guinea pigs

and make amazing taffy that will give you a stomach ache for days
location: Banos, Ecuador