But For the Sky

Month: October 2011

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    South Africans are the kindest people we've met yet: refreshingly warm, generous, and helpful. # Delicious Indian food last night at Masala Dosa & top 3 burgers of all time tonight at Royal Eatery. Cape Town you're making us fat! # OH last night: "oh, you will LOVE The Kruger!" [said with British accent &…

  • Mendoza: More Wine, More Steak

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    After a successful road trip up north, we again packed our bags and took a 19-hour bus south to the wine country capital of Mendoza. Nick had been there five years ago when visiting a friend who was living in Valparaíso (across the border in Chile) and remembered it fondly, and I knew I wasn’t…

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    With gratitude, wonderful memories, and smiles on our faces, we bid farewell to South America, our home for the last 3.5 months. # The lowdown on #overland tours in #Africa | The Road Forks http://t.co/RRhVnKpv # Enjoying the bottle of Malbec we bought in Mendoza & heading out for a final steak dinner at La…

  • Yum: Alfajores

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    I had seen these cookies in other countries, but as soon as we got to Argentina, everyone started to take their alfajores much more seriously. Essentially it is a cookie sandwich made of two somewhat dry but nonetheless tasty cookies and filled with dulce de leche, which in my opinion is pretty much the best-tasting…

  • Northwest Argentina Road Trip

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    After a great introduction to northwest Argentina during our few days in Salta, we decided it was time for a roadtrip. We’ve been taking buses everywhere, which is a great way to get around South America, but the disadvantage is that it restricts us to only traveling to places that have regular bus connections. Originally…

  • Salta

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    We’re getting good at border crossings. After a little trouble finding our bus from Tupiza to the border, and a little roadwork on the trip, we arrived in Villazon, Bolivia, got our exit stamps, skipped across the bridge marking the border to Argentina, got our entry stamps, and then hopped on another bus to our…

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    Loving our adorable apartment in the kick-ass San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. So glad we have 8 days here! # Patagonia, we'll be back for you in warmer weather (& hopefully not after a volcano eruption), but right now we gotta head to Buenos Aires! # Beautiful bike ride today on the Circuito Chico…