Archive for June, 2010

5 Things We Will Miss About Living in Patagonia

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Posted in day to day, lifestyle | 29 Comments »

Written by Shanie and Jamie As our time winds down here, we both have been reflecting on the last three years of living in awe-inspiring Patagonia (and the words awe and inspiring are not exaggerations). So, in due appreciation, we thought ...

Getting Ready for Mundial!

Monday, June 7th, 2010 Posted in culture, sports | 4 Comments »

Written by Jamie Here in Argentina all of the attention these days is focused on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which begins this weekend. After Argentina's disappointing 6th place finish in 2006, the country is eager for redemption. I caught up ...

Picture of the Week

Saturday, June 5th, 2010 Posted in picture of the week | No Comments »

Streams of light through visions in grey, Lake Nahuel Huapi, Patagonia, Argentina

Bariloche Autumn Ending, Winter Beginning

Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in weather | 1 Comment »

Written by Jamie Like clockwork, the beautiful fall weather has made way for early winter-like  weather. The last few days have been overcast and rainy. The upper-half of the mountains, above approximately 1,400 meters, are starting to build a nice base of snow. The fall ...

Phrase of the Week

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »

mandarse una macana: Macana, in short means, an issue or trouble, and used in this scenario means to botch something or mess something up.

New Bariloche Flights

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 Posted in business, travel | No Comments »

Written by Jamie Andes Airlines has announced it will begin flying from Buenos Aires to Bariloche and then Esquel. Between July and September, flights will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and cost 535 pesos each way. Esquel is a sleepy town a ...

Patagonia Investment Property Virtual Tour

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Posted in day to day, lifestyle, real estate | 2 Comments »

Written by Shanie For those that haven't heard yet, Jamie and I are being pulled back up to the northern hemisphere due to an exciting new business venture that we are involved with that has to do with green energy. As ...