Archive for July, 2009

Recap of Las Leñas Trip

Monday, July 20th, 2009 Posted in sports, travel | 5 Comments »

Written by Jamie As some of you might know, we first moved to Argentina in 2005. We purchased and lived on a farm in the southern part of Mendoza. The reason we chose the area was to be close to Las ...

Picture of the Week

Saturday, July 18th, 2009 Posted in picture of the week | No Comments »

Fog on Lago Nahuel Huapi

Luxury Latin America Interviews Jamie

Friday, July 17th, 2009 Posted in business, real estate | 1 Comment »

Written by Shanie As his wife, I can honestly say that Jamie has some great words of wisdom... And for those lucky readers of Luxury Latin America they will get the inside scoop on the Lakes District housing market in their recently ...

Phrase of the Week

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | 1 Comment »

agujero negro:black hole While talking to my friend Maxi on the cell phone today, I was mysteriously cut off. He told me, "estabas en un agujero negro".

A Happy Ending!

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 Posted in day to day | 4 Comments »

Written by Jamie I am very happy to report that the homeless dog we previously wrote about now has a home! Cuca and her new mom seem to be very happy together. ¡Que bueno!

Patagonia Ski Update

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 Posted in day to day, sports | No Comments »

Written by Jamie We took advantage of the fine weather and headed around the lake to Cerro Bayo. The day was without wind and plenty of sunshine after the morning low clouds burned off. The upper half of the mountain had pretty good ...

Airline Flights Substantially Discounted!

Monday, July 13th, 2009 Posted in business, travel | 2 Comments »

Written by Jamie Mexicana Airlines is offering some unbelievable low fares at the moment. From now until December 9, round trip flights from Los Angeles to Buenos Aires are available starting at US$287, including all taxes. Other US cities to Buenos Aires ...

Picture of the Week

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 Posted in picture of the week | 3 Comments »

Bergen the 14 year old wonderdog doing what he loves to do!

Our Neighbor Hotel Llao Llao

Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in culture | 1 Comment »

Written by Shanie The five-star Hotel Llao Llao, located just down the street from us, is an elegant, monumental piece of architecture built within the majestic beauty of the Patagonian wilderness. And, even though we have mentioned the amazing architecture before, ...

Cerro Bayo: a New Kind of Ski Area

Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Posted in entertainment, sports, travel | 3 Comments »

Written by Shanie There is a Patagonian ski area near us that we've mentioned before that is going about the winter wonderland business in a different way. Cerro Bayo, located in the Patagonian village of Villa La Angostura, has created a fusion ...