Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Last Day

Well...
Today is my last day in Buenos Aires and I think we (madre and I) will be going out with a shopping 'bang!'
Thank you all so much for your support and uplifting comments through this adventure of mine.
I have not yet decided whether or not to morph this blog into a fashion/style/moda blog but if you want a preview of what looks and styling things I've been working on you can check out my Looklet site HERE.
Again, check back, I may be posting some yummy news on here soon!

XoXo Besos from Buenos Aires for the last time (at least for a while)

Breezy

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Adventures in the Andes

Oh traveling.
My mother and I left bustling Buenos Aires on last Thursday night for what we thought was the small, intimate, maybe a bit colonial and antique town of Mendoza, in Eastern Argentina. When we arrived on Friday morning, after around 14 hours of mediocre sleep via plush, reclining bus seats, we stood corrected. It's not that Mendoza was grimy, busy, and metropolitan, but it wasn't anywhere near quaint, either. Nevertheless, we stumbled into our nice little hostel near Plaza Chile and a Carrefour grocery (more like a South American Walmart we soon came to find out) bright and early, eager to get into the Andes as soon as possible.
Day one: we decided to take it easy, strolling the cobbly (my new word) streets, sniffing out art museums, sitting in plazas, gawking at the excessive military/police presence, and eating surprisingly decent food. We also set up quite the adventure the next day through our flighty and somewhat distracted front deskman, Max. We were all geared up to go into the mountains for a day of trekking, repelling and ziplining.
Day two: our transportation was supposed to show up and scoop us into their van anywhere between 8:30-9:30 AM. By 9:40 we had been informed that they had somehow 'forgotten' our pickup and were too far out to come back for us! How dare they, said my mother, don't they know how cute we are? Obviously not. After an attempted rush (well, my mom and I were rushing, our decrepit cabdriver was doing everything but) to the bus station to catch an Andes-bound public bus, we returned dejected to our hostel. We were forced to explore the city to new depths, and would not be obtaining our adrenaline rush any time soon.
Day three: the skies were grey and threatening rain as we pilled into our transport van to the hotsprings/spa which is of course, mostly outdoors. They were beautiful hot springs, different pools, indoor and out, some trickling down the hill side to a larger pool near the river. We also indulged in massages, which were really, very good, especially considering they were only 30 minutes long.
Day four: Wooo! Adrenaline! We did ziplines all day in the mountains, mountain top to mountain top, across a big, muddy river, back across even higher... it was pretty cool.
And now, we are safe and sound back in Buenos Aires, leaving in the morning for Punta del Este, Uruguay, resort town to the rich and famous of Buenos Aires and surrounding areas! Beach beach beach. We cannot wait.