by Allan Stratton | Feb 4, 2010 | Travels
So far we’d been traveling on our own. But our excellent travel agent, Pablo Kesselman of Carlson-Wagonlit/Clarke-Way Travel — who’s originally from Buenos Aires and whose life story would make a great novel — hooked us up with a company called...
by Allan Stratton | Feb 1, 2010 | Travels
Iguazu Falls was exciting, but not as exciting as the evening taxi ride from the Salta airport to our B&B. There are three speeds in Argentina: “AAA!”, “AAAAAAA!”, and “HOLY F***ING AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!” Argentinians drive like...
by Allan Stratton | Jan 29, 2010 | Travels
Okay. There are miles of protected semi-tropical bush in all directions around Iguazu Falls. But there’s one very clean little restaurant area. This critter is the Argentinian version of a raccoon. He waltzed right out of the bush. On that trail to the swimming...
by Allan Stratton | Jan 25, 2010 | X-tra Stuff
It’s one thing to SEE Iguazu Falls. It’s another thing to be in it.Well… there’s a trail that leads several miles into the semi-tropical bush at the end of which is are a pair of falls that land in a natural pool. It’s the one place in...
by Allan Stratton | Jan 22, 2010 | Travels
I was gobsmacked by the Falls when I saw The Mission and Indiana Jones. But seeing them in person is like nothing else in the world. Let’s get me and Daniel out of the way so you can get a better look. Iguazu Falls is Niagara Falls on steroids. In fact, Niagara...
