Buenos Aires beckons
Buenos Aires pulses with life and a Latin vibe, and like all of the world’s great cities it never seems to sleep.
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Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
DrFumblefinger visits Plaza de Mayo, the financial and political heart of Buenos Aires.
Santo Domingo Convent, Buenos Aires
DrFumblefinger visits this basilica in Buenos Aires, part of a former Dominican convent.
Disney headed to Antarctica
Disney is planning small-ship expeditions to Antarctica and the Galapagos once cruising resumes.
Metropolitan Cathedral, Buenos Aires (Where Gumbo Was #411)
Gumbo was visiting the main Catholic church in downtown Buenos Aires. An interesting building that houses a memorial to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and General San Martin, considered the Father of Argentina.
August 23, 2020: Argentina’s Northwest
Gilles shares some photos of the beautiful remote and relatively unexplored northwest region of Argentina.
A Final Walk in Tierra del Fuego National Park
DrFumblefinger explores Lapataia Bay. The southern end of the PanAm highway is located here, and the Bay is within a stone's throw of the Chilean/Argentinian border, a border that has long been disputed.
January 12, 2020: Evita, Ministry of Health building, Buenos Aires
DrFumblefinger admires the portraits of Evita on this tall government office building in Buenos Aires.
Tren del Fin del Mundo, Ushuaia
DrFumblefinger takes a train journey to the "end of the earth", in southern South America.
Around Recoleta
DrFumblefinger shares some snapshots taken while strolling around Recoleta.
Norwegian flying nearly Pole-to-Pole
With a combo of four routes, Norwegian connects the airports nearest the North and South Poles.
Sept. 12, 2019: Lunch at the Museum, Recoleta
DrFumblefinger enjoyed a nice lunch at Croque Madame Café, which is part of the Decorative Arts Museum in Buenos Aires.
Maritime and Prison Museum, Ushuaia (Where Gumbo was #339)
Gumbo was visiting the Naval and Prison museum, housed in the old Prison building, in Ushuaia.
August 11, 2019: The Coin Artist, Ushuaia
DrFumblefinger and MrsFumblefinger were pleased to find this expertly cut pendants. Their art is carefully freed from the coins by this skilled artisan.
July 28, 2019: Punta Tombo: Biggest Penguin Colony Outside Antarctica
Located on the Valdez Peninsula in Argentina, Grand Escapades shares photos of a visit to a huge colony of the loveable Magellanic penguin