Posted on December 8, 2008 by turtlestravel
Mountian bikes took us around the ¨small circuit¨ that winds around Lakes Nahuel Huapi, Perito Moreno and beyond. It was kind of a tough ride, since we hadn´t been biking since Tahiti. The uphill climbs were rewarded by long coasts downhill, though, and we were left with a sense of accomplishment at the end. There [...]
Filed under: Argentina, South America | Tagged: Bariloche, bike, lake, nature | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 6, 2008 by turtlestravel
Saturday at the Lake. Everyone was there. Some brave souls took a dip in the icy late spring water. We shared a pizza and beer at a little cafe, and wished we were staying this far out from the city where it was so quite and peaceful. Later in the day we hiked to the [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by Heather Tamara
Population-wise Rotorua is a big city (over 70,000 or so). We were advised it might seem overly commercial for our liking, but we wanted to experience the often talked about geothermal area that’s still bubbling, spouting and boiling away. The area is also very special in Maori history, and today there are lots of cultural [...]
Filed under: New Zealand | Tagged: geothermal, lake, mud, Rotorua, volcano | 2 Comments »
