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A tile mural at Cinacina showing a gaucho riding sport

To Throw the Horse Out the Window: Gauchos in South America

March 21, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

A saying relating to gauchos is to ‘tira el caballo por la ventana’ – ‘throw the horse out of the window’. It means to spare no expense, something gauchos do with regularity […]

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Argentina, South American
salt flats (Salinas Grandes)near Purmamarca in Argentina

Salt Flats near Salta in Argentina

December 24, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

Las Salinas Grandes (Great Salt Flats) in the High Puna of Argentina are at 3,450 metres (11 320 feet) above sea level. Pools of turquoise water and mounds of salt.Salt […]

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Argentina, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
picada en el menu

The Merienda, Argentinian-Style Afternoon ‘Tea’

December 20, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

The merienda is the equivalent of the traditional English ‘tea’ of Argentina, only in the case of Argentina, it is something to fill in those long, hungry hours before the […]

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Argentina, South American
Parrilladas are the Argentinean mixed grill of carne, carne, carne

Parrilladas, the Argentinean Mixed Grill of Carne, Carne, Carne

October 24, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Parrilladas are the famous Argentinean mixed grill of carne, carne, carne. At an Estancia (Ranch Estate) where they were preparing the grill for our first parrillada.There were a lot more […]

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Argentina, Wine
Gardel was the man who first put words to tangos creating a sensation around much of the Americas and Europe. This great tango singer shows up on this decorative painted filete mural in Buenos Aires

Fileteado Porteño, a Style of Painting from Buenos Aires

May 7, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

This decorative painted style, very popular in Buenos Aires, is called ‘Fileteado Porteño’, ‘porteños’ being what the inhabitants of Buenos Aires call themselves. The colourful style, with its painted swirls […]

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Argentina, Art
Swedish Ferry going to Denmark

Yellow and Blue: the Colours of the Swedish Flag

January 15, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

We went to Sweden after some time in Denmark and found that the Swedes do not display their flags nearly as much as the Danes. Boats are the best place […]

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Argentina, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Sweden
A canyon view with a condor at the Quebrada del Condorito National Park in Argentina

The Birds of Argentina, Including the National Bird, the Condor

March 23, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

I wrote this for my six-year-old niece when I got back from Argentina… This is all about the birds we saw on our trip to Argentina. The first place we went […]

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Argentina, One Word Photo Challenge
mask Chico Cesar

Travel Theme: Which Mask Am I?

February 6, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

In the museum in Jujuy we decided to figure out which of the Andean masks best represented each one of us. Me. Al.Chico Cesar. Jujuy is in Argentina and pronounced […]

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Argentina, Travel Theme
The Brilliantly Coloured Buildings of La Boca in Buenos Aires

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Vibrant Colours in La Boca

October 14, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 17 Comments

La Boca is one of the poorer barrios (neighbourhoods) in Buenos Aires. Its location near the port made it a logical place to live for fishermen and dockworkers. One of the many pieces […]

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Argentina, South American
Twisting Road in the High Puna of Argentina

Twisting Roads in the High Puna of Argentina

August 26, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

The High Puna of Argentina leads up into the Andes with roads that twist and turn forever upwards, and later forever downwards. The altitude here is 4,170 m (13,681 ft). […]

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Argentina, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge

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