FOTO FRIDAY: The Beautiful Iruya, Argentina

Iruya, Argentina

Rocio & I woke up in beautiful Tilcara at the Malka Hostel and walked down to the Municipal Market for breakfast. From there we hit the road on our wild ride to the secluded village of Iruya. We finished the day in Humahuaca at the Monumento al Indio. Check out all the photos of Iruya […]

FOTO FRIDAY: Apples in Salta, Argentina

Candy Apples in Salta, Argentina

Here are some photos from our first day in Salta, Argentina. We arrived in Salta an after a 18 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires. We stayed at the Exxes Hostel, walked around the city, took the teleferico up Cerro San Bernardo and had an amazing dinner at La Casona del Molino. Check out all […]

T2T Poetry: An Argentine Love Story

Fabian Perez - Buenos Aires, Argentina

A few days before I headed back to the States, I met up with famous writer and good friend, Paul Perry, to shoot an interview for T2T’s “Townie Spotlight” section. As I want to keep creating new and unique ways to share my experiences via Tourist 2 Townie, he inspired me to try my hand at […]

Day 6 & 7: Cafayate & Cachi, Argentina

In Route to Cafayate, Argentina

The tour bus: If you achieve a solid blend of fun passengers, enthusiastic tour-guide and interesting destinations, you can have yourself a pretty damn good time. Against townie regulations, Friday morning we decided to trade the rental car for the tour bus to go see Cafayate. I was pretty tired of driving everywhere and it worked […]

Day 4 & 5: Salta, San Lorenzo & Game 7

Getting a lift in San Salvador de Jujuy

After another beautiful morning in Tilcara we headed to San Salvador de Jujuy to return the car and catch a bus back to Salta. As we were filling up the gas tank on our way back I noticed a few nicks in her armor (under the layers of dirt) from our previous days adventure to Iruya. […]

How To: Chew Coca Leaves (kind of)

Coca Leaves from Tilcara, Argentina

After being in Northern Argentina for a few days we started noticing everyone with big cheek-fuls of coca leaves.  Most of the men in the area looked like old-time baseball players or chipmunks packing away nuts for the winter. Chewing coca leaves is a big part of the culture here in Northern Argentina as well […]

Day 3: Iruya, Humahuaca & Dog Fights

Central Market in Tilcara, Colombia

As Rocio got ready for Day 3’s adventure, I took a stroll across the Malka Hostel to a viewpoint next to the entrance that overlooked Tilcara. At first glance, Tilcara looks like a different world. Houses are made from the most basic of material, old cars on dirt roads, scavenging dogs and short-women carrying 5 […]

Day 2: Salinas Grandes, 7 Colors & Tilcara

Boy in Tilcara, Jujuy Region, Argentina

After an amazing first day in Salta Rocio and I woke up early to go explore the Northern most province of Argentina, Jujuy. We planned to head up there first because we wanted to be back in Salta for the weekend to see the Argentina World Cup match and the big bicentenerio festival. We packed up […]

Day 1: Buenos Aires to Salta, Argentina

Bus from Buenos Aires to Salta, Argentina

The juice was worth the squeeze. That’s really all I can say to justify the 18+ hour micro (bus) ride from Buenos Aires to Salta. Despite the terrible food and awkward choice of man-eating-crocodile flicks, the bus ride itself might have been the most efficient and organized service I’ve experienced here in Argentina. Unlike an airplane […]

Tequila!

Tequila Image

Tequila comes from the fermented juices of the blue agave plant. The agave is not a cactus as many people believe, but actually a member of the lily family. By Mexican law, authentic Tequila is only that which is produced in certain regions, such as the western state of Jalisco. It is not to be […]