We are in New York, back in the US after 37,766.2 miles on A Long Drive.
Monthly Archive for May, 2009
Happy
Posted in Quote of the Day on May 8th, 2009
“I got on a plane and left South America. Probably the last time I remember being happy.” – Dave Connors, on returning from his journey to Ushuaia and back.
A Divine Comedy
Posted in Argentina on May 6th, 2009
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At MALBA |
The Divine Comedy and the Story of a Merchant’s Dream.
(Map this!)
Nel mezzo del camin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva scura,
chè la dritta via era smarrita.
– Dante Alighieri, “L’Inferno”
With these famous lines we enter hell. Or rather, the first (ground) floor of Palacio Barolo, the product of a fantastic dream of a rich textile merchant of twentieth century Argentina, Luis Barolo.
Borges Vision
Posted in Quote of the Day on May 2nd, 2009
It has to be said that Borges fundamentally changes how you view Buenos Aires” – Shreesh Taskar, on Jorge Luis Borges.
Traveling forever
Posted in Argentina on May 2nd, 2009
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Palacio Barolo |
Southern South America – Terminus – Long term Travel – The Travelers – The Nature of Long Term Travel – Going Home
At its Southern tip South America looks like an inverted cone, squeezing all travelers into a limited area. Thus, it seemed to us that the continent was suddenly full of overlanders from Europe, America and Australia. In contrast to the rest of our journey, we were greeting at least one expedition vehicle a day.