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San Carlos de Bariloche

Posted on July 11, 2019 | 4 min | 793 words | Mollie Glovinsky

While we were in El Calafate, with less than ideal internet speeds, we received news that our flight was cancelled from Buenos Aires to Bariloche… the flight we were supposed to take in three days. Bariloche- the place we were supposed to be meeting our friend David who was coming all the way from … [Read More]

El Calafate...

...and El Chalten

Posted on June 23, 2019 | 4 min | 733 words | Mollie Glovinsky

Our next stop was a two hour flight northwest to El Calafate, which is also the name of a berry local to the region. This city is has a population of about 20,000 people and would you believe it- pink flamingos! Here is poor quality picture proof, because let’s face it I’m not a professional … [Read More]

Tags: Argentina South America Travel

Ushuaia

The City at the End of the World

Posted on June 4, 2019 | 2 min | 348 words | Mollie Glovinsky

Ushuaia is the southernmost city in Argentina. It’s surprisingly bigger than we expected- about 100,000 people call the city home. Also surprisingly, it is a major manufacturing and shipping hub of the country. There is definitely a strong industrial vibe outside of the touristy center. It is cool … [Read More]

Categories: Articles Tags: South America Argentina Travel

Tierra del Fuego

Land of Fire

Posted on May 28, 2019 | 2 min | 364 words | Mollie Glovinsky

In the house I grew up, we had a big world map hanging up in the hallway upstairs. Twice a day when I would brush my teeth and was otherwise unoccupied for two minutes, I would study this map. One place always drew my attention: Tierra del Fuego. Land of Fire. Doesn’t that name make your imagination … [Read More]

Tags: Travel South America Argentina

First Impressions of Buenos Aires

Posted on May 21, 2019 | 2 min | 416 words | Mollie Glovinsky

I have been enjoying my first few days in Buenos Aires immensely. We’ve been doing a fair bit of walking around the local neighborhood (Belgrano), mostly to coffee shops. We did spend one day in the car with Ryan’s aunt in San Isidro and one day by car in Palmero, Recoleta, and Almagro. I will get … [Read More]

Tags: South America Argentina Short Travel Culture

Dulce de Leche

...on everything

Posted on May 21, 2019 | 1 min | 179 words | Mollie Glovinsky

I had heard tons about dulce de leche before ever making it to Argentina because of Ryan and his obsession with all things sweet. It was still severely underrated. For those of you who have never been lucky enough to try Argentine dulce de leche, it’s similar to caramel but 1000x better. Take … [Read More]

Tags: South America Argentina Short Food

Choosing to Travel

Mollie's Perspective

Posted on May 19, 2019 | 2 min | 362 words | Mollie Glovinsky

Disclosure: I have been out of this whole writing thing for a while. I am not particularly good at it. I do not enjoy putting my thoughts and ideas out there into the public eye. Not that this is particularly public- if you’re reading this right now, you’re probably someone in my family or a very … [Read More]

Tags: Insight