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Visit Jujuy and you’ll be asked if you’ve seen the hill with seven colors. Then the one with 14 colors. Then, oddly, the colorless flatlands. It’s a Lucky Charms treasure hunt, and you’ll be chasing that rainbow all around the region.
On the heels of my 30th birthday, I took a solo trip to the north of Argentina. Salta — with its accessible airport and central location — served as my home base throughout the trip. Discover the charms of this city that blends colonial grandeur and Andean tradition.
Unabashed snoop that I am, I love peeking at other people’s packing lists. For those like me, here are the contents of my own bag, as well as pocketbook, for a fall-time budget trip to Salta and Jujuy.
We pulled onto the sand pathway that leads to nothing but Cariló and the Atlantic Ocean, and I knew one thing: I’d be spending the whole week barefoot. Cariló is tucked away in a manmade forest about 225 miles south of Buenos Aires. Throughout the stay, I kept trying to draw comparisons to familiar places. Culturally, its reminiscent of California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea — think linen pants and crisp white wine and Restoration Hardware. But the sand streets! The beachside forests! The sunrises! Cariló, from the ground up, is unique.
I was sprinting through the airport — sneakers in one hand, laptop in the other — when I thought, “You’re doing this wrong.” Non-humble brag (wait, that’s just a brag): I’m normally a calm and prepared traveler who packs light and breezes through TSA. But during a trip to California earlier this month, I made a few bad moves and paid in exhaustion throughout my trip. Here, with three top tips to never follow, learn from my mistakes. Please.
I cried when I first saw it. Huddled inside a bouncing raft, we were rounding the bend when Iguazú Falls opened up before us. The waterfall system, divided between Argentina and Brazil, is the largest in the world. Its name “Iguazú” comes from the Guarani or Tupi words meaning “water” and “big.” Straightforward. Accurate. Precisely the only thing on my mind.
Whether you’re visiting Buenos Aires or hosting friends for a bit, it can be tricky to pack the best of this city into just ten days.
During my first two weeks in Buenos Aires, I lived like an empanada-eating vagabond and did nothing more than check off my list of must-see museums, parks, cafes and city landmarks. Here’s the shortlist.
Getting your work visa in Argentina isn’t easy. But I can assure you of this: The process for U.S. residents is not so overwhelming that you should throw up your hands and spend the money/energy/time leaving the country every three months to renew your tourist visa.
It was this time last year that I decided to move to Buenos Aires. During a weekend getaway with my mom and sisters, I confessed my restlessness. I had a comfortable job writing for a newspaper in Silicon Valley, a cute townhouse near work, and a small group of fantastic friends. I was a few hours from my hometown, so I could visit family often. But I craved newness.