The weather was foggy throughout my days in Lima. I barely saw the Sun. The cold water in the Pacific and the warm air from the inland play a major role in creating all this Fog. I stayed in the area of Miraflores, which contrary to my recommendation, is quite far from the City Center …
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Brazilians love Graffiti, it appears ... There was amazing street art along the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Tefe, Manaus, Sao Paulo and Foz do Iguaçu. Here is a peek ... Captured during my travels. Adios!
Using the Subte card, I visited every single station within the Buenos Aires Underground/Metro System. Each station has unique art along its walls ... For many of the murals, they have acknowledged the Artist as well. I have tried to capture as much as I could. Adios!
Travel, to me, is a wholesome experience. The Planning and Research, Interactions with the Locals, Souvenirs, Cuisine, Sights (Palaces, Museums, Shows Etc.) and last but not the least, even the minor/major niggles play a role in making the overall Trip an "EXPERIENCE". This is the blog I had posted in 2010: https://gattokaran.com/2010/03/19/travel-tips-from-an-amateur-school-of-hard-knocks-graduate/ Some of the …
This blog relates my experiences when I took the "Fast Boat" from Manaus to Tefe, in the Amazonas state of Brazil. Amazon is such a might river, I even saw huge ships use it! In my entire trip, there was a "weak spot" or a "risky point". That was: I did not have an advance …
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I have been a huge fan of Diego Maradona and based on that, I have heard of Boca Juniors a lot. It was a dream to visit La Boca and also the Boca Juniors stadium. Adios!
Unfortunately, all I got in Uruguay was rainy days 🙁 Despite the rains, tried to sight-see as much as I could. Adios!
One cannot ignore the Spanish influence in Argentina ... One of the imports is Empanada, the yummy baked (or fried) meat-filled pastry. Based on reviews I had read online, I had lunch at Le Americana. Given below is the Google Maps direction to get to the Le Americana restaurant I went to: https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Congreso+de+la+Naci%C3%B3n+Argentina,+Av.+Rivadavia+1864,+C1033AAV+CABA,+Argentina/la+americana+buenos+aires/@-34.6090389,-58.394403,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x95bccac2cd859503:0x75cdafaaef2b946!2m2!1d-58.3926061!2d-34.6098208!1m5!1m1!1s0x95bccac2feb3b3e5:0x59d5211cfbbd22b9!2m2!1d-58.3918225!2d-34.6082465 This …
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Cusco was blessed with magnificent weather while I was there. The town is easy to explore on foot and that is exactly what I did, outside of my trip to Machu Picchu. Adios!
I was inspired by all the magnificent photos of Christ the Redeemer I had seen online. Alas, I was very unlucky with the weather and though I attempted to visit the site twice (during my stay in Rio), both the times all I got was rain and clouds 🙁 Adios!