Well I thought that after 6 weeks of letting Shane taking charge of the blog, it was about time I made a contribution!
So anyway, we decided that a 1 1/2 hour flight from El Calafate to Bariloche as opposed to a 28hour bus trip was a much nicer option...and for only 30euro more it was definitely worthwhile! The flight itself was pretty cool flying north alongside the eastern side of the Andes for the whole trip. On arrival at Bariloche airport we were two of only six people getting off the plane (it was flying on to Buenos Aires) and when we walked into the terminal our rucksacks were already waiting for us on the baggage belt...nice!
We had recommendations from fellow travellers about a hostel run by an Irish couple called Pudu. Unfortunately we left it a bit late for booking and it was full on our first night in the town so we stayed in a Hostelling International hostel instead...it was pretty lacking in character and charm but the free dinner made up for it that night!
Bariloche itself is a really pretty and quaint town...reminds me of what you would expect a Swiss alpine resort to look like. It was set on a gorgeous lake with snow capped mountains surrounding it, and the town was full of cute log cabin houses, shops and restaurants. My favourite aspect of the place was however the chocolate......amazing! Every third shop on the main street was a chocolate shop and I certainly made the most of it!
On our second day there we moved to Pudu....our first impressions were not great! The place looked pretty run down and shabby and we were begining to wonder why the hell people had recommended it to us! But we soon found out as that night we had one hell of a drinking session with our 1euro bottles of wine along with all the other hostel guests! We made some great friends and of course in our drunken state we all decided it would be a good idea to go kayaking the next day and got the hostel owner to book it for us. How much did I regret it the next day!! But, with head throbbing and stomach churning off we went on a minibus to one of the other lakes near the town and got kitted out for our kayaking. It turned out to be great fun and suprisingly a great hangover cure!
So, all in all a great few days in Bariloche before heading to our next stop..... Pucon in Chile.
So anyway, we decided that a 1 1/2 hour flight from El Calafate to Bariloche as opposed to a 28hour bus trip was a much nicer option...and for only 30euro more it was definitely worthwhile! The flight itself was pretty cool flying north alongside the eastern side of the Andes for the whole trip. On arrival at Bariloche airport we were two of only six people getting off the plane (it was flying on to Buenos Aires) and when we walked into the terminal our rucksacks were already waiting for us on the baggage belt...nice!
We had recommendations from fellow travellers about a hostel run by an Irish couple called Pudu. Unfortunately we left it a bit late for booking and it was full on our first night in the town so we stayed in a Hostelling International hostel instead...it was pretty lacking in character and charm but the free dinner made up for it that night!
Bariloche itself is a really pretty and quaint town...reminds me of what you would expect a Swiss alpine resort to look like. It was set on a gorgeous lake with snow capped mountains surrounding it, and the town was full of cute log cabin houses, shops and restaurants. My favourite aspect of the place was however the chocolate......amazing! Every third shop on the main street was a chocolate shop and I certainly made the most of it!
On our second day there we moved to Pudu....our first impressions were not great! The place looked pretty run down and shabby and we were begining to wonder why the hell people had recommended it to us! But we soon found out as that night we had one hell of a drinking session with our 1euro bottles of wine along with all the other hostel guests! We made some great friends and of course in our drunken state we all decided it would be a good idea to go kayaking the next day and got the hostel owner to book it for us. How much did I regret it the next day!! But, with head throbbing and stomach churning off we went on a minibus to one of the other lakes near the town and got kitted out for our kayaking. It turned out to be great fun and suprisingly a great hangover cure!
So, all in all a great few days in Bariloche before heading to our next stop..... Pucon in Chile.
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