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Mývatn to Eskifjörður
Slow internet kept me from posting last night. Yesterday’s drive took us through Iceland’s Highlands, a region that is uninhabited, void...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 30, 20222 min read
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Siglufjörður to Mývatn
First, let me just say that, yes, we saw the aurora Borealis, known to most as The Northern Lights. But I’ll quickly add that, no, I do...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 29, 20222 min read
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Reykjavik to Siglufjörður
Today has been a long day of driving. Having said that, I might have given you the idea that it was not a pleasant day, but you would be...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 27, 20222 min read
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The Golden Circle
I was quite happy today knowing that Diane and Gianna had the opportunity to see one of Iceland’s primary sights. The Golden Circle is an...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 26, 20222 min read
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Snaeffelsness Peninsula
A much better day than predicted welcomed us this morning. The sun was shining and it felt great, even though the wind was blowing and...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 25, 20222 min read
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Argentina 2022 - A recap
Here we are, unexpectedly, in Atlanta, Georgia. It's a perfect time to ponder and summarize our wonderful trip to Argentina. While there...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Final Days
We had returned to Iguazu to overnight and catch an early morning flight to Buenos Aires. Not much to add to our last two days in the...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 24, 20221 min read
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Tropical heat
Another relaxing day in the province of Misiones. We had to resort to a new plan today, as we had planned a visit to the Ibera National...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 21, 20222 min read
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A mellow, rainy day
We are now 300 kilometers south of Iguazu, in the city of Posadas, capital of the Misiones province. I had expected a dusty smaller town,...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 20, 20222 min read
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Iguazu Falls
We spent the morning chasing money at Western Union offices, as far as Wanda, a town 51 kilometers away, then we had a terrific, albeit...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 19, 20221 min read
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Another world
Hola Amigos, we are now a world apart from the arid, beigey, spectacular, mountainous landscapes of Central-Western Argentina. Two...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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A day at the Winery
At last, after several days in Mendoza, we got to visit a winery. It was a most pleasant and inebriating day. There are several wineries...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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A most gracious host
Alicia, the owner of the beautiful finca in San Juan, proved to be an exemplary host. Loved this guy While some of the grapes in her...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 16, 20221 min read
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Vineyard Haven
Easy enough day today. We left Valle Fertil and headed south to the outskirts of the city of San Juan. No bad roads! On the way we...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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Valley of the Moon and Triassic Park
Sound like the names of a couple of movies? Not so, that’s what the mesmerizing places we visited yesterday are actually called. Our day...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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Adventure seeks us
If at all, we are only mildly seekers of adventure, I would say we are more like modern-day explorers, but somehow we always end up in...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 14, 20223 min read
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Hidden Argentina
Based on our original plans, today we would be lying at the beach in Viñas del Mar, Chile. Instead, because of the forced change of...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 11, 20222 min read
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Aconcagua
What an incredibly spectacular journey! Although we are not going to Chile, we are now at the Chilean border, well, 6 km. from it. We are...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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Mendoza
We have finally managed to spend a whole day in town. Mendoza, while a commercial city with few imposing buildings or stately...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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Rerouting...
As a number of you said eloquently, no adventure is without its setbacks. So, let’s try and look at this situation from a positive...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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