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A day at Lake Huechulafquen.
The Lanin national park is a huge park that covers several thousand acres. On the way to Junin, we had driven through some of its...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 24, 20222 min read


Wild, wonderful Northern Patagonia
Where do I begin? We left our apartment in Bariloche and headed north toward the Northern Patagonian national parks. This is truly a...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 23, 20222 min read


Wet and chilly, but delightful.
January 22. The weather did not cooperate fully today. Temperatures in the 50s, rain alternating with splashes of sun, and turbine-like...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 23, 20222 min read


Switzerland in Argentina
Hello there, greetings from Patagonia! Yesterday I had to miss my post because essentially we were traveling all day. We flew from Buenos...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 21, 20222 min read


Exploring the delta of the Parana'.
What a full day! What a terrific day!! Today we took a day-trip to the town of Tigre, situated on the delta of the Rio Parana’. This is...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 19, 20221 min read


The town where time stood still
Truth be told, when we arrived in town yesterday, we somewhat wondered what all the hoopla about this town was. It looked a bit rundown,...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 18, 20223 min read


Little house on the Pampas
We have now officially left the city bustle behind. We re-entered Argentina at the port of Buenos Aires and proceeded to rent a...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 17, 20222 min read


Feeling the vibe of Montevideo
The weathermen had it reversed. Yesterday was when all the rain came down, while today was a truly beautiful day, although still a bit on...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 16, 20222 min read


Punta del Este
A very dud day for pictures, but a fun day overall. It had been our plan to visit the city of Montevideo, but the weather forecast said...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 15, 20222 min read


Lovely Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
“What, you went to Argentina for only 2 days?”, you may ask. And the answer, of course, is no. We will be going back to Argentina soon,...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 14, 20223 min read


Discovering Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, what a beautiful city! It is unsurprisingly unlike any other city in Latin America and appropriately called the Paris of...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 13, 20222 min read


Welcome to Buenos Aires
Hello from Argentina! We got in at 4:20 this morning, after a 14 hour flight with a plane change in New York. It goes without saying that...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 12, 20222 min read


What an awesome place!
As I had planned I spent the best part of the morning visiting the National Museum "Al Satului". I wish I had more time, as I only...
Alberto Rizzotti
Oct 1, 20212 min read


No rest in Bucharest.
Insanely tiring day. I decided to skip visiting Craiova this morning, opting instead to head straight into Bucharest, expecting the drive...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 30, 20212 min read


Chuprene, Bulgaria - In memory of my brother-in-law, Georgi Vackicev.
My sister Laura, knowing I’d be coming to Bulgaria, asked me to go visit my brother-in-law’s birthplace of Chuprene. George, God rest his...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 29, 20213 min read


Sofia - Unexpectedly beautiful.
This morning I started out early, I wanted to have a full day in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital, knowing I only had a 2 hour drive, which was...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 28, 20212 min read


Bulgaria
Had a lazy start this morning. I really didn't want to leave that beautiful room. Wish I had more time to spend there. I had booked the...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 27, 20212 min read


The last few days
I've been unable to post anything on fb or here for the past three or four days on account of no Wi-Fi. But I'm now back with this recap,...
Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 27, 20213 min read


El Salvador - A Recap
We ended up spending 28 hours in Miami, being bumped, on stand-by from three flights, and ultimately making into a fourth by sheer luck....
Alberto Rizzotti
Jul 5, 20212 min read


The Past Two Days
Fatigue and internet issues have kept me from posting these last couple of days, but I can now take advantage of an unintended ten-hour...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jul 3, 20212 min read
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