Some of my favourite travel photos, and the stories behind them…

We stopped off for a couple of days in San Juan, just two and a half hours from Mendoza by bus. It’s one of Argentina’s quietest regional capitals and it grew on me. It reminded me of La Plata, more of a large town than a city, quiet and peaceful. We spent our time walking [...]

Cerro Aconcagua, at 6959 metres tall the highest mountain in Argentina and South America (and also in the world outside the Himalayas) was what we’d come to Mendoza to see. I’ve seen large mountains and volcanoes before, in Peru and the northwest of Argentina, where there are 5000 metre and 6000 metre tall mountains and [...]

Last Tuesday we began our trip to the north of Argentina and Bolivia. Although we started by going not north but west to Mendoza. Mendoza is famous for it’s wine, clean streets, dry desert climate and for it’s proximity to Aconcagua, South America’s tallest mountain at nearly 7000 metres.
We caught the overnight bus from La [...]

Last fall I spent some time in Central Park, New York City, taking photos. I was entranced by the beautiful warm autumn colours, the clear cool air, the super sharp light and the continual flow of people walking, cycling, playing sports, sightseeing, busking and so much more. Central Park is a magical place, a spellbinding [...]

La Plata is a suprisingly interesting town to walk around and observe the everyday things going on in the streets. Away from the centre there’s lots of quiet and tranquility. I like the old things, old cars and trucks, old buildings etc. I like the way there’s lots of small neighbourhood shops. I like it [...]

Yesterday I went to visit the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the centre of La Plata. La Plata is a planned town like Canberra, Australia and Brasilia, Brazil. The city was officially founded on November 19, 1882. Construction of the cathedral soon began and took over 100 years, with the towers finally being completed [...]

Today is beautiful and sunny, perfect for walking. Here are some things that I saw today in La Plata.

Shrine in a park in La Plata.

Doorway in La Plata street.

The very impressive cathedral in La Plata.

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Yesterday we passed through the Panama Canal. It’s an amazing experience. The canal is a staggering engineering feat especially considering it was built nearly 100 years ago. Thousands of men died in it’s construction in the stifling heat of the Panamanian jungle.
The canal is not simply a channel connecting the north and south coasts of [...]

Yesterday we were in Trujillo, Peru, our last stop in South America. The ship docked in Salaverry, a very poor, run down port town near Trujillo.I went on an excursion to see the Huaca Arco Iris Temple (also known as the Huaco Dragon Temple) and the Chan Chan ruins, the remains of the pre-Inca Chimú [...]