The soundtrack to this morning is that iconic Lou Reed song, perfect day, an old classic that never gets tired, with no tricks, bells or whistles, it’s timeless because it’s simply good. Jumping into this Argentinian ranch stay concept we’re flooded with a similar approach to our days; no tricks or games, just loaded with […]
Month / January 2015
While you were working – Lords of the manor, La Constancia, Argentina
A funny phenomenon can develop in the minds of travellers, a sort of limitation in the midst of a journey that is so much about removing bounds and barriers. With a limited amount of funds diligently scraped together over years of planning the world becomes ones oyster, we can go anywhere, see anything, experience all […]
While you were working – Road Trippin’, Cordoba Province, Argentina
It’s a summer thing really, a road trip; windows down, crammed into a car that is always a little too small trying to make the chocolate last and throwing far too many voices into the navigation pot. We’re off to somewhere in Cordoba province to stay at a ranch, exactly where in Cordoba we haven’t […]
While you were working – Welcome intruders, Cordoba, Argentina
After being completely spent yesterday we crashed early, unable to stay awake for the long awaited catch up with our mates from home, Laf and Barnaby. We do however have a morning rendezvous that we’re chomping to get to. Oddly we have a notable degree of excitement unusual for a meeting with such long time […]
While you were working – Another capital? Cordoba, Argentina
It’s 24 hours later, an overnight bus done and we’re still not hungry. We’re still probably not sober yet either but that’s an implicit characteristic of visiting Sayta ranch. Somewhat annoyingly our tenth overnight bus thus far warranted a splurge on the ‘cama’ seats, the South American bus version of aircraft business class; and we’re […]
What you’d rather be seeing – Sayta, Salta, Argentina
Sayta Ranch, near Salta, Argentina Steve and I spent four wonderful days on a Ranch in North west Argentina, riding horses and enjoying the hospitality of Laura, Enrique and Nicho. Below are some of our favourite pictures from our stay.
While you were working – No apology necessary, Sayta, Argentina
Such a strange arrangement of circumstances, when similarity repeated refuses to become tedious, instead becomes all the more enthralling. Welcome to Sayta where days and nights roll together in a barely perceptible tidal ebb and flow, the hypnotic rhythm predictable and all the more entrancing for being so. There is asado for lunch every day […]
While you were working – Back in the saddle, Sayta, Argentina
The far too brief handover from dinner to breakfast takes place over the typically pithy sweet bread and tea; this new day starting barely distinct from the previous. Nursing a healthy dose of withdrawals from our continuous alcohol lifestyle we are bizarrely not offered wine for breakfast from the punishing hospitality at Sayta. More wine […]
While you were working – Diving the depths, Sayta, Argentina
Our final evening in Salta delivered a more entertaining affair, it was a Saturday night after all. However Salta as a city wasn’t the cause for much excitement, we met up with Arnaud, our French friend that we met in Chile for Christmas and New years. As was the case then, such is the case […]
While you were working – Empty celebrity, Salta, Argentina
We all know a name don’t we, that sad state of affairs with both the person and the fame itself competing to comment most insultingly on all of us. Like a great archaeological urn: beautiful, powerful, valuable and all together empty of everything it hints at containing; Not to mention fake, disappointment is its currency. […]
Charlie and Steve's Excellent Adventure 