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🇦🇷 A Buenos Aires Encore
We were up and out of the estancia by 0500 this morning to catch our flight back to Buenos Aires. I’m not a fan of getting up before the sun, especially when I’m expected to…
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🇦🇷 Our Last Day at the Estancia
The rain has stopped, the sun is out, and the hunters are off doing hunting things. It’s our last day at Estancia Cortaderas in Entre Ríos, Argentina. While the guys are hunting, we’re doing some…
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🇦🇷 Spa Day, Siestas, and a New Food Allergy
The guys were out early this morning trying to get in a hunt ahead of a huge storm heading our way. The fireplace at the estancia is fireplace goals. They put giant tree stumps in…
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🇦🇷 Birds & Beef: A Day at the Estancia
The guys were up before dawn to go duck hunting. I was *not* up before dawn. Because I had the blackout curtains in our room set to: cave. My body was completely unaware it was…
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🇦🇷 On the Move: Buenos Aires → Entre Ríos
We’re on the move today — leaving Buenos Aires and heading north to the province of Entre Ríos. We will be staying at an estancia (essentially a ranch) for the next few days. The guys…
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🇺🇾 A Field Trip to Uruguay
I cannot be this close to Uruguay and NOT put feet on terrra firma. I mean it’s right there — just across the Río de la Plata — practically taunting me with a new-to-me country…
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🇦🇷 Buenos Aires: A Cemetery, Shopping and ¿Dónde Está la Biblioteca?
After an unexpected 10-hour delay in Houston due to “operational issues” (which is airline code for we don’t have our shit together), we made it to Buenos Aires. The flight to Argentina is long, but…
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📚 Destination Bookshelf: What to Read Before Your Trip to Argentina
Some people plan trips with guidebooks. I plan mine with slightly obsessive reading lists. Argentina is not an easy country to understand from the outside. Its history is layered. Its politics are emotionally charged. And…
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🇺🇸 A Western Quest: Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho
Like mother, like daughter . . . Annaliese is on a quest to visit all 50 US states (I finished up with Idaho in 2024). She’s got a pretty respectable collection already — before this…
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📸 Meanwhile: Behind the Camera
Just a quick photography note from behind the camera . . . I’ve updated my photography portfolio with new photo essays from Japan, South Korea, and Shanghai. I’ve also added new images to my ongoing projects…
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🇨🇳 What to Drink in Shanghai: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Shanghai’s Drinks Culture
Shanghai is a BIG place. Roughly 25 million people live within its city limits. By comparison, New York City — the largest city in the US — has about 8 million people. That should give…
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🇰🇷 What to Drink in South Korea: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Korean Drinks Culture
Every country has a national drink. Korea has a national drinking system, and the difference matters more than you’d think. Spend a few days in Seoul and you’ll notice the drinks arrive with rules attached —…