La Cumbrecita – Two Brits Abroad

Watching the World Cup in Argentina

October 1, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

Is that James…? Or Lionel Messi?? James and I are not really football people. However, we couldn’t help but get into the spirit when spending the whole of the Brazilian World Cup in 2014 in neighbouring football mad Argentina. Living in England, I thought I knew what a football mad nation looked like. How wrong could I be? Even the dogs got ready for every Argentina game! When the national team were playing in Argentina, everything stopped! I spoke to a mother…

A quick guide to the quirky towns of Las Sierras de Córdoba

September 27, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

The best way to see the towns and the countryside around Córdoba is to hire a car and go exploring! But where to go? Here is our quick guide to the towns and villages in the Sierras. The open road The towns are listed in the order we visited them. We hired a car for 4 days (3 nights). We spent most of the first day in Alta Gracia and the night in Belgrano. The following day we were in La Cumbrecita for the…

Las Sierras de Córdoba – Part 2: Little Germany, pretty views and some wine!

September 23, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

Chairlift up the Sugar Loaf Mountain near Cosquin While in Córdoba – Argentina’s second city, we hired a car to explore the surrounding countryside, which is dotted with interesting villages as well as beautiful landscapes. We spent most of our first day in Alta Gracia, exploring the Jesuit Estancia and at the Che Guevara museum. To read more about our time in Alta Gracia see this post. Leaving Alta Gracia, we headed to Villa General Belgrano, stopping on the way to take…