This is our second trip with OAT (Overseas Adventure Travel). We chose them because we had such a wonderful experience on our first trip....Ultimate Africa. We especially like the small tour groups, but with big discoveries. We go off the beaten path and see more of the world and experience authentic glimpses of local culture with trip leaders who make the traditions, history, and culture of their homeland come alive for us.
Our adventure started on January 24 when we departed the U.S. for an overnight flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
We arrived about 7:30 am and an OAT representative was there to whisk us away to our hotel, the Arc Recoleta Boutique Hotel.
We were able to check in and rest a bit before meeting our fellow travelers and trip leader, Nelson Torres.
Nelson gave us the ins and outs of surviving as a tourist in Buenos Aires, led us to a money exchange office to obtain some Argentina pesos, and gave us a quick orientation walk around the area.
We then had the afternoon and evening free to explore on our own or just rest up from a long day of travel. We joined 2 others from our group for a pizza lunch where we met Tevinson from Nigeria as our waiter. He was a lot of fun and we had our picture taken with him.
Buenos Aires is the largest city in Argentina, with a population of 15.5 million. It is considered a melting pot as one of the most diverse cities in Latin America. We will be back in Buenos Aires in a few days, at which time we will tour the city.
So come along and read about our adventure. There are 12 more posts for this trip, each one highlighting what we saw and experienced at each of the various locations.
To continue reading, scroll up towards the top of this page and click in the right-hand column the entry entitled: Iguassu Falls
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