Off the Road http://www.mihaiwilson.com/log/ en-us 2004-03-09T15:28:13-08:00 Back Home http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000046 Hi everyone, so we are back in Canada again. We are moving to Vancouver for a while so if you are there or coming there let us know! Anyhow, I will be updating this blog with more photos and a... Off the Road Mihai 2004-03-09T15:28:13-08:00 Brazil : Robbed in Rio http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000045 Today we were lucky enough to experience one of Rio DeJanieroīs most famous entertainments. We were mugged. It all started innocently enough: A trip to the modern art gallery, a walk down to the small park below, a few minutes... Off the Road Mihai 2004-02-18T13:54:57-08:00 Brazil : Flamengo vs Vasco http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000044 Oi! That is how the portuegese say hello... Oi!!!! can you believe it, I feel as though I am in Oliver Twist whenever I say it, Oi Oi Oi! hahahahahahahahahaahah! Anyway thought Iīd let you all in on the biggest... Off the Road Mihai 2004-02-16T16:15:19-08:00 Brazil : Introduction to Brazilian Portuguese http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000043 Everything was easy about our jump from Argentina to Brazil. Everything that was except for the language. All of the sudden we couldnīt make out a word, not even a syllable. What the hell were these people saying? They sounded... Off the Road Mihai 2004-02-16T11:54:02-08:00 Argentina : Iguazu Falls http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000042 A luxurious 16 hour bus ride north of Buenos Aires is the other-worldly Iguazu falls. These enormous falls are set amongst a lush green jungle full of birds, lizards, insects and funny little wooly striped-tailed animals called Coatis. It felt... Off the Road Mihai 2004-02-15T06:52:47-08:00 Argentina : Whats that thing? http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000041 Okay people, this is a picture of an airplane that week took, but what is that thing on the right side of the frame? Click the comments button below and post your ideas!... Off the Road Mihai 2004-02-04T13:25:36-08:00 Argentina : Flamers http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000040 need I say more?... Off the Road Mihai 2004-02-04T12:44:54-08:00 Argentina : Buenos Aires http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000039 So after our jaunt to the south we were back to the big Bs. As. (at least thats what they call it here). Summer holidays had come to a close for most people, and the streets were packed. The weather... Off the Road Mihai 2004-02-04T12:03:26-08:00 Argentina : Puerto Madryn http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000038 As some of you might not know, January and Febuary are the summer holiday months down here in the southern hemisphere. Madryn was our first experience of Argentine beach-life. We were unwittingly stuck there for 3 days, but it was... Off the Road Mihai 2004-02-04T11:02:31-08:00 Argentina : Comodoro Rivadavia http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000037 Comodoro was really just a waypoint for us on our treck back up towards the North of Argentina and Buenos Aires. We didnīt expect to find much there. We were lucky though. It just so happened that on the... Off the Road Mihai 2004-01-26T14:18:50-08:00 Argentina : El Calafate http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000036 Although El Calafate town is not so special of a place, the nearby Perito Moreno glacier certainly is. This glacier, that is fed from the Andean Ice-cap, spreads over 258 km and its face is over 60 meters high. The... Off the Road Mihai 2004-01-22T10:30:28-08:00 Chile : Punta Arenas http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000035 The main reason for going to Punta Arenas in Chile was to pick up a digital camera that my father and sister (bless their hearts) sent down to me. We really didnīt know what to expect in Chile, but we... Off the Road Mihai 2004-01-22T10:03:40-08:00 Argentina : Ushsuaia http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000034 Although it isnīt technically true, Ushsuaia claims to be the southern-most city in the world. Unfortunately for them, a small Chilean naval settlement rests just a little closer to Antarctica. I suppose they could claim to be the "Southern-most city... Off the Road Mihai 2004-01-22T09:46:17-08:00 Argentina : Buenos Aires Part 3 http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000033 This is the final installment. I promise. Since we arrived in Buenos Aires we had been waiting anxiously for newyears day. We did this not for any festive or spiritual reason, we did this because that was the day... Off the Road Mihai 2004-01-22T09:21:45-08:00 Argentina : Buenos Aires Part 2 http://www.mihaiwilson.com/archives/#000032 Buenos Aires is an easy place to write about. So easy that I could go on for ages, so Ill try and keep it a lid on it. So there we were, in the center of a massive, thriving city.... Off the Road Mihai 2004-01-16T08:33:27-08:00