Jonathan Rusk

Going home

We're in the Asunción airport (Aeopuerto Internacional Silvio Pettirossi Asunción) at the beginning of our long series of flights home: Asunción > São Paulo > Atlanta > Phoenix (and for dad some series of connections to Amarillo). We've had a great trip but we're

Asunción downtown

This is our second time in Asunción, Paraguay. This time were staying closer to downtown in a old but nice hotel. We walked around the old buildings and parks and shopped the street vendors. Similar to Buenos Aires (see the post Capital City) we heard and then saw a large

When do you print your bus tickets?

Answer: always. We got up at 4am this morning to catch the bus from Formosa, Argentina to Asunción, Paraguay. We had some trouble scheduling a taxi the night before since it was Sunday and Monday is San Martin's Day. We got a taxi, albeit too small for us

More new friends, Formosa

Thanks to forty-year old connections to my dad and my grandma, a local family that pastor a Formosa church contacted my dad through Facebook and asked if they could drop by and see us. They met us at our hotel and then invited us to their Saturday evening service. Jorge

Doing what you're supposed to

I like photography. I was a 14 year old wannabe. I particularly liked Ansel Adam's stark black and white landscapes, the precise composition, the subtle and expansive tones, and most of all the hyper sharp detail. But I didn't own a camera and part of my

Oh what a first day home!

We saw or experienced: the city where I was born, the clinic where I was born, my parents apartment when I was born, the church they worked as missionaries, the corner store where my dad has a particularly fond memory, got kicked out of a border crossing area (very gently

Dream Team

We figure you'll all find out soon enough anyways so I figured I'd tell you now. The real reason that we came to Argentina is that Anthony is playing for Argentina in the Olympics. ¡Buenos suerte Argentina!

Home

We got up early to catch a flight to Formosa, where I was born. As I write this we're waiting in the airport. Buenos Aires has been enjoyable, except for last night's noise. Argentine's stay up late, even later on the weekend from what

SOHO

The barrio we're staying in in Buenos Aires is Palermo. If I understand correctly an area inside Palermo that we're in or close to is called SOHO sort of like SOHO in New York City or London. There is a lot of color, shopping (particularly clothes)

Capital City

We took the subt (subway) to the political center of Buenos Aires. This area has the Casa Rosada (Pink House, like our White House) and other governmental buildings, statues, parks, the Obelisco (tall monument), and protests. In the subt. A protest. It sounds like they happen frequently. Here's

Internet down

The Internet access in our flat was down last night and this morning so we didn't make a lot of new posts. We're back in service now so more is forthcoming.

Codecop

One of my main day jobs is coding, projects like soon-to-be-cool PhoneX.io. I've done a bit of coding while on pilgrimage but mostly walked, talked, ate... But in BA there're Codecops, I guess I'm busted. Back to work. My company plans coding travels

Sound clip from street band in Buenos Aires

Here's a quick bit of sound from one of the street bands we saw in Buenos Aires. Your browser does not support the audio element.

First Yerba

I enjoyed my first yerba mate in our flat this morning.

Walk eat walk eat walk eat walk

Today we walked. Then we ate breakfast. Then we walked and then ate lunch. Then we walked and then ate dinner. Then we walked home and went to bed. Here's some of what we saw while walking. Anthony trying on a hat like dad's: Dad buying

Argentine Oenology and Viticulture

Argentina has vibrant wine growing and producing regions. A decade or so ago in the USA we began seeing a lot of Malbecs. I figured we'd see wines and related industry during our visit but but I've been impressed with how much more there is and

Un historia de amor

When I was a teenager I fell in love with my wife. We lived in different cities, she in Phoenix and I in Los Angeles. The long distance relationship meant lots of long distance calls, back when they cost money. As I'm traveling with my dad and son

$125 wash

We all packed light, one medium to small suitcase and one backpack or similar each. This makes us quick and nimble to get around, speed through customs, ride buses or planes, etc. But this means that we don't carry enough clothes for the duration of our trip. While

Buenos Aires

We landed in Buenos Aires. Big city. Here we are in the tiny, old fashioned elevator to our flat.

Kilómetros Accidente

We returned the rental car at the airport. Iguazu Rental Car charges an extra fee depending where you pick up or drop off. The airport wasn't the cheapest but it is the most convenient. It is about 15km from town. We paid cash up front for the car

Confitería

We drove from Posadas back to Puerto Iguazu to catch a flight to Buenos Aires. We got up a bit earlier to make sure we wouldn't be late for our flight. There are more stores and confiterías open early but our route out of town didn't

San Ignacio Wide, Long

Posadas drums

We arrived at Posadas on Sunday, late afternoon. Our flat is on the seventh story of an eight story building that faces the river. As we've shared, it has a great view of the river and the city. We heard dialing drums in the distance. I think that

San Ignacio Ruins

San Ignacio is an Argentine town about 35km north of Posadas, where we're staying a couple of days. It is renown for ruins built in the 1600's by Jesuit missionaries. It was tangled in jungle until the 1930's.

Catching up

Quick recap of our timeline: * bus ride from Asunción to Puerto Iguazu (via Ciudad del Este and Foz do Iguaçu) * vist falls from Brazilian side * explore Puerto Iguazu * drive through Misiones Provence, Argentina to Posadas * view and night out in Posadas Today, 2016 August 07 The rental card company, Iguazu