Archive for the ‘Argentina’ Category

Central and South America Round Up

Posted by Sam Singh on June 1st, 2008 under Argentina, Books, Chile, Ecuador, Nonprofit, Peru, Random, Small World Experience  •  No Comments

Book Review
I had three different people recommend the book, The Confession of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins.  It was incredibly well written and a compelling read. The book highlighted the work that Mr. Perkins did in the 70’s and 80’s in the field of international aid and development. 
He outlined the formula [...]

Iguazu Falls 1–Niagara Falls- Zero

Posted by Sam Singh on April 29th, 2008 under Argentina  •  No Comments

During our last few days in Argentina, we were trying to decide if we  should go to  Paraguay or stay in Argentina.  We actually had a ticket to go to Paraguay that we purchased as part of a multi-leg ticket so it wasn’t going to cost us anything to add another country to our trip.  [...]

Reflections on Buenos Aires

Posted by Sam Singh on April 28th, 2008 under Argentina  •  No Comments

Over a five-week period, we used Buenos Aires as our base returning to the city four times for a total of twelve days.  BA has become one of my favorite cities in the world ranking up there with the likes of Barcelona, Prague, New York and of course -East Lansing.
I found that many of people [...]

Small World Experience- Meeting Mary Kramer in Ushuaia, Argentina

Posted by Sam Singh on March 12th, 2008 under Antarctica, Argentina, Friends, Small World Experience  •  3 Comments

I have had a few of what I call small world experiences while on my journey over the past two months.  I mentioned in previous blogs how I bumped into a friend from the dorms at MSU in Antigua, Guatemala and how I sat next to a couple that I had tailgated with at the [...]