2011 Survival Guide: Going Luxe in Argentina

TravelAgent, January 2011 Summary

In TravelAgent’s 2011 Survival Guide magazine, Joe Pike covers a luxury expedition across Argentina coordinated by Blue Parallel, traveling from Buenos Aires to Bariloche in northern Patagonia. The piece spotlights Blue Parallel’s expertise in Argentine itineraries featuring Lake Nahuel Huapi kayak excursions, rock-face rappelling, private artist studio visits, gaucho shows, and private stays at its luxury lakefront retreat, Villa Siete Lagos.

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“During our only day in the city, we were treated to lunch at the Park Hyatt Palacio Duhau before heading out on a short tour of Palermo, the busy tourist district of Buenos Aires. The atelier of famous Argentine artist Ernesto Bertani in the San Cristobal neighborhood and the private art room of the Zurbaran Gallery also figured in our itinerary.”

“We went on a mountain-bike tour of the Llao Llao peninsula and a kayak tour of Lake Nahuel Huapi before feasting on an incredible picnic lunch. That same morning, we met with another wellknown local artist, Juan Lascano, at his studio,where he took us through his many superb nude paintings.”