Comments on: El Calafate – A Beautiful (and Fast-Growing) Little Tourist Town http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/ Your Online Guidebook to Argentina Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:04:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bill http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/comment-page-1/#comment-43521 Bill Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:33:12 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-%e2%80%93-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/#comment-43521 Agreed with Tim. I found Calafate soulless and dull in the extreme. It's little more than a convenient jumping off point for some beautiful nature, and certainly not a destination in itself. Agreed with Tim. I found Calafate soulless and dull in the extreme. It’s little more than a convenient jumping off point for some beautiful nature, and certainly not a destination in itself.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/comment-page-1/#comment-15484 Elizabeth Wed, 14 May 2008 08:35:22 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-%e2%80%93-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/#comment-15484 Hi, I was just wondering where you got that gorgeous photo of the El Calafate landscape? And if it is yours, whether I could have your permission to use it on my company's website for the promotion of El Calafate? Do email me :) Warm regards, Elizabeth Hi, I was just wondering where you got that gorgeous photo of the El Calafate landscape? And if it is yours, whether I could have your permission to use it on my company’s website for the promotion of El Calafate?

Do email me :)

Warm regards,
Elizabeth

]]> By: César González http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/comment-page-1/#comment-14452 César González Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:07:38 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-%e2%80%93-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/#comment-14452 Hi Tim, thanks for the great suggestions! Hi Tim, thanks for the great suggestions!

]]> By: Tim Patterson http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/comment-page-1/#comment-14310 Tim Patterson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:35:59 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-%e2%80%93-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/#comment-14310 Fast-growing? Definitely. Beautiful...well, the mountains are gorgeous. Picturesque? No way. I stayed in Calafate for 3 weeks researching a guidebook assignment - it's a tourist boomtown, much of the construction is ugly and it seems like there are no locals - only workers and tourists. By all means go to Calafate, check out the glacier and scope some estancias (I love Nibepo Aike and the Lago Roca region) but there's simply no reason to hang out in town longer than you have to. Good call with America del Sur. Marco Polo hostel is also nice, and the Miyazato Inn is a good bet for couples. Fast-growing? Definitely. Beautiful…well, the mountains are gorgeous. Picturesque? No way. I stayed in Calafate for 3 weeks researching a guidebook assignment – it’s a tourist boomtown, much of the construction is ugly and it seems like there are no locals – only workers and tourists. By all means go to Calafate, check out the glacier and scope some estancias (I love Nibepo Aike and the Lago Roca region) but there’s simply no reason to hang out in town longer than you have to. Good call with America del Sur. Marco Polo hostel is also nice, and the Miyazato Inn is a good bet for couples.

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]]> By: Looking for a Great Hostel in El Calafate? - Argentina’s Travel Guide http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/comment-page-1/#comment-6457 Looking for a Great Hostel in El Calafate? - Argentina’s Travel Guide Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:52:08 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-%e2%80%93-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/#comment-6457 [...] Sometimes a good hostel recommendation can go a long way. Most travelers have experienced those scary-to-sleep-in sheets, those refuse-to-be-barefoot bathrooms, and those sleepless-night beds at some point on our travels. It’s part of the life of a backpacker, but hey, if you can avoid it, you may as well. So if you are heading to El Calafate at some point in your Argentina adventures, a few nights at Hostel del Glaciar Libertador are the way to go. [...] [...] Sometimes a good hostel recommendation can go a long way. Most travelers have experienced those scary-to-sleep-in sheets, those refuse-to-be-barefoot bathrooms, and those sleepless-night beds at some point on our travels. It’s part of the life of a backpacker, but hey, if you can avoid it, you may as well. So if you are heading to El Calafate at some point in your Argentina adventures, a few nights at Hostel del Glaciar Libertador are the way to go. [...]

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]]> By: Argentina’s Travel Guide http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Argentina’s Travel Guide Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:12:02 +0000 http://argentinastravel.com/404/el-calafate-%e2%80%93-a-beautiful-and-fast-growing-little-tourist-town/#comment-970 [...] Maybe one of the following is close? Into the Fury - Take a Boat Tour Under Iguazu Falls El Sanjuanino Restaurant - The Best Empanadas in Buenos Aires The Arrayanes National Forest - Patagonia’s Land of Fairy Tales The ATG Link to a Steak Contest - Enter to Win a Big Juicy Steak! El Calafate – A Beautiful (and Fast-Growing) Little Tourist Town Down the Devil’s Throat - A trip to La Garganta del Diablo in Iguazu Falls Park The Beginners Guide to Tango in Buenos Aires, by Tangocherie White Water Rafting in Mendoza - Not for Your Grandma Adventure Tours El EcoCentro in Puerto Madryn - Whales, Penguins and Seals…Oh my! Ku Restaurant in San Martin de los Andes, a True Argentine Asado Experience El Tigre, Argentina - A Calm Oasis 30 cents Away from Buenos Aires Learn Spanish in Argentina (and Have Fun Too) at La Montaña Spanish School [...] [...] Maybe one of the following is close? Into the Fury – Take a Boat Tour Under Iguazu Falls El Sanjuanino Restaurant – The Best Empanadas in Buenos Aires The Arrayanes National Forest – Patagonia’s Land of Fairy Tales The ATG Link to a Steak Contest – Enter to Win a Big Juicy Steak! El Calafate – A Beautiful (and Fast-Growing) Little Tourist Town Down the Devil’s Throat – A trip to La Garganta del Diablo in Iguazu Falls Park The Beginners Guide to Tango in Buenos Aires, by Tangocherie White Water Rafting in Mendoza – Not for Your Grandma Adventure Tours El EcoCentro in Puerto Madryn – Whales, Penguins and Seals…Oh my! Ku Restaurant in San Martin de los Andes, a True Argentine Asado Experience El Tigre, Argentina – A Calm Oasis 30 cents Away from Buenos Aires Learn Spanish in Argentina (and Have Fun Too) at La Montaña Spanish School [...]

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