http://www.argentinax.com Photos from the Land of Fire. Maybe a few other places as well. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:12:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I think the wind peaked today at 41 mph (66 km/h). Sucks when you try to get in and out of your car, btw. This flag and many others were fresh replacements about a week ago. I wonder what the budget is on flags. Maybe they need to make ... http://www.argentinax.com/tierra-del-viento If you drive anything smaller than say a bus or large truck, you do not need to f***ing swerve into the other lane in order to make a turn. If you do, and I don't see why because a Ford Ka or VW Gol can turn on a dime, at ... http://www.argentinax.com/how-to-make-a-proper-turn A common complaint among pedestrians here is the danger of traffic on city streets. Taxi drivers in large metropolitan areas, such as Buenos Aires, weaving around cars at high speeds like their life long dream was to be a race car driver on the F1 Circuit. Bus drivers who yield ... http://www.argentinax.com/the-9-worst-pedestrians-us-drivers-have-to-face-each-day Great sunset at Lago Fagnano http://www.argentinax.com/sunset-lago-fagnano This was taken a little over a month ago on a cold, foggy, and frosty morning. On the beach, staring at the ocean, I felt as if I were living in grayscale. http://www.argentinax.com/frosty-morning Wow, it has been quite some time since I posted here. The weather has been nice for the most part this past week. Sunny and hardly any wind. Went to Lago Fagnano-about 100km outside of the city-for a night's stay at a nice little lodge right on the lake. http://www.argentinax.com/weekend-getaway As they say....colder than a witch's teat. -11º Celsius (12.2º F) http://www.argentinax.com/the-water-was-a-lot-warmer Well actually the first day here on this part of the island. Everywhere else has had snow off and on for about a month or so. This will probably last only for today, maybe tomorrow. Snow doesn't like to visit us often in this area. http://www.argentinax.com/the-first-day-of-good-snow There was a lottery this past weekend for almost 60% of the new government-built houses (603 out of 1017) being developed for residents of the island who meet certain requirements and are interested in owning a home through low-cost payments. Those who were registered in 1999 were somehow left off ... http://www.argentinax.com/chacra-housing-part-2 New seawall being developed near the mouth of the Rio Grande river to prevent erosion and flooding. Will also include a new paved road along this part of the waterway, walkway, lights, benches, park, etc. Part of an ongoing project to improve the city's image while at the same time ... http://www.argentinax.com/construction-projects