CYCLING: FRIENDS IN ARGENTINA
IMAGES OF (EX) STRANGERS
Sergio, a photographer of flora and fauna, cycling from Ushuaia to Alaska.
A girl living in Tigre, Buenos Aires. Teacher of drama in school. Goes home with a canoe daily.
Tavo, a luthier and musician, in front of his self-built house in Tigre, Buenos Aires.
Sebastian, a biologist doing his PhD in Parque los Alerces near Esquel.
Eliana and Juan, psychologist and P.E. teacher from Buenos Aires, now living in Esquel.
Landlord Clara and her son-in-law preparing for X-mas asado (barbecue).
The Ambassador, Jukka Siukosaari, at the Finnish Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Group of friends celebrating Edu's (middle in front) birthday in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires.
La lala's uncle and his wife in Tres Lagos, Santa Cruz.
Edu, Jose and Fede in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires. Two musicians and one who's not :).
La Lala and French hitchhiker in Tres Lagos, Santa Cruz.
Two cyclists eating in "the pink house", on their way to Ushuaia.
These guys were from BsAs, working in El Calafate for the tourist season. As they accepted every couchsurfing request, we were 11 couchsurfers in their house :).
Lina, a Polish traveler and intern in Buenos Aires, here with me at the Glacier of Perito Moreno.
A man at an estancia (farm) in Santa Cruz, who offered me and Antti mate and a warm place for rest.
Argentinian women on a bus tour around the Southern parts of their country.
A man doing an asado, somewhere in Santa Cruz.
Naty, a mother and the most beautiful woman in Argentina, for sure.
A group of friends after an electronic party in Olavarrìa, Buenos Aires.
Children at a farm near Coronel Pringles, Buenos Aires. The blond one is the son of the "encargado" (the one incharge), the rest the workers'.
Two motorcyclists near Bahìa Blanca, Buenos Aires.
Two local cyclists on their way from Buenos Aires to Bariloche. Under a tree near Choele-Choel, Buenos Aires.
Father and daughter in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz. Father helped me fix my bike.
Firemen in Rio Negro. Stella in the middle is the only female official in the area.
A motorcyclist on his way home to Colombia from Ushuaia. He stopped in Esquel for x-mas with us.
Cyclists from Italy and Belgium at the Casa de Ciclistas of Tolhuin.
French cyclists on their way to Ushuaia. On a mission to cycle for three years and make a documentary film.
The men of a newly opened bakery in Picun Leufu, Rio Negro. The owners had never worked in a bakery before.
My CS host Cinthia in Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen. A psychologist who had moved to the town two years ago with her dog.
Nieves, a tango dancer and a pharmacy representative in Bariloche, Rio Negro.
Pablo, a snowboard and SUP instructor in his self-built house in El Bolson, Rio Negro.
A girl waiting for the self-made empanadas.
Sergio, a taxi-driver and illustrator, reading "Rayela" by Julio Cortázar. Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz.
Natalia, the ex-neighbor of my friend's husband. From Tucuman, now living in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz.
A beautiful boy in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz.
Finnish cyclist Antti and a farmer who spoke perfect English and German. Let us stay in an abandoned building on his property.
This woman, who has a small food truck with her husband, saved my life by serving me two plates of pasta, egg and cheese!
Sebastian, a German cyclist who had stopped to work at a bakery in Tolhuin, in order to learn Spanish.
A baker who taught me to decorate "facturas" (Argentinian pastry) at a bakery in Tolhuin.
A bike mechanic from Ushuaia. Trued my wheel so I could start peddling after it had been twitched in the plain.
A sporty father in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz. This man fell in love with my Pelago.
The men of a road block in Rio Negro. Let me stay inside the worker's room for the night.
Eli and Sebastian, Esquel, Chubut. Couchsurfing hosts, from Buenos Aires and Colombia. I spent x-mas with them.
Owner and "his worker" at a cow farm near Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen. They hosted me for one night and gave me a delicious meal.
Workers of a farm in Santa Cruz. They and their boss offered cyclists soup and tortas fritas (fried bread).
Julian and Ana, son and mother, in Cipolletti, Rio Negro. Julian was visiting his mother Ana, a wonderful woman and hairdresser. I later stayed at Julian's place in BsAs.
Victoria, a woman from Cipolletti, recently moved to Picun Leufu to start a bakery with her husband. They offered me a shower and a huge plate of pasta.
Lucho and Alan, two incredible people from Olavarrìa. Have both played golf from their early childhood. Lucho does yoga and cooked delicious ayurvedic foods.
Juan, a worker at a farm near Coronel Pringles, Buenos Aires. Him and his wife took me in for a night and prepared a feast. One of the wise things Juan said: "it's easy to make children, but not easy to bring them up" (referring to him being stepfather).
This man, who has a small food truck with his wife, gave me cold ice tea and bananas after his wife fed me with pasta.
Pedro, a guy from Bahìa Blanca. Works in IT, hosts couchsurfers and prepares amazing pasta.
Patricia, an English teacher from Choele Choel. We ran into each other accidentally and she invited me to stay at her stylish home.
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