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Lewis rocks on some more in Cafayate, Argentina

Yet again Lewis the Lion had a day where he was simply blown away by the scenery around him in North-West Argentina…and there was just so much of it! Lewis thought that many of the places he saw on the … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion rocks on in Salta and Jujuy in North-West Argentina

Lewis the Lion’s journey over the last few weeks seemed to have gone at an incredibly fast pace, so much so that Helen had not had a chance to get on the internet in time in order to book a … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion gorges on Argentine Food!

By the time that Lewis the Lion had crossed back into Argentina and then back into Chile for the second time, he worked out that he had probably spent over nearly 2 months in Argentina in all! Over that time, … Continue reading

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Lewis learns about the legend of Gauchito Gil

Do you remember when Lewis was travelling to Bariloche and he noticed that there were lots of roadside shrines in Argentina, decked with red flags? Well, he promised himself that he would investigate to find out more about them but … Continue reading

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Lewis visits the city of Salta, Argentina

  Travelling from Mendoza, Lewis the Lion took another long bus journey to the pretty colonial town of Salta in North-West Argentina. This town had a very different feel to any other place he had been in Argentina before: it … Continue reading

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Lewis cycles through the vineyards of Mendoza

On a bright and sunny autumnal day, Lewis the Lion, Helen and their friends Kelly and Alessandro decided to go on a bike ride. This was a bike ride with a difference as it would take in some of the … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion survives (and loves) skydiving!

Lewis the Lion didn’t sleep very well. He was just too excited. Or was that nervous? He was set to do a skydive from nearly 3000 metres (9000 feet) that morning! It almost felt like when you go to bed … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion heads back into Argentina

Lewis the Lion was excited to be heading back to Argentina from Valparaïso. He was taking another rather cheap overnight bus ($13,000 Chilean pesos) to the city of Mendoza in North-West Argentina. They would have to take the spectacular journey … Continue reading

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Lewis gets arty in Valparaïso

One morning, Lewis the Lion packed up their things and once again headed for the Santiago metro: they were going to catch a coach to a pretty coastal town called Valparaïso. So,they met their other friend Helen at the coach … Continue reading

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Lewis visits Pablo Nerudo’s Houses

When Lewis the Lion was doing his walking tour of the city of Santiago, Franco, the tour guide, had told him about a special house which was worth visiting which belonged to the former Nobel Prize winner, Pablo Nerudo (1904 … Continue reading

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