http://adrienne-is.com/blog a personal collective of everything that embodies Adrienne and her quest to discover what she is supposed to do.. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:55:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For our second day trip around Salta we headed towards the south into the country's white wine country. Unlike the previous day, this tour had fewer stops, but got us back to the hotel in a timely manner. The trip was relaxed and simple. We drove through the Quebrada (ravine) ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/09/07/quebrada-de-cafayate-vino-blanco-y-helados/ On the second day in Salta, Natalie and I got out of the city limits to explore higher grounds in the north. The day before we had settled on doing two day trips in the region with a local tour company whose name I cannot remember at the ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/09/07/day-trip-to-salinas-grandes-purmamarca/ Choosing a destination outside of Buenos Aires was difficult once we decided that Patagonia probably wasn't the best idea. Too little time and my limited budget makes for zero glacier hiking. However, if you ask anyone in country and they'll tell you almost everything is AMAZING. Of course locals ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/09/06/salta/ Before I went to Buenos Aires, I had done a little bit of guide book, blog and news reading to better acquaint me with one of South America's largest cities. The more I read, the more excited and interested I became. This particular article in the New York Post almost ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/09/05/my-buenos-aires-experience-in-full/ Scattered ashes into the sea and a nice shaded bench is the way I had always planned for remains to be handled in the event of an untimely death. Considering I typically don't think about death on a regular basis, I actually don't even have these last requests on paper. ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/09/01/first-stop-buenos-aires-the-graveyard/ Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body. -Lynn Jennings Race day is quickly approaching and I'd like to think I'm completely prepared, but I don't know. Last time I mentioned training I believe I did more moaning about the not-so-glamorous side of ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/09/01/25-days-until-race-day/ Some of you are probably wondering how this whole Argentina trip came about. I admit, it wasn't on my radar at the start of this year. I hadn't been dreaming, dying to go or planning it out for ages. It actually didn't come about until a few days after my ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/08/31/por-que-aregtnina/ I've got the bug for my ancestry research again, not that it ever really went away. I recently discovered a few new clues on my Ancestry.com tree and started clicking around. I got in touch with another member researching some people in my tree and as it turns out ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/07/25/new-branches-to-explore/ My left boob looks like a kitty with a cougar's paw used it mistakenly for a play toy. Not sexy. The three or four blisters on my feet are more than I can handle. One even looks as though it is attempting to callus. Ick. Do I dare talk about ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/07/15/marathon-training-week-8/ Yackety-yack! Here's a little face time from your's truly. I'm basically telling you everything you already know, unless you haven't swung by the blog as of recent. For those having trouble with my new last name this video shall help you with that. Or at least it will give you ... http://adrienne-is.com/blog/2010/07/07/a-whats-up-how-to-video-update/