lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 6 hours agoArgentina - Complete round trip to El Jumeal Dam in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca: taking advantage of the sunny day. / Vuelta completa al Dique El Jumeal en San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca: aprovechando el día soleado. 😃❤️After several days in the province of Catamarca, I was already quite used to public transport. My almost three-week stay there had already given me enough time to see a lot of…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • yesterdayArgentina - The curious mountain of sand that interrupts the landscape of Fiambalá: La Ballena dune. / La curiosa montaña de arena que interrumpe en el paisaje de Fiambalá: duna La Ballena. 😃❤️Whenever it is within my means, I like to group several days off work so that I can take a short trip to a new place. In the case of the province of Catamarca, in order to get to…lauramica (78)Likes a Night Outin Rant, Complain, Talk • 4 days agoRant, Complain, Talk - Storytime of the strange episode that reminded me to be careful as long as I continue to travel alone. / Storytime del extraño suceso que me recordó tener cuidado mientras siga viajando sola. 🙃💔I think that in all this time travelling alone I had relaxed a lot thanks to the fact that I met a lot of nice people. Most of all my experiences on this trip were good and I…lauramica (78)Community ModBuilderin NeedleWorkMonday • 5 days agoNeedle Work Monday - One of the many repairs I had to make to my backpack in order to be able to continue the journey. / Uno de los muchos arreglos que tuve que hacer en mi mochila para poder continuar el viaje. 😅❤️Although I can't take my sewing machine with me, during this whole trip I always had to do some minor repairs so my sewing box is always with me. The thing that has broken the…lauramica (78)Daily Bloggerin Daily Blog • 7 days agoDaily Blog - The day I tasted the best potato pie in the most isolated hotel of all: 100 km to get there was worth it. / El día que probé el mejor pastel de papas en el hotel más aislado de todos: 100 km para llegar valieron la pena. 😃❤️When I'm travelling, one of the things I do least is eat out. It's not that I don't like the local cuisine, but sometimes I prefer to save my budget for other things. But when I…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 8 days agoArgentina - Colourful landscapes on the Sixthousanders Route in Catamarca: an unexpected but welcome ride. / Paisajes coloridos en la Ruta de los Seismiles en Catamarca: inesperado pero bienvenido paseo. 😃❤️Before arriving in the province of Catamarca I knew that it would be difficult to see so much without a private vehicle, but I was happy to go and see at least a little. In the…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 9 days agoArgentina - Trekking in Catamarca to the Indian Canyon: can you see the figures formed in the rock? / Caminata en Catamarca hasta el Cañón del Indio: ¿puedes ver las figuras formadas en la roca? 😃❤️Happy New Year, friends of Hive. It's amazing that it's already 2025, but I hope it brings many good things to us all. I can't complain at all about the excellent 2024 I had…lauramica (78)Daily Bloggerin Daily Blog • 11 days agoDaily Blog - Last post of 2024: a year full of travel, new people, work, health, love and lots of Hive. / Último post de 2024: un año lleno de viajes, gente nueva, trabajo, salud, amor y mucho Hive. 😃❤️Today on the last day of the year I can proudly say that this 2024 was amazing from start to finish. Fortunately, I was able to do everything I love, I was always where I wanted…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 12 days agoArgentina - A short getaway to Fiambalá in the interior of Catamarca: a visit to the local hot springs is a must. / Pequeña escapada hacia Fiambalá en el interior de Catamarca: visita obligatoria a las termas locales. 😃❤️What I like about volunteering is that in most cases the hours are very flexible. As in this type of work the exchange is not for financial compensation, this makes it less…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 13 days agoArgentina - An adrenalin-pumping experience climbing the Portezuelo Slope on a motorbike: 17 kilometres full of bends. / Adrenalínica experiencia subiendo la Cuesta del Portezuelo en moto: 17 kilómetros llenos de curvas. 😃❤️After spending several days alone in the capital city of Catamarca, finding a new friend on Couchsurfing was great for me. I liked having a walking companion for my almost last…lauramica (78)in LeoFinance • 14 days agoSaturday Savers Club - Last deposit of the year 2024: very close to the initial goal but eager to reach it next year. / Último depósito del año 2024: muy cerca del objetivo inicial pero con ganas de alcanzarlo el año entrante. 😃❤️When I set my savings goal earlier this year to have over 1000 HBD in my Savings Wallet I thought I would be victorious in the end, but sometimes not everything goes as planned.…lauramica (78)in NOMAD HIVE • 15 days agoNomad Hive - My first time using Couchsurfing to make friends during nomadic travel. Have you tried it? / Mi primera vez usando Couchsurfing para hacer amigos durante el viaje nómade. ¿Lo probaste? 😃❤️Having had a fairly solitary stay in Catamarca had its good things: besides learning to live with myself and my thoughts, I discovered an application that I still use today in my…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 15 days agoArgentina - Group trekking in Catamarca: we visited Puesto de la Viuda after 2 hours in the mountains. / Trekking grupal en Catamarca: conocimos el Puesto de la Viuda después de 2 horas de caminata en las montañas. 😃❤️After several days of romanticizing my solitude and taking advantage of the opportunity to rest, I had to do something about it because I was going a little crazy. I consider…lauramica (78)in Wednesday Walk • 17 days agoWednesday Walk - A short walk is a good way to enjoy a sunny afternoon, and if it is accompanied by a book, all the better. / Un pequeño paseo es bueno para disfrutar de una tarde soleada, y si es acompañada de un libro, mejor. 😃❤️One thing I really liked about the city of Catamarca was that it was so large that there were plenty of things to do, near or far. When I didn't feel like hiking for hours in the…lauramica (78)Daily Bloggerin Daily Blog • 18 days agoDaily Blog - Enjoying the silence of the low season in the hostel: without guests there is more free time to relax. / Disfrutando el silencio de la temporada baja en el hostel: sin huéspedes hay más tiempo libre para descansar. 😃❤️I think my days in the hostel in Catamarca were the quietest of all. As I chose to travel to this province in the low season, there were hardly any guests in the three weeks or…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 19 days agoWMP #WinterChallenge - Summer solstice celebration at the End of the World: the longest day in Argentina's coldest city. / Celebración del solsticio de verano en el Fin del Mundo: el día más largo en la ciudad más fría de Argentina. 😃❤️I'm interrupting my usual schedule of writing about my old travels to jump straight into what happened just this Saturday. As this year I had the opportunity to be travelling for…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 20 days agoArgentina - In almost every place with mountains there is a "Cross Hill", can you confirm this? / En casi cada lugar con montañas existe algún "Cerro de la Cruz", ¿puedes confirmarlo? 😃❤️After having been all over the place for so long, I noticed that almost everywhere I went there is a hill with a cross on it. It seems that putting up this religious symbol is…lauramica (78)Daily Bloggerin Daily Blog • 21 days agoDaily Blog - Knowing the art of the local craftswomen of Catamarca: weaving with natural fibres from vicuña wool. / Conociendo el arte de las hilanderas locales de Catamarca: tejidos con fibras naturales de lana de vicuña. 😃❤️Something I had been told at the tourist office that I wanted to do before leaving Catamarca was to visit the famous vicuña wool weavings. In this province of my country…lauramica (78)Daily Bloggerin Daily Blog • 22 days agoDaily Blog - A relaxed day spent walking around and cooking something: taking the time to enjoy the little things. / Un día relajado aprovechado para pasear un poco y cocinar algo: tomarse el tiempo para disfrutar pequeños detalles. 😃❤️During my days of exchanging work for accommodation at the hostel in Catamarca I had to learn to deal with something I had not had the opportunity to face before: my own…lauramica (78)in Worldmappin • 22 days agoArgentina - If the weather invites you to be outside, you have to go outside: strolling to the Catamarca's Virgin's Grotto. / Si el clima invita a estar afuera, afuera hay que salir: paseando hasta la Gruta de la Virgen en Catamarca. 😃❤️After a few days of traveling, disconnecting and taking a break from writing, I'm happy to finally get back to my blog. In these last four years I rarely spent so much time…