…The truth is, I\u2019ve been quite happy
\nOn an estancia
\nNear Buenos Aires
\nJust riding horses\u2026..and eating sausage<\/p>\n
A key part of Argentina\u2019s heritage, estancias are the big old farm estates where Argentinian cattle are lovingly reared on an all grass diet to make them into the tastiest beasts in town. Believe it or not (and this is a Lonely Planet stat so maybe take it with some salt), Argentines each consume on average about 70 kilos of beef per year. That\u2019s a lot of cow. Meat is something of a religion here and the cow is certainly pretty dominant in the national identity.<\/p>\n
So we figured we\u2019d best go see these cows on their home ground, as it were, by means of a visit to a working estancia, where the farmhouse has kindly been converted into a pretty darn luxurious hotel whilst still retaining the feel of a family house (helped not a little by the eight dogs lolling around the place and generally making a nuisance of themselves).<\/p>\n
Life on the estancia is tough:<\/p>\n
Repeat until full relaxation is achieved. Took all of about 45 minutes for us!
\nWhat can I say. This traveling gig can be a pretty tough job at times, but someone\u2019s gotta do it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t