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We are the O'Briens! A family of three taking our business on the road to live abroad as digital nomads! Follow our adventures!
Use a travel scratch-off map to talk about where you want to go While most people use a travel scratch-off map to mark the places they’ve been, a more creative idea is to scratch off the places you want to go! Using a scratch-off map is a great opportunity to teach your kids about world geography and get them involved in a fun activity to talk about individual countries and continents. You can have a country-themed day or week where you learn phrases and eat foods from and watch videos on just one country or region, or consider assigning each family member a different language and asking them to learn and teach the rest of the family 5 phrases or questions from their language while at home together. It’s a great way to use up time in the house, have your kids get creative and stay busy with hand work, and decorate while talking about geography.
There is plenty of fun to be had in the summer as the mountains around Bariloche offer stunning views, fun hikes, mountain biking trails, lake activities, and other fun things to do as a family in January, February, and March. If you choose to ride up Cerro Otto, it’s $600 ARS for roundtrip tickets on Funicular near the mountain top or $900 ARS for roundtrip tickets on the cable car from Bariloche into Cerro Otto to access their revolving restaurant. A 4-hour zip line tour begins with a pickup in Bariloche, 30-minute drive to Cerro Lopez, equipment outfitting, 4WD drive up the mountain, and 10 zip lines leading to stunning views of Cerro Lopez and Cerro Otto as well as Nahuel Huapi Lake, Bariloche, Victoria Island, and more before heading back to your Bariloche hotel. The scenery around the mountain is breathtaking, and it’s refreshing and relaxing to see such beautiful lake, mountain, and glacier views without the hoardes of people which inevitably surround some of Patagonia’s more famouse glaciers.
From complimentary designer chocolates to a heated pool and triple rooms, the NH Edelweiss is the premeir Bariloche hotel for families. Not only are there large, comfortable beds piled high with pillows, each spacious room also includes a work desk, nightstands, full bathroom with separated toilet and bidet, closet with safe, minifridge, and entrance room with bench and full-length mirror with plenty of room to move around. Our son absolutely loved going on short runs on the treadmill with us then heading to the heated pool where he could choose to swim or play with the children’s playhouse and toys before lounging in the heated sauna prep room. Book your stay at Edelweiss through their website directly to stay up-to-date on availability, or book Edelweiss through Booking.com to see reviews from past guests.
Visitors on a Perito Moreno Glacier tour or hiking in El Chalten will find themselves in the Argentina town of El Calafate, first. Visitors spend an average of 4 days in El Calafate as they use it for a home base to tour the glaciers of Los Glaciares National Park and the Patagonia hiking trails of neighboring town El Chalten. A 3-hour bus ride away from El Calafate is the much smaller town of El Chalten, where an epic 8-day Patagonia hike begins and even day hikers can find beautiful Patagonia trails to fill their time. This El Calafate hotel offers beautiful, comfortable rooms, a diverse breakfast and free wifi, an indoor pool and spa, parking, and is close to the heart of El Calafate.