Patagonia
I went to Patagonia for my vacation this year, cleverly timed for SXSW.
It was harder than I expected to unplug. For the first week, I had iPhone twitch (I’d left the phone deliberately). The second week it got easier as we got into longer and tougher hikes.
The food was good. The hiking was gorgeous, and I lucked out on my hiking companions, Lois and Kent (yes, really), who were and are charming people and an incredibly cute couple.
Photos are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/will.sargent/Patagonia
Check out the La Bomba Del Tiempo videos especially; 16 drummers all working together, beating up the crowd into a frenzy.
I’d tell you the blow by blow, but honestly going through holiday snaps is something best done on demand. If you’re interested in anything, send me an email and I’ll fill you in.