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<title><![CDATA[Ken and Ana's Travel Blog =)]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/atom.xml" rel="self"/>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/"/>
<updated>2014-03-24T00:32:35-03:00</updated>
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<name><![CDATA[Ken and Ana]]></name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Chalten]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/24/chalten/"/>
<updated>2014-01-24T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/24/chalten</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>One of the advantages of waiting a bit before writing up the blog (what some may call <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wait-The-Art-Science-Delay/dp/1610392477">procrastination</a>), is that you can compare to what happened afterwards. And I can therefore say that El Chaltén is one of the most beautiful places in Argentina.</p>
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<p>The small village is set below the impressive Fitz Roy peak, whos always overlooking what you’re up to. Perhaps it will be most remembered by me as the first place where I saw a condor cruising over. And just like you remember where you were on 9-11 (in my undies watching tv), everyone remembers their first condor passing. A moment to be hold in silence (without the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPbtqRCb5gc">damn pan flute song</a>).</p>
<p>Anyway, the whole setting is also super relaxed. Only laid back travellers and hard core climbers venture out to this remote place and let’s hope it stays like this forever.</p>
<p>In case you’re wondering what that photo showing extra luggage in our car is about, well, that was the third time we met <em>ze frenchies</em> Germain and Erwan. We managed to cram them in our car as our hearts could not leave them struggling to hitch a ride for another half a day. (The first encounter was really <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/aLpmc">in the middle of nowhere</a>). We kept meeting them along the way so much that it became a running joke. At the moment they’re studying here in Mendoza where I am writing this :)</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Around a Lake]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/17/around-a-lake/"/>
<updated>2014-01-17T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
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<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Yes, around <em>a</em> lake, not <em>the</em> lake. Because this specific lake that borders two countries has two names.</p>
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<p>In Chile it is known as Lago General Carrera after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Miguel_Carrera">José Luis</a>, who fought the Spanish Reconquista but was not particularly loved in his neighbouring country and consequently executed in Mendoza. In Argentina it is therefore known as Lago Buenos Aires, the name given to its capital in 1536 by the Spanish conquistador named, hold your breath, Pedro de Mendoza. The Chileans in their turn named the few rocks in their part of the lake Islas Malvinas, the most painful of Argentine humiliations. And so the animosity continues.</p>
<p>In my opinion this lake indeed deserves two names, for in Chile it houses the impressive Marble Caves, a pleasant climate, beautiful mountain landscapes and lovely bright green nature, while in Argentina it’s just windy, dusty and empty. What argentines lack in the desolate pampas, they compensate with incredible friendliness.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, on the Argentinian side we filled our stomachs with the ripest, fattest, and sweetest cherries ever and attended the slightly silly cherry festival, before heading south towards El Chaltén. Stay tuned!</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Close-Up]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/15/macro/"/>
<updated>2014-01-15T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/15/macro</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Two close up pictures today. In the morning we found out what made our transmission oil level low. A broken fitting (and an old previous fix) caused a small leak in the normally closed transmission box, which made the oil heat up too much and made a white light flash annoyingly on the dash board. We decided not to risk breaking the transmission and had the car towed to Coyhaique, Chile. A transmission oil change and a few new fitting parts (together with a full maintanance) got us on our way again.</p>
<p><img src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/DSC00821.jpg"></p>
<p>But not before enjoying a nice lunch in the cosy town! The (South) Chilean specialty: raw fish with some refreshing stuff, called <em>ceviche</em>.</p>
<p><img src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/DSC00822.jpg"></p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Verloren Maandag]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/13/verloren-maandag/"/>
<updated>2014-01-13T16:58:48-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/13/verloren-maandag</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Even in Coyhaique, Chile, <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20915FF34591B728DDDAC0A94D9405B838CF1D3"><em>verloren maandag</em></a> is Lost Monday!</p>
<p><img src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/DSC00819.jpg"></p>
<p>And to make me feel even closer to home, they sell some fine golden liquids here.</p>
<p><img src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/DSC00820.jpg"></p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Penguins]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/11/penguins/"/>
<updated>2014-01-11T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/11/penguins</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Penguins are always funny</p>
<p><img src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/penguins.gif"></p>
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<p>And now for something completely different! Ken and Ana in Punta Tombo, the largest penguin colony after Antarctica. Home to some 200,000 Magelaen Penguins, the little buggers come to bread here while they empty the sea up to 500 km outwards. In the winter they head north (it’s the other side of the world here, don’t forget) for 6000 km to Brasil .</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[East Coast]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/03/east-coast/"/>
<updated>2014-01-03T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2014/01/03/east-coast</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>With some delay, here the pics and stories from our East Coast travels. Aiiiight!</p>
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<p>We escaped the Buenos Aires heat wave by travelling South to Mar del Plata (just in case you forgot). There we settled at Camping Faro, a bit outside of this huge beach town that swells to a million people city during the summer, with mostly Argentinians looking to cool off like us. The chill camping is next to the beach and from our tent we could see the ocean. Pretty cool. At the port there’s a small sea lion colony, totally out of place, and we discovered that sea lions are much bigger and, therefore, impressive from close up.</p>
<p>In Miramar, further on South, we relaxed some more and took some Christmas pics.</p>
<p>In Bahia Blanca, after some paperwork and confusion, the nice swiss owners sold us our ride. And we were happy :) Our first night we spent at a camping outside Bahia Blanca with the biggest swimming pool I’ve ever seen. Built around a natural spring, I reckon it’s about 100x100m.</p>
<p>And then we were off to Peninsula Valdez, a nature reserve at the coast where whales, killer whales (who turn out to be a type of dolphin), penguins (who turn out to be birds), sea lions (who turn out still impressive), elephant seals (who turn out to be huge blobs of fat), guanaco’s (who turn out to be dumb lama-like thingies), ñando’s (who turn out to be little ostriches) and what not, live all together in peace and harmony. The whales were the only ones that didn’t turn out anything, because they already left north. After camping right by the ocean and a nice New Year’s dinner in town, we went the other way.</p>
<p>Now is a good time to warn you. You might have gotten the impression that this region is full of life and activities, but the opposite is true. Besides the beach towns — that grew so big because they are on the only small stretch of beach in Argentina —, the mostly empty Peninsula Valdez and the penguins at Punta Tombo, the one thing that is everywhere here is vast nothingness. It’s full of it. Some of the coast line is quite beautiful, but beyond an empty void stretches out behind every lonely bush and we totally did not expect this. So be warned!</p>
<p>Ah, right, we also visited a cool dinosaur museum, if you’re wandering what those pictures are about. Apparantly Argentina is a wet dream for archeologists that still did not outgrow their dinosaur period.</p>
<p>In a next post some penguin shots, stay tuned!</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Pre-travel Tips..]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/30/ik-vertrek-op-reis-en-ik-neem-mee-dot/"/>
<updated>2013-12-30T10:48:37-03:00</updated>
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<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em>‘Ik vertrek op reis en ik neem mee…’</em></p>
<p>In true <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq4NdUyTEpY">S.O.S Piet</a>-style: what did we learn when packing for a long trip? Here, free of charges and in a handy list format, are Ken’s travel tips!</p>
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<li>Weigh your stuff before you pack. It will make you reconsider if you really need this jacket or that gadget. It will also make your luggage lighter, which the neck appreciates.</li>
<li>Don’t leave without
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<li>an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-Telescoping-Back-Scratcher-Silver/dp/B000UVT8GQ">extendable telescopic backscratcher</a>,</li>
<li>a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Keyboard-Free-Wi-Fi-Display/dp/B004HZYA6E">kindle keyboard 3G</a> with free (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre">as in beer</a> :P) worldwide 3G for checking email, getting the latest FT or Economist and of course, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvs2g5Nj0NI">reading</a>!</li>
<li>a <a href="http://www.decathlon.be/slaapzaklaken-camping-zijde-id_8242797.html">silk liner</a>, which adds a few degrees during the cold, cools off a few during heat and, above all, sleeps so softly;</li>
<li>some extra bitcoins in case you run out of local currency (kidding, just seeing if you’re paying attention :P).</li>
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<li>100% (Merino) woolen shirts are ab-so-lu-tly great! Like the silk liner, it’s warm during cold weather (wool, duh!), but also agreeable during warm weather because it doesn’t suck up your sweat. Merino wool is anti-bacterial, so doesn’t stink.</li>
<li>Check for single pots meals you can make while on the road, I have a feeling we will soon get bored of spaghetti and rice. If you have a good suggestion, use the comments below!</li>
<li>Even after weighing, Ana’s backpack was still lighter, damnit! It might have been the <a href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/world/lonely-planets-best-ever-travel-tips-2/">Lonely Planet’s Travel Tips</a> that I packed. I bought the little book to get a discount for the <a href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/south-america/south-america-on-a-shoestring-travel-guide-12/">Lonely Planet’s South America on a shoestring</a> and would only recommend it for the same reason.
Here are the ones I found useful (as much a reminder for myself as a sharing=caring):
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<li>Don’t take liquids! Shampoo, sunblock, insect-repellent, etc come in smaller, lighter, non-liquid form. (But Ana found out that even non-liquid hand cream can still leak all over the rest of her cosmetics).</li>
<li>Always bring a torch (check), baby wipes (I concur), spork (nope), driver’s licence (also international one), goggles (I forgot) and gaffer tape (whatever that is). And a small hand sanitiser (squirt and check).</li>
<li>For doing a quick laundry: take travel clothesline, powder detergent and universal sink stopper.</li>
<li>Dependent on the destination: pillow case and liner.</li>
<li>A Travelex prepaid card can (apparently) get reissued.</li>
<li>If possible, print booking confirmations (duh!)</li>
<li>When changing money, ask lower denominated bills (except if to stuff in a secret money belt).</li>
<li>Take picture of all your stuff, which will also make you pack less (see below).</li>
<li>Some sights: <a href="http://www.seatguru.com">seatguru.com</a> for choosing seat for online check-in (makes me wish I read this before our flight) and <a href="http://www.UnusualHotelsOfTheWorld.com">UnusualHotelsOfTheWorld.com</a></li>
<li>You might get some free wifi in airports close to business lounges.</li>
<li>Never travel without a second/foldable bag. I actually took a big one with wheels to carry my backpack in order to let the neck cure a bit more (which is getting better, thanks for asking). In hindsight, I should have just bought a cheap crappy cart, but now I have more space for presents :)</li>
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<li>If you’ve come this far, I might as well add some more: The Exped sleeping mats are light, warm and comfortable, but prone to punctures and pricy. I use the <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Exped-Isomatte-SynMat-UL-yellow/dp/B00BTO2QM6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1388948644&sr=8-4&keywords=exped+9">Exped UL 9 M</a> and recommend it.</li>
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<p>I might add some for my own reference later, but that’s all for now, folks!</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Patagonia Driving]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/29/patagonia-driving/"/>
<updated>2013-12-29T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
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<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Stare at the image below for 10 seconds. Do you see it?</p>
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<p>Look again!</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>Well, if you keep looking at it for the next couple of hours, then you’ll know how it feels to drive the east coast of Patagonia…</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Uruguayan Pictures]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/28/just-pictures/"/>
<updated>2013-12-28T17:03:46-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/28/just-pictures</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Nope, no funny joke on Uruguay, because it’s the <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21591872-resilient-ireland-booming-south-sudan-tumultuous-turkey-our-country-year-earths-got?spc=scode&spv=xm&ah=9d7f7ab945510a56fa6d37c30b6f1709">country of the year</a>!</p>
<p>We passed by Colonia del Sacramento, a quiet little old town that originated as a Portuguese smuggling town across Buenos Aires. It’s definitely more relaxed than Buenos Aires and it appears to be a bit more equitous society.</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[We Are Mobile]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/27/we-are-mobile/"/>
<updated>2013-12-27T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
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<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Finally, God has answered our prayers. And how!</p>
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<p>Checkit, our own <a href="http://xkcd.com/37/">big-ass car</a> that will hopefully take us all around South America. It easily has the biggest engine I’ve ever driven, and the car converts — through some ingenious Tetris moves — the back part to a full double bed. Nice.</p>
<p>So far I have replaced the stereo system and bought a few little improvements, but I’d say it seems in fine and complete condition to take us <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDw-zFFhFgc">all the way</a>.</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[More BsAs Pics]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/18/more-bsas-pics/"/>
<updated>2013-12-18T19:54:04-03:00</updated>
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<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>On request from the home country for more pictures, here a collection from Buenos Aires. Enjoy and, as usuals, witty comments are welcome below :)</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Bye Bye BA]]></title>
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<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>After missing the fourth car deal (don’t worry, we’ve got a fifth lined up :), we decided to get out of this city oven with temperatures close to 40 degrees. The destination was determined by the weather forecast and the only sub-30 place within a 24h bus ride range was Mar del Plata, so there we went.</p>
<p>Not to take chances with Ken’s neck, we took the slightly more expensive Suite class in the bus. Remembering every bus ride during school or going skiing as an eternal, painful journey, where people are piled like sardines and then started smelling like them too, I was prepared for the worst. However, they could have called our seats Royal Suite, or travel-like-a-baby Suite, because it was just amazing! We had our own bed! 180 degrees flat. And we slept like babies.</p>
<p><img class="left" src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/DSC00482.JPG" width="460" title=""Sweet Suite"" alt=""Sweet Suite""></p>
<p>Before we left Buenos Aires, we did have a rather strange experience. Walking aimlessly around town to kill time until the nightbus, we decided to catch a movie in the main shopping district. Then a police car drove through the busy pedestrian street and then another. People didn’t seem to notice, but the shop attenders did, and suddenly all shops closed up and pulled down their railings withing 2 minutes. Informing what was going on, they told me not to worry, it’s only a precaution. Apparently some looting was reported a few blocks away and these shop owners did not want to take any chances. We went in the cinema not knowing what to find when we walked out.</p>
<p>This story describes well the economic situation here at the moment. Inflation is very high and confidence in the Argentinian pesos dropping. Within two weeks, we saw the informal exchange rate drop from 8.8 to 9.5 per dollar (the official is around 6.3). Imports are very expensive or prohibited (like for my guitar). All of this makes people nervous, especially during the Christmas season where presents are expected. Most people keep working, I guess it’s not their first crisis. Because the Argentinians are such nice people, I wish them the best of luck.</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Quiz Time!]]></title>
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<p>Some might think that this little quiz is a cunning way to get all of your home addresses in one place for sending post cards, but nothing could be further from the truth! We just want to know if you’ve been paying attention to this blog :)</p>
<p>The lucky winners can expect something delivered to their door as soon as the Argentinian post allows it.</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Back in BA]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/16/back-in-ba/"/>
<updated>2013-12-16T11:27:05-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/16/back-in-ba</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>We’re back in Buenos Aires after a nice couple of days in laid-back Uruguay (pics will follow once I get this gallery plugin working, grr..).</p>
<p><img class="left" src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/BA_weather_20131216.png">
Back in the huge city where people drive crazy but are oh so friendly and, boy, is it hot! Last night we went for drinks and dinner with a nice Czech couple Jana and Petr. We got some car and travel tips and in return bought the dessert (Taratella) for Ana’s birthday :P</p>
<p>We were expecting Andi, our German seller, to arrive today but he had to have his light fixed and is hopefully coming tomorrow. Fingers crossed.</p>
<p>Also called the Argentinian importer of Art and Lutherie guitars on which shops sell them, only to found out that due to Government import restrictions, they are nowhere to be found. Indeed, the guitar shops here have a lousy selection. I’ll just have to wait to buy a little guitar until Chili.</p>
<p>PS: Ana still hasn’t written anything yet on the blog, but promised to do so promptly :)</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[First Day at the Beach]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/13/first-day-at-the-beach/"/>
<updated>2013-12-13T17:23:57-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/13/first-day-at-the-beach</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>After 10 days of travelling, we spent our first hours at the beach this afternoon. And a nice one it was. So nice we forgot to take pictures :)</p>
<p>However, this makes the perfect excuse to start testing this Blog’s mapping feature. If all goes well, you should see below the location of the beach we were on. Fingers crossed!</p>
<p>PS: check out some older post below, I will retroactively start putting some stories of last week (yeah, it’s cheating a bit, I know :P)</p>
<p><em>click on the blog post title to see the map.</em></p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Bloggin Software (Boring :)]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/12/bloggin-software-boring/"/>
<updated>2013-12-12T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/12/bloggin-software-boring</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em>This is just a post for me to use later in case I lose my laptop (let’s hope that doesn’t happen <a href="http://xkcd.com/541/">:)</a></em></p>
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<p></p>
<h1>Setup Blogging with <a href="http://octopress.org">Octopress</a></h1>
<h3>Install Ruby</h3>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_%28programming_language%29">Ruby</a> needs to be installed, but only the package manager <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RubyGems">gem</a> is used later. On Mac this is usual already installed (type <code>ruby --version</code> in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_console">terminal</a> to check).</p>
<p>I followed instructions from <a href="http://www.madhur.co.in/blog/2011/09/01/runningjekyllwindows.html">this blog</a>, although this guy now has all-in-one portable installation file for windows <a href="http://www.madhur.co.in/blog/2013/07/20/buildportablejekyll.html">now</a>, but bandwith is precious in these areas :)</p>
<ul>
<li>Download RubyInstaller 1.93 (not 2.0) from <a href="http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads">http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads</a></li>
<li>on the same page, download the corresponding DevKit</li>
<li>install RubyInstaller to a directory without spaces, eg. <code>C:\Coding\Ruby</code></li>
<li>run DevKit, meaning unwrap to a directory without spaces, eg. <code>C:\Coding\RubyDevKit</code></li>
<li>run start > programs > Ruby 193 > “Start command prompt with ruby”</li>
<li><code>cd C:\Coding\RubyDevKit</code></li>
<li><code>ruby dk.rb init</code></li>
<li><code>ruby dk.rb install</code></li>
</ul>
<h3>Install Git</h3>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_%28software%29">Git</a> was already installed, otherwise download and install from <a href="http://git-scm.com/.">http://git-scm.com/.</a></p>
<h3>Get Octopress from Git source</h3>
<p><a href="http://octopress.org">Octopress</a> is an open-source framework around the <a href="http://jekyllrb.com/">Jekyll</a> static site generate (also used by github Pages).</p>
<p>Right-click in folder where you want your blog site subfolder (<code>D:\Copy\Travel\Blog</code>) and select <code>Git Bash here</code> (otherwise start>programs>Git>“Git bash” and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cd_%28command%29"><code>CD</code></a> to directory):</p>
<ul>
<li><code>git clone git://github.com/imathis/octopress.git ken-b.github.io</code></li>
<li><code>cd ken-b.github.io</code></li>
</ul>
<h3>Install the ruby dependencies</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>gem install bundler</code></li>
<li><code>bundle install</code></li>
</ul>
<h1>First Time usage</h1>
<ul>
<li>create on <a href="http://github.com">http://github.com</a> a new repository called <code>ken-b.github.io</code></li>
<li><p>open and update the _config.yml file in <code>D:\Copy\Travel\Blog\octopress</code>, it’s self-explanatory.</p></li>
<li><p>install the default theme (still in the <code>D:\Copy\Travel\Blog\octopress</code> folder)</p>
<ul>
<li><code>rake install</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><p>setup github (only if newly created and thus empty repository)</p>
<ul>
<li><code>rake setup_github_pages</code> and enter <code>[email protected]:ken-b/ken-b.github.io.git</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><p>For site generation and deployment run</p>
<ul>
<li><code>rake generate</code></li>
<li><code>rake deploy</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><p>Commit source for blog:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>git add .</code></li>
<li><code>git commit -m 'first setup'</code></li>
<li><code>git push origin source</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>edit 13/12/2013:</strong> I just saw that octopress handles this quite cleverly. Because GitHub does not allow jekyll plugins, octopress generates the site. The site itself is pushed under the master branch and used for the webpage, while the octopress code is under the source branch. Neat.</p>
<h1>Ongoing usage</h1>
<h3>Start a new blog post</h3>
<p>In a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_console">command window</a> in the octopress folder</p>
<pre><code>rake new_post["Title of the new post"]
</code></pre>
<p>will create a new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown">markdown</a> file named <code>YYYY-MM-DD-title-of-new-post.markdown</code> in the <code>\octopress\source\_posts\</code> subfolder. Then edit this file with notepad, sublime or—as I do—the free <a href="http://markdownpad.com">MarkdownPad 2</a>.</p>
<p>When done, to preview run</p>
<pre><code>rake preview
</code></pre>
<p>and check the preview on <a href="http://localhost:4000/.">http://localhost:4000/.</a></p>
<h3>Editing posts</h3>
<p>Markdown is <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040402182332/http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/">very easy to write and remember</a>, it’s like writing in notepad but then <a href="http://trevor-hopkins.com/fiction/miracle2.jpg">some magic happens</a> and—voilà—out comes a formatted site.</p>
<p>There’s a <a href="http://octopress.org/docs/plugins/image-tag/">plugin for adding images</a> using</p>
<pre><code>{% img [class names] /path/to/image [width] [height] [title text [alt text]] %}
</code></pre>
<p>and a <a href="http://octopress.org/docs/plugins/video-tag/">plugin for video’s</a> using</p>
<pre><code>{% video url/to/video [width height] [url/to/poster] %}
</code></pre>
<h3>Deploying</h3>
<p>If you’re happy with the preview result, run</p>
<pre><code>rake gen_deploy
</code></pre>
<h3>Mapping</h3>
<p>I used the forked <a href="http://matthewowen.github.com/jekyll-mapping/">jekyll-mapping</a> from <a href="https://github.com/throughnothing/jekyll-mapping">throughnothing</a>. I added an <code>if context['page']['mapping']['show']</code> statement in the ruby script (my first ruby coding ever!) to have the map only show when an extra subkey <code>show</code> is defined for the <code>mapping</code> key in YML of the post.</p>
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
<p>If it does not seem to update, try <code>jekyll serve --trace</code>, which has more debugging output (I found out after misusing the image tag and not seeing the site update).</p>
<p>Also, don’t use tabs in the YML header of your posts, only spaces to indent (that’s about 1h of my life I won’t get back :\ )</p>
<p>I tried fancyimage_tab.rb jekyll plugin, the old gallery_tab plugin, img_popup and some custom mix of the latter, none of which got working nicely. Finally I followed a German <a href="http://uli-heller.github.io/blog/2013/08/04/gallery/">blog</a> and all went smoothly. They are efficient, ze germanz.</p>
<p>For the google form: an <a href="https://gist.github.com/fnichol/867550">issue with certificate of google</a> and another one if you get a <a href="http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/1855">Liquid error for wrong character encoding</a>. The nokogiri parsing did not turn out nicely for multiple choice, so I just embedded the form in the end.</p>
<h1>TODO</h1>
<ul>
<li>Adapt the rather boring default theme</li>
<li>Find out what the possibilities are for class name with image plugin. So far I’ve seen <code>left</code>, <code>right</code> and <code>left half</code>. Hopefully there’s a plugin for a picture album, don’t want to use facebook for this (because not everyone’s on it).</li>
<li>Get the render_index_map working from jekyll-mapping. So far I’ve used the fork of <code>throughnothing</code>, but this does not include the full index map.</li>
</ul>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[It's a Small World]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/05/its-a-small-world/"/>
<updated>2013-12-05T23:45:09-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/05/its-a-small-world</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Some experiences we had in Buenos Aires really convinced me again that it really (really!) is a small world. Besides the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-world_network">interesting mathematical properties</a>, a small world always takes you by surprise and gets a smile on your face just thinking about it.</p>
<p>Here our three examples in a single week!</p>
<ul>
<li>Before leaving for the trip, I went on a long-overdue weekend trip to Madrid to meet my friends from BEST there. Perhaps it’s the least of the small-world experience, but it turned out they were also heading for Argentina and right during our stay there! We met up for dinner and later again for coffee in Buenos Aires, just to show that distances only exist in our head. (picture below :)</li>
<li>For the third car we were about to buy (the first one didn’t go through because of some differences, the second one was sold while we were on the plane :/ ) we had a good contact with a Tsjech couple on their way to Buenos Aires. However, on a camping a few days before they sold it to some German couple :( Anyway, guess who turned up in our AirBnB to stay in the second room a few days later. Yup, the same Tsjech couple, who actually parked the van in front as they were doing the paperwork a few days later. In a 14 million souls big city, that makes a small world and some irony too.</li>
<li>And for the best one: While ordering lunch in a small bar in San Telmo, numblessly watching football on TV, a girl walked by and I couldn’t stop myself from yelling: “Lisa!”. She was a girl who spent a year or so in my class in high school. Appartently she was spending some months in Argentina and we talked for like 2 minutes (which is more than we did in the whole of high school ;). She was more surprised that I recognized her than that she walked into the same little bar at the other side of the globe where I was waiting for my crappy hamburger. Interesting…</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/DSC00337.JPG"></p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[It's All Happening at the ...]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/05/gallery-test/"/>
<updated>2013-12-05T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/05/gallery-test</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Finally got a picture gallery up and running. Together with Facebook comments, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/andrea.hajdar">Andrea</a> should be happy now :)</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Buenos Aires First Impressions]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/04/buenos-aires-impressions/"/>
<updated>2013-12-04T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/04/buenos-aires-impressions</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Allright, and now for them stories :)</p>
<p>I tried to have Ana write a bit here, but this post just shows my power of conviction.</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>I’ll just start myself then :) First impressions, in no perticular order:</p>
<ul>
<li>After having lived in Madrid, Hong Kong, New York (and Antwerp!), Buenos Aires feels like the biggest city I’ve ever been too. It’s really HUGE. You think you can walk just a few blocks to something that looks just close on the map, and it takes you more than 30minutes.</li>
<li>People are super friendly here. Really, it’s much faster and agreeable to ask directions or information than looking it up. Just stand for 5 seconds looking confused (and looking like tourists, which we do :) and someone will come up to you asking if they can help. Nice friendly people.</li>
<li>Supermarkets here are weird. We went the first night to a big carrefour (like the hypermarkets in Belgium) and yes, it’s big, but they’re just stacking shelves with the same basic products. They have less of a selection than in our little proxy Delhaize from Antwerp (definitely less vegetables). And the queue ran for the whole length of the thing and around the corner. Never did I have to wait that long (more than half an hour) to pay. Not that is was a busy evening or anything. Nope, they had like 12 cash registers open, but oh my god do they work slow!</li>
<li>In a closed (non-convertible) money system, you’ve got to improvise. We took some dollars in the country and exchanged them in various places: with our AirBnB landlord (worst rate), in an antique shop (good rate) and a few times in avenida Florida, a shopping street half of the people standing around are mumbling “cambio” when you pass (variable rates). I guess it makes it more fun than using a credit card :P</li>
<li>It’s all happening at the zoo (but more on that in a separate post, I hope).</li>
<li>They like their meat! Yes, I got a plate so full of meat (and only meat, of course) that even I couldn’t eat. And it’s all yummy.</li>
<li>Here a window cleaner <em>really</em> is a dangerous profession.</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="bottom" src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/DSC00150.JPG"></p>
<p>I guess by now you’re figuring out that I am backdating some of this stuff. We’re currently in Uruguay (13th), but as a sort of logbook for later I’ll be cheating with the dates. Consufing, right?</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[And This Is Us]]></title>
<link href="http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/03/and-this-is-us/"/>
<updated>2013-12-03T00:00:00-03:00</updated>
<id>http://ken-b.github.io/blog/2013/12/03/and-this-is-us</id>
<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Well, here we are just arriving in Buenos Aires after a long fligth. I’ve got some catching up to do with the blog, so this is just the picture.</p>
<p>Stories are soon to follow :)</p>
<p><img src="http://ken-b.github.io/images/DSC00140-001.JPG"></p>
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