--- title: Summer Camp and Youth Development Blog | Camp Champions (35) description: (35) --- [Register Online](https://champions.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/camper/App) [Camp Champions](https://www.campchampions.com/) # Camp Champions Blog ## [Two Odd Cultural Trends](https://blog.campchampions.com/two-odd-cultural-trends) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 25, 2017 8:07:45 AM ![Unknown-3.jpeg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Unknown-3.jpeg?width=300&height=168&name=Unknown-3.jpeg) We traveled to Lima yesterday and arrived after midnight., so I have little to report except two cultural observations. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/two-odd-cultural-trends) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/two-odd-cultural-trends#comments-listing) ## [Teatro, Tango and Friends](https://blog.campchampions.com/teatro-tango-and-friends) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 23, 2017 9:27:53 PM ![DSCN7208.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSCN7208.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=DSCN7208.jpg) In our last full day in Buenos Aires, we chose to do a series of quintessential Argentinian experiences. We saw the church that Pope Francis served in; visited an epically beautiful (and staggeringly European) opera house; we met friends for drinks at a sidewalk café and watched a tango show. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/teatro-tango-and-friends) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/teatro-tango-and-friends#comments-listing) ## [Our Day as a Seinfeld Episode](https://blog.campchampions.com/our-day-as-a-seinfield-episode) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 22, 2017 10:00:00 PM  ![DSCN7060.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSCN7060.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=DSCN7060.jpg) [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/our-day-as-a-seinfield-episode) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/our-day-as-a-seinfield-episode#comments-listing) ## [Rediscovering Buenos Aires](https://blog.campchampions.com/rediscovering-buenos-aires) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 22, 2017 7:41:44 PM ![DSCN7162.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSCN7162.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=DSCN7162.jpg) When we visited Melbourne, we did so in two stages. The first time we stayed in a very tired old hotel that did not provide breakfast or the Internet. That place reminded me of the hotels near Times Square in the 1990’s – slightly dingy, somewhat cramped and generally depressing. To continue the similarities to Times Square, its location was near the largest downtown train station, as well as multiple delis, newsstands and some seedy bars. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/rediscovering-buenos-aires) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/rediscovering-buenos-aires#comments-listing) ## [From Patagonia to Purgatory](https://blog.campchampions.com/from-patagonia-to-purgatory) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 20, 2017 11:31:28 AM ![DSCN5857.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSCN5857.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=DSCN5857.jpg) The logistics bombshell from yesterday continues to send reverberations through the today. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/from-patagonia-to-purgatory) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/from-patagonia-to-purgatory#comments-listing) ## [Honey and Logistics](https://blog.campchampions.com/honey-and-logistics) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 20, 2017 9:13:02 AM ![Ginger Bottles.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ginger%20Bottles.jpg?width=600&height=799&name=Ginger%20Bottles.jpg) As a camp director, I appreciate how challenging logistics can be. When our travel company described our trip, I wondered how they could possibly arrange for personalized transportation over large distances. That is difficult and expensive. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/honey-and-logistics) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/honey-and-logistics#comments-listing) ## [Feeling Pain with the Fellas](https://blog.campchampions.com/feeling-the-pain-with) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 19, 2017 9:31:34 AM  ![Guys on mountaintop.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Guys%20on%20mountaintop.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=Guys%20on%20mountaintop.jpg) [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/feeling-the-pain-with) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/feeling-the-pain-with#comments-listing) ## [Four Seasons in a Day](https://blog.campchampions.com/four-seasons-in-a-day) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 19, 2017 9:29:40 AM  ![View from Chile restaurant .jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hubfs/View%20from%20Chile%20restaurant%20.jpg) Chile remains beautiful, the internet continues to crawl.  I leave this picture for you (taken from the restaurant of our hotel) with a promise of updates to come. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/four-seasons-in-a-day) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/four-seasons-in-a-day#comments-listing) ## [The Universe Conspired to Help Us](https://blog.campchampions.com/the-universe-conspired-to-help-us) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 16, 2017 7:25:25 PM ![Unknown-2.jpeg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Unknown-2.jpeg?width=275&height=183&name=Unknown-2.jpeg) When you are on your right path, the universe conspires to help you. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/the-universe-conspired-to-help-us) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/the-universe-conspired-to-help-us#comments-listing) ## [Carpe Freeze-um](https://blog.campchampions.com/carpe-freeze-um) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jan 15, 2017 3:50:26 PM ![Mountains and glacier.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mountains%20and%20glacier.jpg?width=600&height=450&name=Mountains%20and%20glacier.jpg) Today has been a day of transportation and logistics, so there is little to report. As a result, I will share one quick story and a few extra photos. 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