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The tour of the Quebreda de Cafayete consists of Christi, myself and two older women from Buenos Aries together with an English-speaking guide who drives us around in his own car. We take route 68 south initially through the lush, fertile Lerma … [Continue reading]
After more than two months of almost constant motion our bodies are demanding another easy day. Christi and I begin with brunch at the fabulous San Jose’s artisan sandwich shop: 3 slices of bread with two separate wafer-thin layers incorporating … [Continue reading]
Another long tour today – this time to the north, to the Quebreda de Humahuaca. Our tour companions this time are three retired gents from Buenos Aries on an Argentinean-style road trip. They act a bit like the Three Stooges, making Christi … [Continue reading]
Before Christi and I take the overnight bus from Salta to La Rioja we still have time for a mini self-guided city tour. We begin with a lazy walk through San Martin Municipal Park to the teleferico. It’s a pleasant gondola ride to the summit of … [Continue reading]
Travel has three distinct phases. The nervous excitement surrounding the departure, the relaxed middle part when you’re eating, watching a movie, or enjoying the passing scenery, and the tense build-up to the arrival when all you want to do is get … [Continue reading]
It’s three-hours to the entrance to Talampaya National Park where Christi and I learn to our surprise that the Argentinean National Park Service employs a dual pricing structure: foreigners pay A$25 (about US$6), while locals pay only A$4 (US$1). In … [Continue reading]
Christi and I know there is a bus to Mendoza at 7:40 am, but after our recent night bus adventure and yesterday’s long excursion to Talampaya and Ischigualasto (6 am to 11 pm), nothing short of a natural disaster will drag us from our beds before the … [Continue reading]
The hotel Petit is petite in every sense of the word: the lift barely holds one person, while the two single beds in our bijou room are barely large enough to accommodate two normal sized people. I think Christi and I have discovered Lilliput and … [Continue reading]
Actually getting to Maipu is an adventure in itself, as riding the city buses is unnecessarily complicated. Argentina is chronically short of coins so finding sufficient change for the fare takes forever. Also each bus has two numbers … [Continue reading]
La Barra is undoubtedly the best restaurant Christi and I have experienced on the trip to date and we are eager to return tonight. Until then we wander aimlessly around Mendoza. We do not manage a particularly early start to the day, however, as … [Continue reading]
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