Straight from the barrel! One of the best ways to enjoy the vineyards around Mendoza is to spend a day in Maipu, hire a bike and cycle from one to the next, sampling the local produce as you go. We liked it so much that we went twice! We hired a bike from Mr Hugo’s bike company, who also gave us a map and some discount vouchers for some of the vineyards. (He also gave us a free bottle of wine…
Parque General, San Martin, Mendoza We went to Mendoza three times while in Argentina! At the border: still smiling as we haven’t realised how long we’ll be here Crossing the Andes from Chile after our stay in Valparaiso, we arrived into the wine-making capital of Argentina on the 5th June (2014) for our first stay with our Argentinian host, Federico, who we found through Air BnB. Bye Chile, hope to see you again soon Air BnB is an online accommodation…
Now don’t get me wrong, we liked San Pedro de Atacama. We really did. But we also very thankful to get away! Some of our bad luck from the salt flats tour lingeredon and not only were we forced to stay an extra couple of nights, but we also had to change our travel plans. We managed to get stuck in a snow storm in the driest desert in the world! We had planned to go on to northern…