Mendoza
Travel Blogs from Mendoza, Argentina
Jumping the Mountains
Notice: I will be returning to the US on August 6th, having changed my ticket. When Santiagüinos hop on a bus and travel to Mendoza, Argentina, they do it for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it's a heck of a lot cheaper there (especially for ...
Feliz Ano Nuevo
... a kiosk where we were stamped out of Chile by one border official, took a step to the side, and we were stamped into Argentina by another border official. Our luggage (which had not gone up in flames thankfully!) was put through the x-ray machine by the ...
Stuck in Mendoza
... nothing to do! We had a BBQ Buffet the other night.... the most meat i have ever eaten in one sitting i think ....apparently Argentina is famous for its BBQ´s and Steak..... Me and Zoe ate soooooo much meat i hurt afterward, i have attached a ...
The road to Mendoza
... enable us to cover a lot of ground on good roads, as well as give us the opportunity to see another part of Argentina. We were assured that the road between the lakes and Neuquen was flat: after a particularly steep 8-mile climb we weren't entirely ...
Spanish - Spanglish...oh jeez I'm confused!
... ! Yes, I am speaking from experience here, and yes, Kevin did have go mental! Anyway, Dulce de Leche is so popular here in Argentina that they have Dulce de Leche ice-cream, which of course we felt obliged to sample, Dulce de Leche biscuits called ...
Mendoza and wine!
... the effect is wide open inviting streets, lined with restaurant's and shops. One thing i want to say about our experience in Argentina so far is the fact that everything has a much more European feel about it... I guess it is because everything is ...
A holiday within a holiday.
... , wonder... I am sitting on a bus in one of Santiago's many bus terminals. I am waiting for our departure to Mendoza, in the Argentina vine district. Ahead of me is another long-haul. Nine hours or so crossing the Andes mountains. The window seat next ...
From what I can remember....the wines were great!
... and Martin (a young American lad) set off on the bus heading for Maipu, in order to visit some of the best wineries that Argentina has to offer! The bus dropped us off outside "Mr Hugo's" bicycle rental shop. After purchasing our bikes (25 pesos each) we ...
Downhill with a following wind
I left Puente de Inca and whizzed down the Argentian side very very quickly, gloriously realsing my considerable gravity investment of the previous day. The scenery on this side was something else - beautiful reds and greens lending everything a warm ...
Rocking in Mendoza & Puente del Inca's rocks
... a few times, particularly enjoying the food, wine and conviviality of La Florencia on Av Sarmiento. We wandered around Mendoza’s public squares - Plaza Espana, Plaza San Martin and Plaza Independencia and hiked one hot day around Parque Generales ...
Meat
... One was arrested when the police found a pipe in his bag that looked nothing like the kind my Dad used to smoke. Mendoza, one of Argentina's biggest cities, is surrounded by the snow-covered Andes and is the wine capital of the country. I learnt how ...
A cultured excuse for a day on the drink
... over spent but to solve the issue £7 was worth it. We got back to the hostel and replenished our money supply on the way. We have loved Mendoza, what a great start to Argentina but we know this time that we are definitely leaving tomorrow ...
DOMINEY FAMILY VACATION - Print Edition
... ): ¨What do we have for her Rod?¨ Rod Roddy (exhumed corpse): ¨It´s a ´you pay all expenses´ trip to beautiful Argentina. And no need for a brand new car when you´ll be taking multiple overnight bus rides across the country. While in Mendoza, ...
The business class backpacker.
... once before, I am not out to prove myself, but to have a good time. And I do!!! Well, I have just returned from Easter Island and I am back in Mendoza for the third time. I feel like I know this place now, so it's time to make a move north. I ...
In and out of Malargue in 24 hours
... We discovered that there are NO direct buses to San Martin de los Andes or to Bariloche!!! We in fact had to backtrack half way to Mendoza, where we would need to change buses and get an overnight bus to Neuquen and then change again. OK, so with no other ...
Shakin' it down with the mozzies
... I was. It was pretty late by this time so really I should've looked for somewhere to bed down for the night, but clearly Mendoza had started to feel tame because I decided instead to take advantage of the remains of the day to make a break. Finding my ...
Madrid to Mendoza via Buenos Aires - Day 2
... over the Christmas holiday's and generally being lazy, but I'll give it my best shot. Haven't really seen a lot of Mendoza today, went for a brief walk but I'm feeling completely knackered, just hung around the Crillon hotel where I'm staying for ...
Mendoza - Day 22-23
... up on some internet admin and continued to be depressed about not summiting Aconcagua. Went for a walk around hot and sticky Mendoza, a 70 degree temperature diffrence from the freezing conditions on the mountain. My body still needs to adjust to this ...
Dozy in Mendoza
... back garden of a beautiful house after we were done (with some wine of course). We went on another wine tour. Mendoza is the wine capital of Argentina. There were 2 wineries and an olive oil factory on this tour, but some tours take you on a bike ...
Making it to Mendoza
... and it´s much more my kind of place... There´s supposed to be lots of stuff to do, but the main attraction of Mendoza is the countless vineyards... around 80% of Argentina´s wine is produced here. So Tom and I (once again) got some ...
A really beautiful city
... on park benches doing not very much. I am trying not to become too comfortable here... I have taken the opportunity while in Mendoza to sample Argentina´s famous steaks, and though no great meat-eater, they really are good. I have also sampled some of ...
Downtime...
... a lot of things to get used to. Shit here is so different, even to Chile. Here are the top 5 things to adjust to in Argentina: 5. Booze is ridiculously cheap. That is not good for me. Bottle of decent wine? $1.50. 1 Litre bottle of beer? 90c. ...
Malbec-land
Greetings from Mendoza, Argentina - the heart of Argentina's wine country. There are over 1000 bodegas (wineries) around Mendoza with a combined annual production of over a Billion liters. The majority of ...
No excuses for not drinking wine
... was produced and see the difference between a big slick operation and a family run vineyard. This area produces a huge proportion of Argentina's wine so there is a lot to see. Also the tasting was good! The first chocolate place was really cute, they ...
Mendoza - wine and mountains
... . Turned into 16 hours, and we had just one 20 minute stop in all that time. A word of advice to people going to Argentina, NEVER travel T.A.C! Plus I now know it was overpriced, I have a trip back to Buenos Aires booked on a full Cama bus (your seat ...
¿Cómo se dice...?
... sense. Breaking the barrier..., sort of. I'm back to Spanish school once again. I have signed up for a two weeks course here in Mendoza. The one week I did back in Guatemala, at the start of my trip, didn't really help much as I knew absolutely nothing ...
Bed bug nightmares, Part II
... and scary view of the switchbacks below as we climbed up to Paso Libertadores where the boarder was between Chile and Argentina. The views were naturally spectacular and we passed what looked like remains of glaciers creeping down the mountain, gushing ...
Mendoza
... on our own tour. The staff were either too busy getting ready for their end of harvest party or looking at photos of the Argentina Oscars equivalent. We got to take some great pics including the inside of an empty concrete Vat. As expected, there was alot ...
Merry Christmas Mendoza
... it´ll be mobbed, expensive, hard to get transport and accomodation. In fact it could really be a nightmare. Secondly, I really love Argentina but it´s also nice, clean and predictable. I´m getting itchy feet for a little bit of adventure again and I ...

