San Rafael, Argentina Travel Blogs

Heading South
Jan 6, 2007 (5 photos)

... bucks to travel several hours south of here right now without standing in the scorching sun, we decided that arriving in San Rafael without knowing a single thing about the place would have be excitement enough.  A few hours later, we were ...

A Geologist's Delight
Jun 2, 2005 (17 photos)

... , so we were more than happy to soak up the sunshine and enjoy the warm air as we wandered the tree-lined streets. San Rafael is located in a very arid area and relies totally on irrigation from the Atuel and Diamante rivers which originate in the eastern ...

Wine Country - take 2
May 27, 2008 (11 photos)

... had an extra day, so it was some consolation to losing our flights to head back to two places where I felt exactly that.  San Rafael felt like a total bust the first time we went there but after doing the bike tour of the wineries it gave a new ...

Quite an adventure!!!
Feb 11, 2007

... it there was an enormous cheer, more clapping and congratulations to the original driver who was now looking even more embarrassed. In San Rafael it had hailed again, all the electricity had gone and bits of trees were everywhere. It´s summer here by the ...

Its a Long Way to San Rafael!
Oct 24, 2008 (12 photos)

... soul (it must be close to 1000 kilometres across). Eventually, we reach a few small towns and then our destination of San Rafael, a small city in the famous wine producing province of Mendoza. That evening we spend an hour or two wandering around ...

Tesis final
Mar 3, 2006 (19 photos)

Have been writing my diploma thesis here in San Rafael. Made several trips to places like El Nihuil (nice place for chilling, right next to the lake), Las Leñas (after 6 years without skiing, i really loved to ski there and since it was the first day, ...

Retour dans la région du vin/Back in Mendoza
Jun 1, 2005 (21 photos)

... la côte du Pacifique. J'aurai, comme ça, fait presque tous les pays du continent sud-américain. Facts about Argentina: Unlike we commonly think, Southamericans in general, and Argentineans in particular, don't speak Spanish. The speak Castillan. ...

San Rafael
Mar 5, 2007

Both Diego and I had booked into the same hostel in San Rafael so we walked the few blocks from the bus station and checked in. I can't remember the name of the hostel, but it was an HI hostel and it has the smallest toilet in the world!! I'm really ...

Official Start from the San Rafael Reserve
Jan 3, 2009

... so strong my bamboo flagpole snapped in half. But Skinny Horse and I managed to roll into Procosara's post in the San Rafael Reserve on January 1st, just in time to hear the rains are helping extinguish the many forest fires that were set ...

Bariloche - San Rafael
Feb 10, 2004 (12 photos)

  

Canon de Atuel and San Rafael
Jan 7, 2007

... from the terminal. Recommended! Only pesos 17 and a very good vibe. Beautiful backyard area and good people. Ended up staying 3 nights in San Rafael, just because we liked it so much. We did Canon de Atuel the day after, a great trip that lasted from 9 ...

Cavernas de las Brujas and San Rafael
Mar 17, 2007 (3 photos)

... Dave got annoyed that they kept getting their geology wrong.  After a last quiet night in Malargue we made our way to San Rafael the next morning. We hired out some rickety old bikes and cycled out to do some wine tasting.  The opening ...

Caves and canyons
Mar 30, 2007 (31 photos)

Our bus journey to San Rafael was interrupted by a little drama.  We got a semi-cama bus for the 14 hour journey and a couple of hours after heading off we came up against a roadblock.  We were delayed for an hour by protesters, no idea what ...

San Rafael en de Canyon del Atuel
Dec 23, 2005 (27 photos)

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Taking it Easy
Mar 23, 2007 (5 photos)

Went to a very nice park in the interior of Paraguay where we sort of camped out. Nice scenery. Relaxing time. More to follow. Honest!!

Cool R-r-r-r-river
Feb 22, 2008 (4 photos)

... outside, the river water felt very refreshing! We also went to a couple of vineyards on the third day we were in San Rafael, and although it was nice to learn about wine-making and vine-growing and very interesting to learn how ´champagne´s´ are made ...

un descanso....lo que andabamos buscando
Sep 3, 2007 (8 photos)

... is like a giant log cabin with huge aquariums inside and hung out eating cake and drinking wine.   So this weekend I went to San Rafael with an amigo for his birthday, it's a little town about 4 hours away. There wasn't a whole lot of interesting ...

Nuestro Bus Llega en San Rafael
Apr 30, 2008 (16 photos)

Our bus arrives in San Rafael

San Rafael - an experience
Oct 16, 2008

... the road - for 5 hours.  We reckon we are probably now unbeatable at the "name the musical artist game." Ticket to San Rafael - 30 pesos Ticket out of San Rafael - 30 pesos Binging on Pringles and Cadburys - 50 pesos Playing 5 hours worth of ...

Idyllisches Leben auf der Finca La Carmelita
Oct 7, 2009 (17 photos)

... Es ist sonnig, aber recht frisch. Auf dem riesigen Umschwung der Finca gedeihen Reben, Zwetschgen und Oliven, die in San Rafael lokal verwertet werden. Nebst Pferden gibt Lulu, das junge Labradormännchen, die tierische Hauptfigur - liebenswert, an allem ...

Mendoza, Argentina
Sep 18, 2004

rafting

San Rafael
Nov 10, 2005 (1 photos)

... within seconds of missing my bus to Malargüe because another bus came a half hour late. When the late bus finally arrived back in San Rafael from Valle Grande I only had twenty minutes to pick up my laundry, check out of the hostel, and make it to the bus ...

San Rafael
Dec 9, 2005 (1 photos)

Our first hotel since we left Buenos Aires, it is nice to have a room and shower to ourselves.

San Rafael (28 January 2006)
Mar 14, 2006

TRAVEL: Mendoza - San Rafael + lake, bus 13 pesos (bus) + 3 pesos (bus to lake lake) HOSTEL: we slept outside,is absolutely no problem at the lake very nice lake, good swimming, nice refreshment after a far to warm Mendoza, go there !!! I went with ...

Rafting
Feb 11, 2008

... : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39458&l=7d69f&id=551865803 Mon 11 Feb Our first trip on a double decker bus to San Rafael with posh seats on the lower level (cama) and normal seats on the top level (semi-cama). It was a lovely bus ...

San Rafael
May 17, 2006 (2 photos)

I hope everyone is doing well. I have been so busy, that I barely have time to study. We have been all over the province of Mendoza and our professors have taken us to more museums than I care to discuss at this point. My favorite event so far was the ...

Mendoza, Argentina
Sep 17, 2004

a really good trip

Nov 03, 2009
Nov 3, 2009 (8 photos)

San Rafael
Sep 17, 2008 (6 photos)

San Rafael mit tollem Geburtstagsausflug Am Fruehen Morgen kamen wir am Busterminal an. Nicht mehr so ordentlich wie im Sueden, dafuer mit freundlicher Touriinfo. So fanden wir schnell ein Hostel. Gestaerkt mit Fruehstueck (trockener Alfajor mit ...

Back On Track
Dec 16, 2005 (4 photos)

Having learned our lessons in Futaleufu and Esquel, we were determined to organise ourselves properly for San Rafael. We found a good company called Kintun who organise adventure outings and called from Esquel to see if we could book. Although we didn´t ...