Cabanas del Sol
Travel Blogs from San Rafael
Mendoza - Wined and Dined
... all day!
After we said our goodbyes to Dave and Trace we headed back to the airport the following morning with some obvious reservations. However, our flight to Mendoza was only 30 minutes late and turned out to be one of the most enjoyable, as we laughed ourselves silly watching the first episodes of Modern Family – our new favourite show, which we highly recommend, if you’re in need of a new ...
What becomes of the broken hearted.
... Of course she never arrives either, despite some of her work colleagues being present. Alarm bells are ringing and my new companion recognises it too.
I lost count of the amount of times this happened to me with my ex. Sat waiting in a bar, or sitting at home, expecting the call or text that never comes, checking the phone every few seconds, staring at old messages for hours. It's torturous, but regardless of the lack of ...
Then I woke up in Oregon....
... in Big Purp. Signs all around the control point order you to be safe and declare whatever you might have, so last minute a checked "Something to Declare" just to be safe and avoid a hold up. Purp had already made it through the x-ray and passed the dog-sniff test by the time the control guard saw I had changed my mind, but he pulled the backpack off and called me up. I showed him my food stash, presenting it as harmlessly and as liberally as a could. ...
Farewell, Mendoza
For my last morning in Mendoza we headed downtown to a rooftop restaurant for brunch. Not really brunch in the American-sense of the word but we had food at 11am, so it's technically brunch. Had my last jamon y queso sandwich here. I felt very Sex & the City on the rooftop and it was a great way to enjoy the city. Beautiful views of the Andes in the background, per usual.
Had the longest ...
Vinsmagning
... ikke købe noget med hjem, selvom der nok skulle blive råd til det. Den billigste vin kostede kun 12 kr.
Derefter gik turen til den noget mindre Bodega Cecchin, som var 100 % økologisk. Her producerer man 300.000 flasker om året, hvor man det første sted fyldte 9000 flasker i timen. Alle etiketter bliver sat på med håndkraft. Stedet var som taget ud af en film. Vi var ude at se nogle af familiens ...