Deptosmendoza

... more mountain biking the next day.<br>Got picked up in the morning by a dude called Ceasar, and his mate Diego and off we went in the mini busup into the mountains. There was an Argentinian guy on the tour also, William (in English at least). All were mad football fans, said they watch English Premier League and support whoever Carlos Tevez plays for. They still remembered Arsenal legend Nelson Vivas, apparently now a coach back home. Had a bit of banter about the ...

... was the most amazing I&#8217;ve seen in my life, these entries have a lot of adjectives and most of them are the same, amazing, stunning, beautiful and the likes, but of all the places we have visited so far we have to use those adjectives, there is no other way we can express what we are seeing without using them, because for us at the moment all these things we are seeing are new to our eyes and taking us by surprise all the time!<br><br>Life on the road is good!<br><br><br><br>

... I spent the day by ferry and bus finally arriving that evening in Punte del Este, Uruguay - where all the trendy Argentinians go for Easter holiday weekend. Here I had a more relaxed 3 days on the beautiful beaches of Uruguay catching up on sun and sleep! I stayed in a funky ocean-view hostel filled with American students over from BA spanish school. We spent the evenings enjoying yummy cocktails whilst watching the sunset and exploring the ...

... longer to talk to her! Winery number one was Weinert: large and Brazillian owned, with their wines available throughout the country in addition to being exported to numerous countries. We did the usual walk around, tasted a bit of the produce, walked around in awe of the large oak casks holding litre upon litre of mostly red wines, and learnt a little about the wine-making process in the meantime. Winery number two was much more intersting. Carmine Granata is a boutique ...

... California like. With large palms, and flowers galore and plenty of fountains. Mendoza still has working aqueducts which are Pre-Spanish. And they are quite small. Smaller than the width of the sidewalk but easily 2 feet deep in some areas. With all of this mineral rich water from the runoff of the Andes you would think the town would be lush. Not so. Not alot of planters or flowers. A few decorative plants in pots, sparatically.The other plazas form a square around ...

... carefully picked the best cycles on offer - mine was designed for an 8 year old and had no front brake, Paul's had a seat that spun 360 degrees and a flat back tyre. What could be safer or more fun? Rotten bikes, Argentinean drivers, busy pot holed roads &amp; lots of Mendoza's finest wines! Fortunately after a visit to the first couple of vine yards the problems were soon forgotten and an enjoyable day was had by all ...

... or supermarket. Instead they charge you a small corkage fee (8 Pesos in this case, so just under 2 pound), or you can take your own wine in and they charge you a larger corkage fee. The room has wine on 3 walls, all grouped in to their different varieties, so Malbec, Torrontes, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon ....etc. The sommelier asks you what type of wine you like, what tastes you prefer, and then suggests 2 or 3 wines that he thinks you would like ...

... of the bed and its wooden frame only to discover the blood sucker gang's secret hideout and that they were not surprisingly ALIVE! It seemed that the bugs had nested in holes drilled into the wooden bed frame where the screws held the bed together and each one of the eight holes was filled with bugs. After spending a day wanting to tear my skin off there was no way I was going spend another night in a room infested with bed bugs. By now it was already 11pm and I wanted a ...

... playing with the children, trying to get them to interact, and helping them with eating at lunchtime. I really enjoyed the experience, witnessing the strength of spirit of some of the children, who really aren't well, was very moving. Having finished at the hospital, I'm doing a Portuguese course in anticipation of our arrival in Brazil which is not too far away now. Seth has been giving private English lessons for the duration of our time here while at the same time ...

... chez Jorge Luis. J'arrive chez lui, un petit studio avec un lit simple... je panique un peu, surtout que Jorge Luis est visiblement gay.... En fait il a un autre matelas dans le placard sur le quel je dormirai. 10min apres nous etre presentes il me dit quil doit aller bosser (il est prof d'histoire), me laisse ses clefs et me propose de nous retrouver apres le boulot pour boire un verre. Je suis aux anges d'avoir un chez moi pour l'apres midi, meme si un peu mal a l'aise ...