Gran Hotel Mendoza

... She apparently doesn´t own headphones, so she has her phone/ipod on speaker !!!! Then the guy in the same row but across the aisle decides he doesn´t like her music and starts playing songs from his phone in speaker mode !!! He likes Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, GunsNRoses...but can´t decide on a song. She retaliates with Celine...ARRRRRGH! <br><br>Once in Mendoza, and away from ...

... I think I like the food in Peru better. but shhh don´t tell Argentina.<br><br>The place we ate today was crazy! but I´ll get to that...<br>After the wines we went to an olive oil factory called Pasrai (they dont prnounce the s) which was actually pretty interesting. They had unfiltered extra virgin olive oil and it was delicious! I bought some little bottles of it to bring back. It has a much better taste than regular its a really nice flavor. <br><br>Ok so now back to the restaurant. When ...

Once upon a time, a wise man put eggs and bacon together, and made the world's best breakfast. Some time later, a wise woman put peanut butter inside some chocolate, and created the world's best candy. And then, one day, some wise tourism guru created the best tour of all time. The Bike and Wine. You start with a very flat region, like Mendoza. It must be very dry, and have warm days and cold nights. These are the optimal ...

... that are a result of the minerals in the hot springs that formerly were on the grounds. Unfortunately, closed because of damage caused during the 2006 Mendoza earthquake, we could not walk on the bridge, but it was a pretty amazing natural formation to see nonetheless. We had lunch next to the Punta and quickly had a friend in one of the local and cute dogs who was waiting for our scraps. As we continued west, we began to see a ...

... waiting in small gangs by the side of the road in stalking position, then swarming around your motor like marauding Apaches eating various inedible parts. Visions abound of cars being bought with bumpers able to withstand the bite of a German Shepherd, tyres flattened by an angry Retriever and insurance forms siting the loss of an exhaust pipe due to a particularly hungry Schnauser. In Mendoza, I saw on no less then three occasions dogs crossing the road. No ...

... into Mendoza after 12 hours. For all of you beer and liquor drinkers this is WINE country. I have been really caught up in another novel (turning angel) to do any planning for the area. I guess after arriving and reading-siesting all day i should do something.

Mendoza is dus eindelijk weer echt een heerlijke stad. Lekker weer, fijne terrasjes, mooie parken en natuurlijk wijn als water. Overigens is dit wel de 1e stad waar ik tussentijds van hostel ben veranderd. Toen we namelijk `s ochtends om 6:30 compleet kapot aankwamen in Mendoza stond daar een mannetje die een hostel aanbood voor niet duur. Normaal ben ik daar niet heel happig op maar ik vond ...

... formació de roques amb una gran diversitat de colors i saltants d'aigua. Molt peculiar. Únic, inimitable, inigualable. L'anomenaran Patrimoni de la Humanitat. Al tornar, em trobo força malament. No podré gaudir de la milonga, la propera vegada que torni a l'Argentina, d'aquí uns anys... m'hauré de conformar en anar a dormir tant aviat com sigui possible! 24.01.2009 Heute wollten wir eigentlich den Bus nach Santiago nehmen, aber nun hat es Maria und ihren Magen erwischt ...

... we actually thought that the tour was better than the wines. <br><br>After that we got back in the bus and headed through the valley to a small family owned and operated Olive Oil factory. <br><br>None of us were particularly fussed about this, but it turned out to be pretty interesting. <br><br ...