Hotel Asturias Cafayate

... was created, of which Cafayate is the capital.<br><br>We arrived in Cafayate on a bus with no A/C it was so hot and a four hour journey. Carla Monty and I arrived very hot and pretty tired. We checked into the hostal whcih was great and went for a walk to discover this dusty little town. <br><br>This is the town where the 50km bike took place This was ...

<br>We had a few wineries to visit so we set off at 10am and by 10.30 we were swigging wine.  Unlike my last wine tasting adventure with mum and dad in the Hunter Valley (when we were all drunk by 11am and on arriving at a Tyrrells for another tour we had to decline their tastings and ask for a cup of coffee) we took it easy and visited two wineries.<br><br>However the day was boiling ...

... our merry ways to find this ranch...what a blinking nightmare. We walked half of Cordoba before we finally got to the bus stop, then the bus was full, then we waited for hours for our pickup...but when we finally arrived in the back @rse of nowhere it was worth it. There were three other Irish staying there too and needless to say we got stuck into our supply of wine that we bought and had a great aul chinwag before of course, climbing into our bunk beds ...

... although the car was relatively knew, the latch in the bonnet where the rod goes when the bonnet goes up, was totally worn! This car had had some work done! The mechanic had told the car company and they had the cheek to ask us to pay for a new battery, and they would ´pay us back when we returned to salta´ !! I told them in the politest way possible to get lost and that I would not be getting one pesos out of my purse! Either they pay or they send a new car ...

... right through the water. And eventually safely make it back to Humahuaca where we eat a delicious meal and catch the late bus back to Salta where of course, the hostel we want to stay at is full and have to walk around at mid night to find another one. We made it all in one piece and that shower was one of the highlights of the trip. It´s getting kind of long so I will stop for now, as I am going to get something to eat. Hope this finds you all well and I miss you very much!

... paint and respectably large queue th**e was no doubt this was the place for us. Predictably, as men, Tom and I w**e forced to pay more than the women to get into the same club (one club on Balcarce even makes the men and women queue in separate lines) I needn't continue to bleet on about the sexual inequality in this country but ev**y time I encount** such small examples as this, I become infuriated. That aside, we had a fantastic night: We met Argentine people (memb**s of ...

Le trajet de de Cafayate à Salta,mon prochain arrêt, c'est fait par la Valles Calchaquíes,en passant par Cachi. Cette vallée est plutôt reculée, la route la traversant étant en gravier et pas toujours praticable après la pluie. Elle est parsemée de villages de quelques centaines d'habitants, qui sont principalement des agriculteurs et artisans. On s'est arrêté dans plusieurs villages, dont deux endroits pour voir des artisanats locaux (Vino Patero et Tisseran)

... The high mineral content in the area causes all sorts of brilliant colors in the mountains and the high winds sculpt some of the most beautiful formations. I almost want to stay for a couple extra days so I can take the tour on a clear day! But I feel the tug to move it along- there is sooo much to see down here!

... realised that they were closed for siesta. D'OH! <br><br>Fortunately there was another vineyard across the road and we were able to get there just in time to join the back of their last group tour before closing for lunch! Again the tour was all in Spanish, but we understood the basics. <br><br><br><br>I also spotted a female guide giving an English translation to ...

... to those lofty expectations! <br><br>As you get closer to Cafayate you wind through a very scenic mountain range which reminded us a bit of Tupiza, with strong colours and shapes of rocks jagging into the afternoon skies. <br><br><br><br>As we pulled into Cafayate we were both VERY excited to see tightly packed vineyards all around us! <br><br><br><br>When we arrived in the centre of town we saw that the bus ...