Microtel Inn And Suites Mendoza

... had found ATMs and food (Mexican, yum) it was 2am and sleep was massively necessary. The next day we switched hostels to Ruca Potu, which, like Luz Azul feels totally like home now. Ariel, the owner is the jolliest guy in the world and gave us such a friendly reception and such a good time since that it feels as though the fact that free wine is provided here 24/7 is kind of irrelevant as to why we like the place! We had a ...

... well maintained mountain roads (unlike those in Nepal). We were still suffering from jetlag and it was pretty warm so we were drifting in and out of sleep. The Argentine border was very efficient and we were all through within 10 minutes. After arriving in Mendoza, We took a cheap taxi to our hostel from the bus station and noted the efficient way the driver had of dealing with Give Way situations at junctions i.e. to maintain top speed but to honk a millisecond before ...

... person gets blackberry updates of any changes in the vineyard, including minute changes in vat temperatures - how cool is that! Had another great vineyard lunch here with the courses matched off to different wines. Tried: * Urban Sauvignon Blanc 2008 - crisp, sharp & a bargain for 3.60 pounds * Urban Tempranillo 2006 - pleasant but not a match for the ones from Spain * B Crux 2003 - 60% Tempranillo, 20% Malbec, 10% Syrah, 10% Merlot, 12 mths in oak - very nice ...

... cute hostel, Chimbas. It was a private home whose owners decided to turn it into a hostel. Very cozy, with a pool, kitchen, BBQ as well as a cute dog and cat. The cat is so affectionate it actually, snuk into my room, woke me up and demanded that I pet her! Of course, I couldn't but oblige. The town is so cute it is practically pulling you to go for a ...

... double bed but also a bunk bed that looked as if it was from the Colditz Story. I even counted the slats in the bed to see if anyone had used them in an escape plot. We moved the next day to a nice little hotel that had everything, at little extra cost & was nearer the action. The city itself is lovely, with wide tree lined avenues, pavement cafes, many parks dotted throughout the city - & of course wonderful wine. We spent the next ...

... the hotel for most of the late afternoon before catching a cab to the bus terminal in the south of the city. Tonight I travel to Buenos Aires which is a 15 hour, 1000km drive to the east. Booked an executive seat on the bus which was definitely the right decision. The seat is a big leather lazy-boy which reclines way-back with masses of leg room. The bus is really cool, probably the most comfortable bus journey i've taken in my life. We got a big meal of steak ...

... on offer today, such as white water rafting, horseback riding, ATVing, that sounded interesting. But really, I could do any of those activities at home - rappelling was offered and sounded intriguing, but there wasn't much information about it given. I decided against anything, because I need to sort out what I am doing for the rest of my trip, once the tour ends. First errand today - I needed some cash! I'm not sure ...

... and the wineries were much further apart that we thought. But we got a good workout. We made it to two places, the first was a winery where we tasted some wine and had lunch and the second was an olive oil "farm". We found out that a girl who had been staying at our hostel did the tour about a week before us. She had a little too much wine and had fallen off her bike, only to get run over by a big truck. Luckily, she survived having ...

... 50% Malbec, 40% Cab Sauv, 10% Merlot), all of which were very good and the final one blew us away. <br><br>It was the best wine we've tasted since leaving Barossa in the south of Australia. In fact it was so good that Katie decided to buy a bottle of it for us to share on my upcoming birthday (March 10th cough splutter), which was a great ...

... american a night, that was a little out of the price range concidering the cooking class was another 60$. I figured that was the end ofthat, but no, the guy from the lodge called another place that was right beside his lodge and found out it was only 100 pisos a night, now that is better suited for th budget. So the cooking clas was booked and the guy booked a room at another lodge from his office how is that for service. I asked him the best way to get ...