Hotel Princess Mendoza
25 De Mayo 1168 Mendoza, Province of Mendoza, Cuyo, 5500, Argentina
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I´m finally here
After a long bus ride from Santiago, Chile (9 hours) through the Andes mountains we have finally checked into The Princess Hotel. The bus ride was scary as hell. The driver only almost killed all of us at least three times and the dozens of make-shift cross memorials along the side of the road werenŽt very reassuring. The hotel is very nice. …
Mendoza for the wine
The booking of the bus should have been an indication of what was to follow. I spent two hours on a Saturday night at the bus station in Santiago because I wanted to go, by bus, across the Andes to Mendoza, back in Argentina. I had heard that the journey was spectacular and the best seats were those above the driver in a double decker. Tried a few …
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Wine Tours: The MOST dangerous adventure sport
... Carne Carne Carne....
5. Finally, the most important thing to do, and most dangerous things for Mendoza is to do a wine tour of the local winerys. So, many years ago a man named Mr.Hugo had a genius idea of sending gringo tourists free in the outdoors on bikes to drink litres of wine all day long. A dangerous combination. Most times, youŽll end up being escorted by the police back to your starting point, nearest police station, or as we would experience the nearest hospital. Heres ...
Mendoza (mmmm...Malbec...)
... 8211; really South African style braai (altho I guess being in Argentina, it would probably be called an Argentinian style BBQ :)).
The next day we had arranged a tour to go check out the foothills of the Andes and some neighbouring sights. Which was all really really pretty. Its such a picturesque setting, as you drive along the road and you can see the snow-capped Andes in the distance - very cool. The highlight was probably checking out the Inca Bridge. Which is a ...
Spanish School in Mendoza
... supply in the centre but cars seem to end up wherever they can find a space; even on the pavement.
The school (Intercultural) had activities outside Spanish classes and one I chose to do was a cooking class; it was organised and led by the school's live-wire social director, Demien. It was a typical Argentine dish called Humitas which is a corn based dish. An unusual school lunch and ...
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