Reina Victoria Mendoza

... wilde ook nog een stuk van de Aconcagua opgaan. De hoogste berg van Zuid-Amerika, maar die is pas vanaf november betreedbaar. De hoogte stage wordt dus op een andere plek. Donderdag ben ik naar Santiago gegaan op bezoek bij een roommate van Buenos Aires. Die heeft een appartment daar.<br><br>De busrit ging dwars door de Andes heen. Hele mooie uitzichten. Alleen er was een staking bij de douane. De grensovergang duurde 4 uur. De chilenen zijn ...

... girls about travelling and life in general.<br><br>On their recommendation we cycled onwards to a chocolate-artesan place which was lovely. Although too late for the guided tour of the production area, we got to taste all the different kinds of chocolate and spreads and try some chocolate-mint and dulce de leche liquers which were amazing. Full of chocolate, wine, and olives, the sun began to set over the Andes so we reluctantly handed our bikes back to Mr. Hugo, content after a ...

... ask us, ´where is the best place you have been?´, and we always honestly say there are different places for different reasons but there is not one place we did not enjoy. So we don´t really have a favorite, however, if there was one, Argentina would be nudging for the title. Neither of us had any expectations and have been suprised and amazed throughout our travels here. From the dodgy first bus trip to Salta and finding a room and incredible ...

... br><br>So, after checking into yet another Hosteling International Hostel after a rather dreary trip from Iguazu Falls (anyone seen the film with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston and a dog called Marly? It´s **** isn´t it? The dog dies by the way), I went for a wander around the town. It was the usual fare, cafes, restaurants, everything the discerning traveler craves. I was beginning to realise quite quickly that Argentina was somewhat more advanced than the other ...

... was designed with very large pavements and it has the biggest park San Martin, where all the locals are organised and take table and chairs to have big family lunches at the weekends. Got an overnight bus to Cordoba with a different bus company and were so disappointed as we were expecting tasty grub and got none. We arrived in Cordoba on a Bank Holiday as they were remembering those who died in the Malvinas ...

... farms grabbed my head and kissed me on my cheek with a lot of passion. I returned the greeting considerably less passionately. Later, while tasting his wine which was by far the best we tasted over the two days, the owner surprised me again by grabbing my head from behind and planting another passionate and this time wet kiss on my cheek. A few of the surrounding tasters exchanged amused looks as he went in for another one. He then sat down at our table and we chatted about ...

... aside from that blip, mendoza is lovely. very pretty tree lined streets, and is famous for its wine production. there are vineyards in all the surrounding countryside. the town itself is fairly small but has a beautiful plaza in the centre and lots of cafes and bars and it is very sunny here at the moment with highs of 35 degrees yesterday and today. we went out for dinner at a loely restaurant called azafran where the food was amazing they do not have a ...

... te à Horcones, l'entrée de la réserve qui se trouve a 2100 mètres d'altitude. Le bus retourne à Mendoza en fin de journée soit à 16h30, soit à 20h00. Une journée dans le parc coute $60 argentins (soit environ &euro;13). Je rentre ensuite à l'hostel pour me reposer un peu car les prévisions météo sont bonnes et je pense partir en excursion dès le lendemain matin. Je me réserve le côté vinicole de la région pour plus tard...