Casa Franca, Posada De Campo Mendoza

... I believe! While all this has been going on we´ve been trying to figure out the best way to get to Cusco to get back onto our itinerary. Originally we were going to spend this time in Bolivia but this hostel is too cool to rush away from, so now it looks like we´ll bus it up to Salta tomorrow (about 20 hours) and then try to hook up a connection into Peru from there... None of us really know but I´m sure it´ll all work out.

... be used in the buses - change can be also used in the buses, however no-one has any change, as we discovered after trying many kiosks shops etc. So we had to find somewhere that sold the card. We asked a passer-by who gave us directions to a kiosk 4 blocks away. Upon reaching this kiosk, thewoman serving shook his head and pointed down the road. We headed down the road and asked in the next kiosk. The old man sucked in his breath, shook and then scratched his head and ...

... Joe working crush there. His family owns Macari wines in Long Island. Aparently it´s a pretty awesome place. Hopefully we´ll get to spend more time hanging out with them . So yea.. we have 14 more days at la Pequeño Cabaña Narajana (The little Orange House) and then it´s time to start the real adventure. I´m so freakin excited! -D

... first there was the oriental market, then the oriental dance school.. could this be a "madrasa"? In fact it turned out to be just a group of culinary school students taking a break. There were some interesting things in Mendoza too. The history museum has placards in Breil for the visually impaired; very progressive. However the artifacts are ...

... Uco, or something like that. It is an all you can eat bbq place. There was an amazing salad bar with fresh gorgeous salads, and proscuitto and salami coming out your ears. In front there is a giant outdoor fire pit that just had Piles and piles and piles of all different kinds of meet slow slow slow roasting in the smoke. We had beef, pork, lamb, and goat. GLORIOUS! and only 10 bucks a person ...

... very relaxed in. It is about 1000km from Buenos Aires, and is the centre of the wine making industry in Argentina. It sits right next to the Andes, and this creates a micro climate that is fundamental in the wine of this region being so good. The streets are lined with Sycamore trees, which give you some protection from the intense summer heat (it was 34º degrees today!), these trees are watered by over 500km of Acequias or irrigation ditches, which form a natural ...

... Butchers should cut meat, not my hair" http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-en tries/pwong/6/1216089180/tpod.html ) Being able to speak Spanish meant that I was able to give some instructions, which I wasn't able to in Groningen since I don't speak any Dutch! Though it still wasn't quite what I wanted, it was close enough, and I couldn't complain since it only cost me $7. But I think they could have improved ...

... very talkative. I found out he used to be a millionaire and used to breed horses. When he was a young man he arrived to Canada from Greece. He didn't understand the citizenship papers he was filling out and put Diamantis as his first name then again as his last name. So, his legal name is Diamantis Diamantis. Awesome! He was also staying in the dorm room and was probably filmed. - One more good thing...there was a McDonald's here. If ...

... the American couple invited Katie &amp; I to join them for dinner, which was really nice of them. We suggested inviting the Canadian couple and they agreed, so we set off to find somewhere to eat. <br><br>We joined another three local friends of theirs on the way to the restaurant and one of them suggested an "All You Can Eat" place ...

... more meat. The next morining the tour minivan picked us up and since it was an english tour we all were able to talk to each other without waiting for translations. There were 4 americans from NY and us two Canadians, it was funny they assosiated themselves as NYers and we were Canadians it is tough to represnt the whole country but I can think of nobody finer then me. The tour started at 0900 at the first winery the group was quiet but I am not sure ...