Mendoza Villas - Reviews and Rates

Believe it or not kids but we don´t work today!! Happy freakin Easter! Thanks to José today Sunday April 12, 2009 is our first day off in 42 days! AMAZING! Yesterday Carlos took us to a football game in Mendoza. (Gudoy Cruz vs. Jujuy) All of this was possible because José said he would go into the winery and the morning pumpovers for us. (Only 2...

Aaaalso, ich muss erklaeren: ich hab meine Reiseroute geaendert: mir wurde gesagt der Strand in La Serena sei nicht so besonders schoen und stattdessen sollte ich doch lieber den Weg nach Norden ueber Argentinien nehmen. Tja und das hab ich gemacht. In Mendoza war ich nur eine Nacht und einen Tag. Das Hostel war mal wieder ziemlich einsam aber i...

The journey to Mendoza was really pretty as we drove over the Andes it was really stunning. Alas Chile were a pain again on the border crossing as Sarah´s bag was searched, luckily they didn´t find her secret stash of bananas (SF- I think not!) phew. Once off the bus we were greeted by the H.I hostel man who took us to our hostel in an opened to...

You know what's wicked? A heap of trees. Not just a few trees here and there, but a heap. Enough trees to cover all the streets, boulevards, footpaths - pretty much everywhere. And you know what a heap of trees bring? A heap of shade. Shade is awesome. Especially when it's hot, like it here in Mendoza. This is one shady city... Mt Aconcagua, Sou...

This past Monday was El Dia de San Martin. Translation: long weekend! A group of us decided to head west to fair Mendoza, noted as the birthplace of all Argentinian wine and 360 days of sunshine. Don´t let that fool you, though. It was freezing! Luckily, we packed enough warm clothes. It was a nice respite from the loud and busy city, Mendoza´s ...

Hi, everyone. As of late my travels have been coming together nicely, as follows. I have finally left Buenos Aires. After not leaving the city for over two months, I have taken a bus to Mendoza, braving the straight and brightly lit road overnight in behind an ice-encrusted front bay window. For that time in Buenos Aires, my primary activities h...

Jetzt heissts Abschied naeh vo dere lebensfrohe Stadt und minere Familie da. I es paar Stund fahr ich i 17 Stund id Berge wiiter noerdlich, uf Salta. Z Mendoza bin ich no flissig id Schuel, han aber au chli s Lebe gnosse. Gester bin ich mit em Yves (er isch vo Pfaeffike ZH, han en aber nanig kaennt gha) uf e Wein-Tour gange. Mmmmmmm..... sind am...

Make sure to check out Andrea's Travel Blog for more stories and photos of our trip! We headed to Mendoza for 4 days to end off our stay in BA. Mendoza is the wine region in Argentina which produces some the best Malbecs in the world. Mendoza also sits nestled below the Andes and offers great trekking and mountain biking. For our few days there,...