A bit weird waking up on your birthday away from home. no early morning calls from relatives to wish me the best on my birthday. As much as i tried to avoid it, I had a plane to catch today…

A bit weird waking up on your birthday away from home. no early morning calls from relatives to wish me the best on my birthday. As much as i tried to avoid it, I had a plane to catch today…
Today was my last full day in the Salta region here in Argentina. I’ve stayed here as long as I did in Patagonia for due reason. The scenery here is simply amazing. Today’s trip was up into the mountains southwest…
So the story continues from where we last left our intrepid adventurer. I wandered Salta last night to get some night photos of the cathedral and church. You know the pink and red one. They love lighting things up at…
Today I had a trip south of Salta to another winery region and town called Cafayate. we first had to get there and as i’ve now worked out the scenery in this part of the world is simply stunning. Today…
Today was my firt trip out to explore the regions around Salta. Firstly, when making breakfast, no matter how tired you may be, do not pour yoghurt onto your cereal. OK so it wasn’t that bad, but still, milk would…
Today, on ANZAC day I’m in Salta. Everyone I’ve met has raved about it and said to allow as much time as possible for here and the surrounding region. After just a day of wandering around and being harassed by…
OK so firstly I’ll take a minutes silence for those fallen soldiers to commemorate ANZAC day here in Argentina and I’ll have a beer tomorrow to help celebrate the occasion. I arrived here just after midnight. Fortunately, these Argentine cities…
My last day in Cordoba, so what do I do? I flee Cordoba for the nearby town of Alta Gracia. Only 35 kms away the town has two places of interest. The first issue was getting there. I’ve come to…
Today started with a downpour of rain, that woke me up. I got out of bed to make sure it really was rain, then went back to bed. Yes indeed they get rain in Argentina. By the time i was…
Today was a long trip, thus the really bad pun for the title of today’s entry. I had a 6am departure from Mendoza to travel nearly 12 hours or 700+ kms to Cordoba. I’d have considered flying, but Argentine flights…