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…
Quebrada de Humahuaca
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…
Salta Sunday
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…
Salta N Pepa….. aaahh push it
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…
On the Che trail
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…
Coffee, churches and cuisine in Cordoba
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…
The bus way to travel
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…
No more wine for you
So where does the day start, seems quite a while ago. Thats right, I did a waking tour of the cities museums and also the municipal aquarium. The aquarium is straight from the 40’s when it was built and hasn’t…
Ain’t no mountain high enough
Well lets just start from the night before and put the rumours to rest. Yes at dinner I did have both red and white wine. Only thing is for the price on the menu I assumed it was a glass,…
Meandering in Mendoza
So I did make it to Mendoza, which is just as well, because today is a beautiful day to wander the sunday streets of Mendoza. The hostel staff thought I was insane and would be bored and should go do…