We arrived in Bariloche and were amazed at its incredible beauty. After being in the semi – desert area of Mendoza, Bariloche was the complete opposite. Officially known as San Carlos de Bariloche, it is a true gem in the Patagonia region of South America. It is a magnificent region and the town itself is…
Mendoza is surrounded by mountains, tall and strong and mistakenly I thought that these were the Andes. Technically they are part of the pre cordillera of the Andes and there are two more ranges between Mendoza and the Andes proper. Nonetheless, when we started getting out of the city, it was a perfectly clear morning…
On Saturday we went on a half day outing to visit some of the local wine and olive farms in the Mendoza area. Mendoza is famous for its wines, most particularly its Malbec wine. Mendoza has a very interesting geography which enables it to produce some very good wines. Technically the Mendoza region is a…
This is going to be a long post, so it may be a good idea to get a cup of coffee and settle in for a bit….. also remember to CLICK on each image to see a bigger version of it! We were picked up at 07:00 in the morning by Pablo, our tour guide…
Salta is simply a magnificent city and has been the highlight of our trip so far. Salta is also known as “Salta la Linda” which means Salta the Fair and it really is a beautiful place. The colonial architecture adds to its charms and it is surrounded by low mountains which makes it a very…
We departed from Tucuman on a humid morning and began an exhausting climb up the mountains, well, the bus we were on began an exhausting climb. It was a rather treacherous mountain pass to say the least and it reminded me a lot of some of the mountain passes we have travelled in Mpumalanga, very…
We have spent the last 4 days in the Punilla Valley just outside the city of Cordoba in a small town called Tanti. It really is a small place with only approximately 4700 residents living here. It has been a wonderful place to settle down for a few days. It has been quiet and peaceful…
We arrived in Cordoba and soon realised that Argentina has some really huge cities. These cities are on a par with any city in the world, they are busy, restless places and never does the noise stop. In fact, Buenos Aires is one of the noisiest cities in the world and Cordoba is the second…
We are having a great time at our couchsurfing hosts Alejandro and Marianna. They are really special people and have welcomed us into their lovely apartment in San Telmo as if we were old friends. We chatted with them until late last night and drank some amazing Malbec wine from the Mendoza region. They are…
This is a quick photo essay of what we have been up to so far in Buenos Aires and some sights from in and around this huge city… The big bird that flew us here: this is a pic of our plane landing at Cape Town International, coming in from JHB. Yesterday (Thursday) we went…
