Thursday was to be all about touring the wineries. We had hired a driver to take as around to a few. Kevin had a contact who had recommended the drivers, they had some places they were going to take us. We ended up making it to 3 different ones that day. The first 2 were larger and a bit more ...
Mendoza is famous for their wineries or "bodegas" so we had to spend a day doing some tours. Mendoza is most famous for the Malbec wines. I heard they have somewhere between 900-1200 wineries in the area. On Wednesday night we went to a place in the city called "The Vines" which allows you to do tasting of different wineries ...
Kevin and I flew from Buenos Aires to Mendoza Tuesday evening and stayed in a cheap hostel for $100 pesos which is about $12 USD per person. It wasn't fancy at all, but at least a private room with a bathroom and we didn't get bed bugs. So, it did the job. We weren't quite sure what ...
I've been enjoying this tea like drink they have here called Mate. We got one of the serving cups and draws and have been following the brewing and serving etiquette. It reminds me of drinking chai.
Mate is traditionally drunk in a particular social setting, such as family gatherings or with friends. The same gourd (cuia) and straw (bomba ...
We took the Subte again walked to a corner in Palermo Soho to wait for a graffiti tour. The guide was 15 minutes late. I was about ready to leave but glad we didn’t. The tour was worth every peso. The tour guide Anna said she was self taught in English and did quite well. She was very much ...
After catching up on some much needed rest we went to the Museo Evita in Palermo. We took the Subte to get there, which is what the subway is called in Buenos Aires.
The flight to Buenos Aires was actually quite comfortable. I got an exit row with a lot of leg room on both flights. A quick connection through Lima Peru and I was in BA in about 13-14 hours. First time I’ve ever been south of the equator. Once I got there I was rather exhausted though, waiting for my ...
More from the hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia in Turkey.
I noticed these trucks in a parking lot in Selcuk after walking through the weekly Saturday farmer's market. I'm pretty sure they are used to haul in produce or other goods to the market.
I’m drinking an automatic espresso overlooking the Aegean in Kusadasi. I had to move into hotel business center and hijack their ethernet cable as they have no wifi. Back to a few things I didn’t have a chance to write about from Sunday.
On Sunday evening after we took a short rest from the marathon we took the ...