Wines of Argentina and Chile - To Buenos Aires, 2013 Friday March 8 – Saturday March 9
March 9th 2013 Awake at 4:15 a.m., taxi at 5:00 a.m., through security by 6:15 a.m., depart at 7:28 a.m. (except for de-icing, taxiing, etc.). Just enough time in San Francisco to find my way to the international terminal, wait 20 minutes to check-in (many people with very large suitcases), wait 20 minutes for security, grab a cup of tea to go, discover that the gate was down stairs (not where I was waiting), an
... read more 
Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more 
