ARGENTINA RE-CAP

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We know that a lot of people will be asking about our favorite (and least favorite) aspects of our travels. So, everytime we leave a country, we want to provide a recap of our time there. First up, ARGENTINA:

DAYS IN ARGENTINA: 18
PLACES VISITED: Buenos Aires, El Chalten, El Calafate, Parque Nacional de Los Glaciares, San Carlos de Bariloche, Mendoza, Salta
PLACES WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO VISIT BUT DIDN'T: Iguazu Falls, Ushuaia, Cafayate, Punta Tombo
MODES OF TRAVEL: Plane, Bus, Taxi

FAVORITE TOWN: El Chalten
LEAST FAVORITE TOWN: Jujuy (just driving through was enough to see it wasn't worth staying)
FAVORITE REGION: The Lake District
WHERE WE WOULD LIVE IF WE MOVED TO ARGENTINA: Bariloche

BEST HOSTEL: Hostel Lao (Mendoza)
WORST HOSTEL: Condor de los Andes (Bariloche)
BEST CAMPSITE: Laguna Torre (Parque Nacional de Los Galciares)
FRIENDLIEST HOSTEL HOST: Maya (Hostel PuDu - Bariloche) & Artur and Bambina (The dogs at Hostel Lao - Mendoza)

BEST AUTHENTIC LOCAL MEAL: Locro at El Chalten Cerveceria (Stew syle meal with potato, corn, chorizo, onion and more) & Corn Humita at La Pena del Colorado in Buenos Aires (Corn based dough with onions and spices slow-cooked in the corn husk)
WORST AUTHENTIC LOCAL MEAL: Stale white bread for breakfast...blah!
BEST RESTAURANT: La Cerveceria (El Chalten) & Comida Natural Para Llevar (Bariloche)
WORST RESTAURANT: Alun (Mendoza)
MOST UNIQUE MEAL: Savory Lunch Waffles from La Waffleria (El Chalten)
BEST BREAKFAST: Mansilla B&B (Buenos Aires)
BEST DESSERT: Wine Marinated Pear with Whipped Cream (El Chalten Cerveceria) & Squash Pie for Thanksgiving (Made by employee of Hostel PuDu in Bariloche)
BEST BEER: Patagonia Weiss (Cerro Campanario, Bariloche) & El Chalten Cerveceria Rubia
BEST WINE: Alta Vista Premium Malbec (Mendoza)
WORST INTERPRETATION OF WESTERN MENU: Waldorf Sald - A bowl consisting solely of apples, walnuts, celery, and a nondescript cream (Alun Restaurant - Mendoza)

BEST VIEW: Top of Cerro Campanario (Bariloche)
BEST TRAVEL VIEW: Plane landing next to an awestriking turquoise glacial lake in El Calafate & The bus leaving Salta at 3,000 feet in elevation heading up to over 15,000 feet on our way to Chile.
FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Circuito Chico Bike Ride (Bariloche), Hiking in Parque Nacional de Los Glaciares & Wine and Bike Tour (Mendoza)
MOST COMICAL MOMENT: Watching Artur the dog chasing his leaf (especially funny when the leaf was thrown into the leafy tree branches)
MOST INTERESTING "NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE: Spa Mud Bath (Mendoza)

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Photos

Best View
Can't argue when National Geographic says it's one of the world's top ten.

Favorite Activity
We may have looked ridiculous in our safety vests, but biking Circuito Chico in Bariloche was amazing!

Favorite Activity 2
The gang from our Wine and Bike tour in front of the largest wooden wine barrel in Mendoza.

Most Unique Food
Savory Waffles! And you thought they were just for breakfast!

Favorite Wine
Genorous pours helped make the Alta Vista Premium Malbec taste even better!

Favorite Hostel
Our room is in the background behind the pool.

Best Hostel Host
Bambina from Hostel Lao (Artur not pictured because he is probably chasing a leaf)

Best Travel View
Put Loveland Pass, Berthoud Pass, Rabbit Ears Pass, and Grandfather Mountain all on top of one another, and then you might have an idea of what this road was like!

Best Authentic Local Food at La Pena de Colorado
We listened to authentic local music while enjoying authentic local food - Corn Humitas

Best Beer
Smallest brewery I've ever been in. Just two brews, but they were both incredible!

Best Dessert
Wine Marinated Pear

Best Campsite
Camping in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares at Laguna Torre.

Where We Would Live...
This island in Bariloche looks like a great place for a future homestead.

Comments

[Mom C]

Loooooooooooooooooooooooove the summary page and terrific photos on SA. Hugs, Hugs, Hugs!!!!!! XXOOXXOOXXOO