http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Mendoza , Mendoza en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:08:46 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:08:46 +0000 Following on from Frank the tango show was incredible. We saw it at Cafe Tortoni a very famous cafe in Buenos Aires established in 1858 by a French immigrant. The cafe was beautifully decadent thought that might amuse uni friends all velvet drapes and gold plaster serving delicious French food and drinks. We had front row seats in this small intimate room with a tiny stage. The show tells http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-462680.html Edellispaivana pyorittiin taas Valparaison kaduilla ja kukkuloilla. Kaytiin Pablo Nerudan kampalla ja on kaverilla ollut melkoinen koti. Hamaria juttuja raahattu ympari maailmaa...Sielta mentiin kukkuloiden ulkoilmamuseon lapi eli valtavia ja upeita graffiteja maalattu isoille seinille ympari kukkulan rakennuksia. Muutenkin graffiteja loytyy joka paikasta. Ei siis mitaan paska kaupunni juttuja http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-461055.html Most of us said our goodbyes on leaving the evening meal but the spanish guys were flying to iguazu so I ended up saying goodbye in the airport. My plane was late as expected but as soon as we climbed above the city the weather was fantastic.. As we flew further north I could see Torres del Paine quite clearly in the distance. The flight stopped in calafate and was late taking off I was supp http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-458910.html I went to Mendoza this past weekend and had a great time. I left Santiago around 2200 the bus ride to the Argentine border was about 3 hours a little more but customs took 3 hours. I got into Mendoza at 7 in the morning and ofcourse nothing was open.My friend Mandy came with me so we decided to walk around the city a little and see what there was to do. We ended up finding a cafe and had http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-455584.html Having given up on climbing Volcan Villarica we headed to Mendoza for some vineyards wine and bife de chorizo. This meant another crossing of the Andes which true to form didn't disappoint. The weather was typical of the mountains as we climbed higher the snow got heavier but the sun also sometimes came out beautiful. Then once more we'd be in mist and cloud all four seasons in a day again. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-452634.html Pictures http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-449682.html OLAWe are now in Mendoza folks and today we are both suffering from sore bottoms We did a wine tour on bikes yesterday. We cycled about 17 miles in 37 degrees in the shade with lots of tastings inbetween. So im feeling rather precious but what a day it was magnificent Summer has come early in Mendoza it usually peaks at about 40 degrees in high summer but today the temp is about 41 degrees http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-449497.html Steves grubbingsThe city of Cordoba its grand old churches residing over a city full of all the trappings of a modern working metropolis coffee shops icecream bars homeless people... and lots of McDonalds. We soon escaped the city setting off for the hills first came a day trip to Alta Gracia. The childhood home of the great Che Guevara and oddly once visited by JFK. Ches former home is no http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-449209.html We are now in Mendoza a city wine lovers must know. It is famous for its Malbec wine. We left Santiago early towards Mendoza the bus drive was advised to us as one of the nicest commercial drives in the country. It crosses the andes and passes the highest peak in the chain the Cerro Aconcagua . The trip was well worth it. We took a road through a valley and up over slopes passing little stream http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-448943.html The journey from Mendoza to Santiago takes you through the Andes and is a journey which should be done during the day so you can take advantage of the amazing views. After my experiences of crossing borders especially from Bolivia to Argentina I thought this would be a piece of cake. During my visit in Mendoza I had bought a bag of sundried tomatoes and when I bought them the assistant advised http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-447043.html Une belle sortie dans un environnement impressionnant. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-445953.html Today I toured the bodegas vineyards in English. The Argentinians seem to like to age their Malbecs in very large casts of French Oak that last for 100 years. The tour of the bodegas included a feast of traditional regional cuisine. I was stuffed... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-445507.html Today I went horseback riding for a few hours in the second range of the Andes. It was gorgeous Of course I am very sore since I have not ridden in many years... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-445506.html Saturday 3rd Left at 840 for our incredible trip through the Andes to Mendoza Argentina we went with Tur bus and what an awesome trip it was. Beautiful snowcapped mountains massive gorges and canyons a ski field running right down one face of the mountain we ran right through tunnels under them pretty damn amazing It was just amazing meandering up and then through the mountain itself. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-445275.html Oct 1 2009Mendoza was a beautiful place and since we already love the food here we couldnrsquot find any other reason to leave other than the fact that we have a flight leaving Ushuaia ldquothe bottom of the worldrdquo at the southernmost tip of South America on October 12th so we needed to be down there by then. Checking out of our hostel by 1000AM did not give a lot of time for our cl http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-442995.html Mendoza notre derniere etape en Argentine...n'est pas du tout la ville a laquelle on s'attendait. Je ne sais pas pourquoi mais j'avais en tete l'image d'une ville assez peu developpee or c'est tout le contraire. En fait c'est fort logique car etant donne que la grosse majorite du vin Argentin vient de cette region il y a beaucoup d'argent qui tourne et nous somme donc arrives dans une enorme http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-441389.html We diverted the well laid plans and are now in Mendoza in the heart of wine country in Argentina On the flight from Calama to Santiago I said to Mike it is closer to Buenos Aires than it was to Calama. He agreed so we decided if we could get a cheap flight we would go. Well obviously we did. We got the Santiago to Mendoza on to Buenos Aires and back to Santiago for less than 400 U http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-440248.html Just got home from Mendoza Argentina right across the border from Santiago a beautiful 7 hour bus ride through the Andes. My two roommates from France and I met a girl on the bus from Mexico City she ended up staying at our hostel and hanging out with us all weekend. Mendoza is a really small city that's super relaxed we took siestas in the plaza everyday hiked around the national park and http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-438442.html Tim Version Loved the bus journey over the Andes. Had an awesome and unique wine and spirits tour on quad bikes.The slightly inebriated versionMendoza my entry to Argentina famous for it's food and wine. Not something at the start of my trip that I would have been excited about but by now when I'm up for a bit of the easy life it sounded perfectThe bus ride from Santiago to Mendoza cross http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-438140.html We got up this morning knowing it was our last day in Mendoza. So far this has been one of my favourite places in Argentina not to mention the nice hotel that we treated ourselves to. We packed up our stuff and put it in storage for the day. The Lonely Planet recommended heading to Maipu for wine touring. After some confusion over which bus to take we finally got on the right one and had about http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-436784.html